Refusal of service signage for licensed venues
Download and display signage to tell your patrons what to expect regarding refusal of service, service cut-off times, intoxicated and disorderly patrons at your licensed venue, and who is permitted to purchase alcohol at a community club.
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Your safety matters – let us make the call. Aggressive? You won't be served. | Aggressive? You won't be served (Behind the bar):
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Your safety matters – let us make the call. Unsteady? You won't be served. | Unsteady? You won't be served (Behind the bar): |
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Your safety matters – let us make the call. Confused? You won't be served. | Confused? You won't be served (Behind the bar): |
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Your safety matters – let us make the call. Slurring? You won't be served. | Slurring? You won't be served sign (Behind the bar): |
No liquor served or supplied after 12am. | No liquor served or supplied after 12am: |
| No liquor served or supplied after 1am. | No liquor served or supplied after 1am: |
| No liquor will be served or supplied after 2am. | No liquor served or supplied after 2am: |
| No liquor served or supplied after 3am. | No liquor served or supplied after 3am: |
| No liquor can be consumed at this venue after 2.30am. Fines apply. | No liquor consumed after 2.30am: |
| No liquor can be consumed at this venue after 3.30am. Fines apply. | No liquor consumed after 3.30am: |
| No rapid intoxication drinks, including shots, after 12am. $15,480. | No rapid intoxication drinks after 12am: |
| Drunk or disorderly? Creating a disturbance? You can be fined up to $3,870 | Not drunk or disorderly: |
| It's illegal for us to supply liquor to you if you are unduly intoxicated, disorderly, under 18. Fines apply. | It's illegal for us to supply liquor if you're drunk, disorderly, under 18: |
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We can be fined if we sell, supply, or allow liquor to be consumed by an unduly intoxicated patron. Management: $77,400 Staff: $12,384 We can't afford that. You won't be served. | We can be fined for serving unduly intoxicated patrons: |
| If you refuse to leave when asked you can be fined $7,740. No more. It's the law. | Refusing to leave when asked: |
| By law, we must refuse service to unduly intoxicated patrons. | By law we must refuse service: |
| We support staff who refuse service to intoxicated patrons. | We support staff who refuse service: |
| We have the right to refuse entry to any person. | Right to refuse entry: |
You may purchase alcohol here if you are:
| You may purchase alcohol here (club): |
Also consider...
- Download the Follow the law RSA refresher posters and LCDs.
- Read more about compliance for liquor licensees.
- Learn more about patron and venue safety.
- Find out the liquor fines and penalties for non-compliance.
- Take our compliance inspections for licensed venues refresher and test your knowledge with the quiz.
- Get behind the bar to learn the tricks to refusing service to intoxicated patrons.
- Last reviewed: 20 Jun 2019
- Last updated: 1 Jul 2023