Section 3.304.695. Theatre license.

	(a)  A theatre license authorizes a beverage dispensary licensee or a restaurant or eating place licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on licensed premises at a specified theatre site, except that a restaurant or eating place licensee with a theatre license may only sell beer and wine. Sale and consumption may occur only during intermissions and one hour before an event. Alcoholic beverages may only be sold and consumed in designated areas at the site. Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed in the audience viewing area at the theatre site.  
	(b)  A theatre license may not be exercised during events that are expected to attract audiences under 21 years of age.  
	(c)  The biennial fee for a theatre license is $600.  
	(d)  A theatre license may not be transferred or relocated.  
	(e)  An application for theatre license must clearly identify designated areas for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. An application will be approved by the board only if it is approved by the local governing body of the municipality in which the theatre site is located, or, for a theatre site outside a municipality, approved by the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the theatre site.  
	(f)  An application for renewal of a theatre license must be accompanied by the fee required by (c) of this section and must contain the information required for a new license.  
	(g)  The board will, in its discretion, deny renewal of a theatre license that was not exercised for at least one event during each calendar year of the license period.  
	(h)  The license must be conspicuously posted in the theatre during times when alcoholic beverages are sold.  
	(i)  For purposes of this section, "theatre" means a location where events, including plays, operas, orchestra concerts, readings, and similar activities approved by the board, are presented by live performers on a stage.  

Authorities

04.06.090;04.06.100;04.11.090;04.11.100;44.62.125

Notes

Authority

AS 04.06.090 AS 04.06.100 AS 04.11.090 AS 04.11.100 Editor's note: As of Register 166 (July 2003), and acting under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6), the regulations attorney relocated former 15 AAC 104.695 to former 13 AAC 104.695, to reflect Executive Order 110 (2003). Executive Order 110 relocated the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from the Department of Revenue to the Department of Public Safety. The history note for former 13 AAC 104.695 carries forward the history from former 15 AAC 104.695. As of Register 203 (October 2012), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney relocated former 13 AAC 104.695 to 3 AAC 304.695, to reflect ch. 55, SLA 2012. Chapter 55, SLA 2012 relocated the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The history note for 3 AAC 304.695 carries forward the history from former 13 AAC 104.695. Publisher's note: As of Register 209 (April 2014), this section was restored. The section was inadvertently omitted when the sections in Title 13 were moved to Title 3.

History

Eff. 10/24/87, Register 104; am 7/30/89, Register 111; am 5/1/94, Register 130; am 8/24/2001, Register 159

References

15.104.695;13.104.695;3.304.695