Alaska Statutes.
Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 16. Regulation of Sales and Distribution
Section 10. Hours of Sale and Presence On Licensed Premises (Standard Closing Hours).
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AS 04.16.010. Hours of Sale and Presence On Licensed Premises (Standard Closing Hours).

(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, give, furnish, deliver, or consume an alcoholic beverage on premises licensed under this title between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day.

(b) A licensee, an agent, or employee may not permit a person to consume alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day.

(c) [See delayed amendment note] A licensee, an agent, or employee may not permit a person to enter and a person may not enter premises licensed under this title between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day. This subsection does not apply to common carriers or to an employee of the licensee who is on the premises to prepare for the next day's business. A person may enter or remain on the premises of a bona fide restaurant or eating place licensed under this title to consume food or nonalcoholic beverages.

(d) A municipality may provide for additional hours of closure under AS 04.21.010. .

(e) [Effective January 1, 2024] A brewery, winery, or distillery retail licensee or an agent or employee of a brewery, winery, or distillery retail licensee may not permit a person to enter or remain on and a person may not enter or remain on a premises licensed under this title between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. each day, unless the person is

(1) on the premises to conduct business with the licensee, agent, or employee, and the licensee, agent, or employee is in compliance with (a) and (b) of this section;

(2) an employee of the licensee who is on the premises to prepare for the next day's business; or

(3) performing maintenance or improvements authorized by the licensee.

(f) [Effective January 1, 2024] A person who violates (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section is guilty of a violation.

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