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HB 382: "An Act relating to recorking, sealing, or packaging of wine served with a meal and removal of recorked, sealed, or packaged wine from licensed premises."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 382 01 "An Act relating to recorking, sealing, or packaging of wine served with a meal and 02 removal of recorked, sealed, or packaged wine from licensed premises." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 04.16.120 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a person may remove from licensed 06 premises the unconsumed portion of a bottle of wine that was partially consumed with 07 a meal if (1) the original or a similar type of cork is reinserted in the bottle by the 08 licensee and the cork can only be removed by a corkscrew or other similar device, or 09 (2) the bottle is sealed or packaged by the licensee in a manner set by the board. 10 Notwithstanding another provision of law, a bottle of wine that is recorked, sealed, or 11 packaged as provided in this subsection is not an open container if the cork reinserted 12 by the licensee or the seal made by the licensee has not been disturbed.