Smart Serve: Hours of sale and service

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1. A bar's licence has a condition limiting service to midnight. Which rule applies?

   1. The stricter licence condition
   2. The general 2:00 a.m. rule
   3. Whichever the manager prefers
   4. 2:00 a.m. on weekends only

2. A server's shift ends at 2:05 a.m. and she wants a drink at the bar. Can she be served?

   1. Yes, once the doors are locked
   2. Yes, staff are exempt from the cutoff
   3. Yes, if she pays full price
   4. No, the 2 a.m. cutoff applies to staff too

3. When may liquor be sold and served under a special occasion permit?

   1. Only during the hours on the permit
   2. Only until 10:00 p.m.
   3. Any time the host chooses, if guests are 19+
   4. From 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. always

4. A restaurant sells a bottle of wine with a takeout meal. By what time must the patron remove it from the restaurant?

   1. 9:00 p.m.
   2. 2:00 a.m.
   3. Midnight
   4. 11:00 p.m.

5. What is the earliest time a licensed restaurant may begin serving liquor?

   1. 11:00 a.m.
   2. 9:00 a.m.
   3. Noon
   4. 7:00 a.m.

6. In autumn, clocks fall back from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. What does AGCO allow?

   1. Selling until 2:00 a.m. under the new time
   2. Selling until 3:00 a.m. new time
   3. Stopping at 1:00 a.m. new time
   4. Selling only until 1:45 a.m. new time

7. Which licensed premises may sell and serve liquor at any time of day?

   1. Hotel lobby bars
   2. Bars in the sterile area of designated airports
   3. Bars within 1 km of an airport's passenger terminal
   4. Casino bars

8. On New Year's Eve, by what time must a bar have cleared away all drinks?

   1. 3:45 a.m.
   2. 4:30 a.m.
   3. 2:45 a.m.
   4. 3:15 a.m.

9. On New Year's Eve, until what time may a licensed bar sell and serve liquor?

   1. 2:00 a.m. on January 1
   2. 3:00 a.m. on January 1
   3. 4:00 a.m. on January 1
   4. 6:00 a.m. on January 1

10. How long after permitted service hours end must evidence of liquor service be removed?

    1. 30 minutes
    2. 45 minutes
    3. 15 minutes
    4. 60 minutes

11. Service ended at 2:00 a.m. By what time must all glasses and bottles be cleared from the tables?

    1. 2:15 a.m.
    2. 3:30 a.m.
    3. 2:45 a.m.
    4. 3:00 a.m.

12. Under a winery's by-the-glass endorsement, when must liquor service end?

    1. 10:00 p.m.
    2. 2:00 a.m.
    3. 11:00 p.m.
    4. Midnight

13. On a regular night, when must sale and service of liquor end at an Ontario licensed bar?

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

14. What are the permitted hours for selling liquor in Ontario retail stores such as grocery stores?

    1. 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
    2. 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    3. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
    4. 6:00 a.m. to midnight

15. A 24-hour convenience store is licensed to sell beer. Can it sell beer at 3 a.m.?

    1. Yes, because it is open 24 hours
    2. No, only between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
    3. Yes, if the customer is over 25
    4. Yes, but only cans

16. For an event the Registrar has authorized as an event of significance, which service hours apply?

    1. The hours specified by the Registrar
    2. Always 9 a.m. to 4 a.m.
    3. Any hours the municipality likes
    4. The usual hours with no change

17. Between what hours may liquor be delivered to a customer in Ontario?

    1. 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
    2. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
    3. 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
    4. Any time of day

18. In spring, clocks jump from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. When must liquor sales stop that night?

    1. At 3:45 a.m. new time
    2. One full hour after the clocks change, to make up the time
    3. When the clocks reach 2:00 a.m. and jump ahead
    4. At 4:00 a.m. new time