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Lee's Summit staff recommend removing blanket ban on complimentary alcohol so boutiques can offer samples without liquor licenses

3685627 · May 15, 2025
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City staff recommended amending the city code so boutiques and similar retailers can offer complimentary alcoholic beverages without being forced to take a liquor license.

City staff recommended amending the city code so boutiques and similar retailers can offer complimentary alcoholic beverages without being forced to take a liquor license.

The change was presented to the Community and Economic Development Committee as an amendment to Section 4-76 of the Code of Ordinances. Major Nicole Walters of the Lee's Summit Police Department told the committee the current local language is more restrictive than Missouri law and could require businesses that now hand out a complimentary glass of wine or champagne to obtain a liquor license they…

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