Bill No.: HB0118                  Drafter:  LGC

 

LSO No.:  05LSO-0377              Effective Date:  7/1/2005

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0057

 

Chapter No.:       92

 

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Berger

 

Catch Title:       Open containers of wine.

 

Subject:  Allows persons who purchase a bottle of wine with a full course meal who do not finish the bottle to take the unfinished bottle home in a sealed package.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Allows persons who purchase a bottle of wine with a full course meal who do not finish the bottle to take the unfinished bottle home in a sealed package.

 

·        Requires the restaurant to seal the bottle in a tamper-proof transparent bag before the patron leaves the restaurant.

 

·        Provides that transport of the resealed bottle of wine does not violate the open container laws.