Regulations and Standards: Retail Sales Flashcards
What can grocery stores sell
Licensed grocery stores can sell beer, cider, and wine.
Manufacturer’s On and Off-Site
Eligible products (wine, beer, or cider) can be sold at manufacturers’ on- and off-site stores.
Farmers’ Markets
Manufacturers can sell their 100% Ontario wine or cider made from 100% Ontario apples at farmers’ markets.
Spirits may also be sold at a farmers’ market if at least 50% of the volume in the container is made, from start to finish, at a production site in Ontario.
Beer is eligible to be sold at farmers’ markets only if the full brewing process takes place at a production site in Ontario.
What is one thing that all licenced grocery stores and manufacturers must have.
All licensed Grocery Stores and Manufacturers’ Retail Stores selling alcohol in Ontario are subject to the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 (LLCA), and the Registrar’s Interim Standards and Requirements. It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that the proper conditions for in-store alcohol sales and sampling are met.
What time grocery stores can sell alcohol
Permissible hours for the retail sale of alcohol:
Monday to Sunday: 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Although a retail store cannot sell alcohol before or after the legal times, they may choose to further limit their hours for alcohol sales and exchanges.
what time can Manufactures on site retail stores sell alcohol
Alcohol can be sold between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Monday to Sunday
What time do farmers markets sell alcohol
Eligible wine and eligible spirits may be offered for sale during the hours of operation of the Farmers’ Market, although farmers’ markets may choose to further limit these hours.
Exchanging and returning alcohol for grocery stores
Grocery stores must not allow exchanges for other alcohol products outside of the legal hours of sale. However, they may process refunds at any time.
Display rules in grocery stores
A licensed store must:
Display beer and cider together, but wine can be in a separate location.
Ensure that a proportion of the containers of beer, wine, or cider on display are produced by small breweries, cideries, and wineries.
Ensure that any alcohol not on display to customers is stored in a secure area, inaccessible to the public.
Tips for restricting access during no sale times
Locking refrigerators in which alcohol is located.
Creating a partition around alcohol display aisles.
Locking the point-of-sale system to prohibit the sale of alcohol.
Ensuring all employees understand the store policies regarding the sale of alcohol.
Sampling location rules
Only provide samples in an area that is adjacent to the alcohol display. This includes samples at a wine boutique.
Grocery stores: customers must consume the sample in the area where the sample was provided.
Manufacturer’s on-site retail stores: customers may carry a sample and consume it anywhere within the store shopping area.
Licenced grocery store sampling rules
Licensed Grocery Stores
Schedule sampling only during permissible hours of alcohol sales.
Only provide samples of alcohol products the store is licensed to sell.
Never sell samples at a profit, only to recover the cost of providing the sample.
Ensure that any marketing method used to support sampling adheres to appropriate AGCO advertising guidelines.
