TOPEKA —Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed two new executive order Wednesday. One of them allows carryout service for those who might want to use a drive-through to pick up a cocktail during the pandemic.
In mid March, the state said bars and restaurants could sell bottles of beer and wine in the original container curbside along with meals.
This new order allows sales of alcoholic beverages that are not packaged in an original container. To view E.O. #20-27, click here.
The rules apply to any establishment holding a class A club license, class B club license or drinking establishment license.
In a media release from her office the governor said, “I understand how many Kansas restaurants rely on the sale of alcoholic beverages. My administration is doing all it can to ease the burden on Kansas employees and their families who have lost income due to this crisis.”
The sale of alcoholic beverages for carryout consumption is subject to the following requirements:
- It must be legal for the establishment (the licensee) to sell alcoholic liquor;
- Each container of alcoholic liquor must have been purchased on the licensed premises;
- The licensee or the licensee's employee must provide the patron with a dated receipt for the unfinished container or containers of alcoholic liquor; and
- Before the container of alcoholic liquor is removed from the licensed premises, the licensee or the licensee's employee must place the container in a transparent bag sealed in a manner that makes it visibly apparent if the bag is subsequently tampered with or opened.