B.C. Reg. 92/2026, deposited May 29, 2026, under the LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT [sections 80 and 83]. Order in Council 209/2026, approved and ordered May 29, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that,

(a) the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 241/2016, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule, and

(b) effective June 1, 2029, Division 10 of Part 7 of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation is repealed.

— L. POPHAM, Minister of Agriculture and Food; L. BEARE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 Part 7 of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 241/2016, is amended by adding the following Division:

Division 10 – Provisional Sales and Purchases

Definitions

206.2 In this Division:

"provisional purchaser" means a person who holds any of the following:

(a) a liquor primary licence;

(b) a liquor primary club licence;

(c) a food primary licence;

(d) a catering licence;

(e) a manufacturer licence endorsed with a lounge endorsement;

"provisional seller" means a person who holds any of the following:

(a) a licensee retail store licence;

(b) a wine store licence;

(c) a special wine store licence;

(d) a rural licensee retail store licence.

Authorized provisional sales and purchases

206.3 (1) The licence of a provisional seller authorizes the licensee to sell liquor in unopened containers in the service area under the licence to a provisional purchaser.

(2) A provisional seller must not sell liquor under this section unless the provisional seller has first received from the provisional purchaser

(a) the provisional purchaser’s licence number, and

(b) any additional information the general manager may require.

(3) A provisional purchaser is authorized to

(a) purchase liquor in unopened containers that is sold under this section to the provisional purchaser, and

(b) sell or serve that liquor under the authority of the provisional purchaser’s licence without any further authorization under section 140.

(4) A provisional purchaser must not purchase liquor under this section through a delivery service within the meaning of section 194.

Sales record to include licence number

206.4 For the purposes of section 80 (2) (a) and (b), a provisional seller who sells liquor under section 206.3 must, for each sale,

(a) create a record that includes the provisional purchaser’s licence number and the information, if any, required under section 206.3 (2) (b), and

(b) give to the provisional purchaser a record that includes the provisional seller’s licence number.

Calculation of renewal fee

206.5 (1) For the purposes of the renewal fee under section 204 and without limiting section 204 (1.1) (a), liquor purchases made under the authority of section 206.3 (3) by a provisional purchaser are not included.

(2) For the purposes of the renewal fee under section 204 and without limiting section 204 (1.1) (b), liquor sales made under the authority of section 206.3 (1) by a licensee who holds a wine store licence are not included.

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