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AK HB107

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/25/2019

Primary Sponsor

Colleen Sullivan-Leonard

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Origin

House of Representatives

31st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes municipal restaurant or eating place licenses and municipal package store licenses that first class and home rule cities can issue and regulate locally after board approval, provided they meet specified criteria including maintaining local law enforcement and comprehensive planning.

  • Municipal restaurant or eating place licenses authorize beer and wine sales for on-premises consumption only, with gross alcohol receipts limited to 35 percent of total food and beverage sales for renewal.

  • Municipal package store licenses allow alcohol sales to customers present on premises or through written solicitation, limited to retail businesses where alcohol sales do not exceed 15 percent of total retail receipts.

  • Allows first class or home rule cities to request board approval for additional brewery, brewpub, winery, and distillery licenses beyond standard population-based limits if the city meets criteria in AS 04.11.800(b).

  • Modifies the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board's authority to exclude certain municipal licenses from population-limit restrictions and clarifies that municipal licenses cannot be transferred to other locations or persons.

Legislative Description

Municipal Alcohol Licenses

Licensing

Last Action

REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

3/25/2019

Committee Referrals

Community & Regional Affairs3/25/2019

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