Liquor licenses-golf clubs.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0059

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
liquor licenses; providing for issuance of club limited liquor licenses to political subdivisions for use at golf courses
owned, maintained or operated by the political subdivision
; providing for issuance of club limited liquor licenses for use at golf courses owned by political subdivisions in addition to other licenses held by the political subdivision;
allowing subcontracting of golf club
operation
without transfer of license;
providing a definition;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 12
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101(a)(iii)
by creating a new subparagraph
(
G
), 12
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103(b)
,
12
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301 by creating a new subsection (e)
and 12
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201(g)
are amended to read:

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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this title:

(iii)

"Club" means any of the following organizations:

(
G
)

A
political subdivision of this state
owning
, maintaining or operating
a bona fide golf course together with a clubhouse
.

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103.

Restrictions upon license or permit applicants and holders; license limitation per person.

(b)

Except as provided in W.S. 12
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301(e), n
o licensing authority shall issue more than one (1) license or permit to any one (1) person.

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301.

Sales by clubs; license fees; petition; license restrictions.

(e)

Notwithstanding W.S. 12
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103(b), a political subdivision of the state may hold
no more than two (2)
club limited retail liquor license
s
for golf course
s
owned
, maintained or operated
by that political subdivision in addition to any other license held by that political subdivision.

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201.

Location, regulation and restrictions as to place of sale; inspections; additional dispensing rooms.

(g)

Any golf club as defined by W.S. 12
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101(a)(iii)(D) which holds a retail liquor license or a club limited retail liquor license under W.S. 12
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301 may dispense alcoholic beverages from any location within the boundaries of the golf club premises. The premises shall be a single property within a contiguous boundary upon which the golf club is located and which shall be identified in the license. Subsections (a) through (c) and (e) of this section do not apply to golf clubs as defined by W.S. 12
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101(a)(iii)(D) which are holders of a retail liquor license or a club limited retail liquor license with respect to alcoholic beverages dispensed within the contiguous boundaries of the golf club premises, except that any location on the golf club premises where alcoholic beverages are dispensed as approved by the licensing authority shall comply with applicable sanitation and fire hazard requirements and other applicable laws. The licensing authority shall, as often as necessary, inspect the licensed location where alcoholic beverages are dispensed to ensure that the licensee is in compliance with sanitation and fire hazard requirements.
Any
political subdivision
issued a club limited retail liquor license for use at a bona fide golf course may contract for or otherwise subcontract the operations of the golf course or any food and beverage services associated therewith to another individual or entity without transferring the license thereto.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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