Title 04, Alcoholic Beverages

(a) A license issued under this title may not be transferred to another person except with the written consent of the board. (b) A license or permit issued under this title may not be transferred to a new location except with the written consent of the board. (c) A person may not…

(a) A limited liability organization licensed under this title shall report to the board when a member of the limited liability organization transfers 10 percent or more of the ownership of the organization and shall report a change of managers. (b) The report to the board shall …

(a) A corporation issued a license under this title shall report to the board when 10 percent or more of its corporate stock is transferred and shall also report any change in its corporate officers or in the membership of its board of directors. (b) The report to the board shall…

(a) A partnership, including a limited partnership, issued a license under this title shall report to the board when a partnership interest of 10 percent or more is transferred and shall report a change of general partners. (b) The report to the board shall be made in writing in …

(a) A distiller, brewer, winery, or wholesaler whose plant or principal place of business is outside the state may not sell products directly to licensees in the state without (1) obtaining a general wholesale license under AS 04.09.100 for each wholesale distributing point in th…

Article 2. Licenses and Permits.

[Repealed or reserved.]

Article 3. Application for License or Permit.

(a) An applicant for a new license, endorsement, or permit shall file with the director a written application, signed and sworn to by the applicant, giving the applicant's name, mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mail address. If the applicant is a corporation, the…

(a) An application for renewal of a license, license with one or more endorsements, or conditional contractor's permit under AS 04.09.710 must include (1) the information required for a new license, endorsement, or permit under AS 04.11.260 except that proof of notice under AS 04…

(a) An application for transfer of a license or a license with one or more endorsements to another person must contain the same information about the transferee as is required of an applicant for a new license or endorsement under AS 04.11.260 and must include other information r…

An application for a transfer of a license to a new location must contain the information required by the board and must be accompanied by proof that the notice required in AS 04.11.310 has been given and by any petitions required to be secured under AS 04.11.460 before a license…

(a) An applicant for the issuance or transfer of a license or issuance of a conditional contractor's permit under this title shall submit to the board, with the application, the applicant's fingerprints and the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 f…

The state troopers shall assist the director in the investigation of applicants for new licenses and applicants for the transfer of existing licenses before the applications are considered by the board.

(a) Before a new license is issued, or transfer of location or transfer of a license to another person is approved, the applicant must post a copy of the application for 10 days at the location of the proposed licensed premises and at any additional locations designated by the bo…

Article 4. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses and Permits. A person who knowingly makes a false sworn statement that the person does not believe to be true on an application under AS 04.11.260 — 04.11.310 commits the crime of perjury under AS 11.56.200.

(a) An application requesting issuance of a new license or endorsement shall be denied if (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that issuance of the license or endorsement would not be in the best interests of the public; (2) issuance of the license is pr…

(a) An application requesting renewal of a license or endorsement shall be denied if (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that renewal of the license or endorsement would not be in the best interests of the public; (2) the license or endorsement has been…

An application requesting approval for the relocation of licensed premises shall be denied if (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that relocation of the license would not be in the best interests of the public; (2) the relocation is prohibited under AS …

An application requesting approval of a transfer of a license to another person under this title shall be denied if (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that transfer of a license to another person would not be in the best interests of the public; (2) th…

For premises located in a multi-unit residential housing development owned or financed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the board may issue a new license under AS 04.11.320, renew a license under AS 04.11.330, or approve a request for relocation under AS 04.11.340 if th…

Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses. (a) A license, endorsement, or permit shall be suspended or revoked if the board finds (1) misrepresentation of a material fact on an application made under this title or a regulation adopted under this title; (2) cont…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The board may, in the best interests of the public, impose conditions or restrictions on a license, endorsement, or permit issued under this chapter. (b) Except for a conditional contractor's permit issued under AS 04.09.710, the board may delegate to the director the authori…

(a) [See delayed amendment note.] Except as provided in (f), (i), and (k) of this section and AS 04.11.405, a new license may not be issued and the board may prohibit relocation of an existing license (1) outside an established village, incorporated city, unified municipality, or…

(a) A first class city, a home rule city, or a unified municipality may submit a resolution to the board, adopted by its legislative body, petitioning the board for the issuance of additional restaurant or eating place licenses under AS 04.09.210 that exceed the limits under AS 0…

(a) A beverage dispensary or package store license may not be issued and the location of an existing license may not be transferred if the licensed premises would be located in a building the public entrance of which is within 200 feet of a school ground or a church building in w…

(a) A person may not be issued a new license, endorsement, or permit or transfer a license or a license with endorsement to a new location in a municipality if a zoning regulation or ordinance prohibits the land use unless a variance of the regulation or ordinance has been approv…

(a) Each license shall be issued to a specific individual or individuals, to a partnership, including a limited partnership, to a limited liability organization, to a corporation, to a government entity, or to a tribal organization. If the license is issued to a corporation or a …

(a) A person other than a licensee may not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the business for which a license is issued. (b) A person who is a representative or owner of a wholesale business licensed under AS 04.09.100 or 04.09.110 may not be issued, solely or toget…

Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence. (a) A new license or the transfer of location of an existing license may not be approved by the board in an area outside but within 50 miles of the boundaries of a municipality unless a petition asking that the license be issued or tran…

A person may object to an application for issuance, renewal, transfer of location, or transfer to another person of a license, for issuance, renewal, or transfer to another person of a license with one or more endorsements, for issuance of an endorsement, or for issuance of a per…

(a) A local governing body may protest the issuance, renewal, relocation, or transfer to another person of a license, issuance, renewal, or transfer to another person of a license with one or more endorsements, or issuance of an endorsement by sending the board and the applicant …

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) If a majority of the persons voting on the question vote to approve the option, a municipality shall adopt a local option to prohibit (1) the sale of alcoholic beverages; (2) the sale of alcoholic beverages except by one or more of the following listed on the ballot: (A) a re…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) If a majority of persons voting on the question vote to approve a different local option, a municipality or established village shall change a local option previously adopted under AS 04.11.491 to the different approved option. (b) A ballot question to change a local option u…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) If a majority of the persons voting on the question vote to remove the option, a municipality or established village shall remove a local option previously adopted under AS 04.11.491. The option is repealed effective the first day of the month following certification of the r…

[Repealed or reserved.]

If a majority of voters vote to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (a)(4) or (5), (b)(1), or (b)(3) or (4), the board may not issue, renew, or transfer, between persons or locations, a license for premises located within the boundaries of the munic…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(4) or (5) or (b)(3) or (4), a person, beginning on the first day of the month following certification of the results of the election, may not knowingly send, transport, o…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit the possession of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(5) or (b)(4), a person may not knowingly possess an alcoholic beverage in the municipality or established village, unless the alcoholic beverage is sacramental wine to be …