ProServe Alberta: Hours of sale and service

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1. After what time may an automated self-serve beer wall no longer dispense beer?

   1. Midnight
   2. 11:00 p.m.
   3. 1:00 a.m.
   4. 2:00 a.m.

2. Which Class D licence may sell liquor latest, until 2:50 a.m.?

   1. A general merchandise liquor store
   2. A manufacturer's off sales licence
   3. A hotel's general off sales licence
   4. A retail liquor store licence

3. How must a bar time its last call?

   1. Whenever the manager decides, even after 2 a.m.
   2. Exactly 30 minutes before closing time
   3. At midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on weekends
   4. So everyone who orders is served within licensed hours

4. At a licensed race track, when may liquor service begin?

   1. Two hours before post time
   2. At the start of the first race
   3. Four hours before post time
   4. One hour before the first race

5. By what time must all liquor be cleared from patron areas?

   1. 2:45 a.m.
   2. 2:15 a.m.
   3. 4:00 a.m.
   4. 3:00 a.m.

6. A liquor delivery service closes at 2:00 a.m. How late may an order already on the road be delivered?

   1. Up to one hour after closing
   2. Only before closing time
   3. Up to 30 minutes after closing
   4. Until 3:00 a.m.

7. Which licensed premises may serve liquor 24 hours a day?

   1. A Class C airport travellers' lounge
   2. A Class A hotel lounge on weekends
   3. Any bar holding a special permit
   4. A Class B stadium during playoffs

8. Who sets the hours when liquor may be sold and consumed in Alberta licensed premises?

   1. Alberta Health Services
   2. The AGLC Board
   3. The local police service
   4. Each bar's owner

9. Since AGLC's June 2026 handbook review, what is the earliest a Class A licensee may choose to start liquor service?

   1. 8:00 a.m.
   2. 10:00 a.m.
   3. 5:00 a.m.
   4. 6:00 a.m.

10. A Minors Allowed restaurant with an evening no-minors condition closes at 2 a.m. When may it next reopen to patrons for food?

    1. Not before noon the next business day
    2. Not before 6 a.m. the next business day
    3. Right after the one-hour clear-up ends
    4. At 4 a.m. for early breakfast service

11. On the night daylight saving time ends, what must a bar do about liquor service?

    1. Keep serving through the extra hour that the time change creates
    2. Close at 1 a.m. instead of 2 a.m.
    3. Keep serving until 2 a.m. on the new time
    4. End service before the clocks change and not restart that night

12. At the end of the one-hour consumption period in a Minors Prohibited bar, who may stay?

    1. Patrons who are waiting inside for a taxi or ride to arrive
    2. Regulars who help with the clean-up
    3. Anyone who paid a cover charge
    4. The licensee's spouse, staff and repair workers

13. After liquor service ends, how long may patrons keep drinking what they were served?

    1. Up to 30 minutes
    2. Up to one hour
    3. Up to 15 minutes
    4. Up to two hours

14. What is the latest time liquor may be sold or served in a Class A bar in Alberta?

    1. 3:00 a.m.
    2. 2:00 a.m.
    3. 4:00 a.m.
    4. 1:00 a.m.