HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut bars and restaurants may not stay open an extra hour when clocks fall back from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. at the end of daylight saving time, the state Department of Consumer Protection said Friday.

The department's Liquor Control Division said in its annual reminder that once the clocks change, no more sales, drinking or presence of alcohol is allowed in the state's bars and restaurants under state liquor regulations.

"We remind the public every year: when the clocks change, all Connecticut bars and restaurants must stop serving alcohol and all customers must leave," Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli said.

The reminder, which arrived as the time change falls on Halloween weekend, applies regardless of costumes or holiday celebrations, the department said.

The Liquor Control Division takes complaints about businesses holding Connecticut liquor permits, including online, the department said.

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