Title 04 — Alcoholic Beverages

(a) A hotel or motel endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license that is a hotel, motel, resort, or similar business premises that caters to the traveling public as a substantial part of its business to sell or serve…

(a) A large resort endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license that is a large resort to sell or serve alcoholic beverages from multiple locations on the resort property to guests for consumption in areas on the site…

(a) A restaurant endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license, fair license, golf course license, sporting activity or event license, club license, outdoor recreation lodge license, destination resort license, or beverage dispensary tourism license to allow …

(a) A package store shipping endorsement authorizes the holder of a package store license to sell alcoholic beverages to a person who makes an order to that licensee for shipment. (b) The biennial fee for a package store shipping endorsement is $200. (c) An endorsement holder may…

(a) A package store delivery endorsement authorizes the holder of a package store license to deliver alcoholic beverages to the location of a social event as set out in this section. For purposes of this subsection, the board shall define by regulation the term “social event.” (b…

(a) A package store repackaging endorsement authorizes the holder of a package store license to subdivide and sell alcoholic beverages from original packages with federally compliant labels to smaller containers with the standard federal government warnings and the product name. …

(a) A package store sampling endorsement authorizes the holder of a package store license to offer for consumption on the licensed premises at no charge a small sample of an alcoholic beverage from its inventory during the package store's stated hours of business, but not between…

(a) A bowling alley endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license to sell or serve alcoholic beverages in the concourse or lane areas of the bowling alley adjacent to the main bar area. (b) The biennial fee for a bowli…

(a) A golf course endorsement authorizes the owner of a golf course who has obtained a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license to sell or serve alcoholic beverages on the golf course, driving range, club house and other buildings located on the course…

Article 6. Permits. (a) A brewery repackaging endorsement authorizes the holder of a brewery manufacturer license who held a license to operate a brewpub under former AS 04.11.135 and was operating a brewpub on the day before the effective date of this section and who also holds,…

(a) A permit allows catering and serving activities for a specific period on a single specified premises and allows an eligible nonprofit organization to host a fundraising or not-for-profit event. (b) The director may issue only the permits authorized in AS 04.09.600 — 04.09.710…

A beverage dispensary caterer's permit authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license or beverage dispensary tourism license to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages at conventions, picnics, sporting activities or events, concerts, street festivals, or similar affairs held…

(a) A restaurant caterer's dining permit authorizes the holder of a restaurant or eating place license or a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license to sell brewed beverages and wine before and during the service of food provided by the licensee at a single dining even…

(a) A club caterer's permit authorizes the holder of a club license to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages at an event held off the club's licensed premises. (b) The application for a club caterer's permit filed under AS 04.11.260 must be signed by two officers of the organizati…

(a) An art exhibit event permit authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license, a beverage dispensary tourism license, a restaurant or eating place license, or a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license to sell and serve brewed beverages and wine for consumptio…

(a) A music festival permit authorizes the holder of a restaurant or eating place license to sell or dispense beer and wine for consumption at a festival with multiple live music performances held off the holder's licensed premises. (b) The board may issue a music festival permit…

(a) A nonprofit organization event permit authorizes the holder to sell or dispense brewed beverages or wine for consumption at an event organized by the nonprofit organization. (b) Only a nonprofit organization, such as a fraternal, civic, professional, or patriotic organization…

(a) An alcoholic beverage auction permit authorizes the holder to sell alcoholic beverages by outcry, silent, or online auction. An alcoholic beverage auction permit is sufficient to authorize a nonprofit organization under (b) of this section to sell alcoholic beverages by outcr…

(a) A package store tasting event permit authorizes the holder of a package store license to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages at a tasting event held on the licensed premises, or unlicensed areas of the property where the package store is located, excluding the parking lot. (…

(a) An inventory resale permit authorizes the holder to sell the remaining inventory of alcoholic beverages of a business when the owner of the business no longer has a valid license under this title. (b) The fee for an inventory resale permit is $100. (c) The holder of an invent…

(a) A live music or entertainment permit authorizes the holder of a brewery retail license, winery retail license, or distillery retail license to allow live music or other entertainment on the licensed premises where consumption occurs. (b) The director may not issue more than f…

(a) A conditional contractor's permit authorizes the holder to sell brewed beverages or wine for consumption only on designated premises for the designated period of the permit under AS 04.11.680 at construction sites that are located outside a city and inside the boundaries of a…

Article 7. Common Carrier Approval. (a) A person who engages in activity that requires a permit under AS 04.09.600 — 04.09.710 without having a permit and a person who violates the terms of a permit issued under AS 04.09.600 — 04.09.710 commits the offense of failure to comply wi…

(a) A common carrier may not transport or deliver alcoholic beverages to a person in the state unless the board has approved the common carrier under (b) of this section. (b) A common carrier may apply to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, for approval to transport and…

(a) A person commits the crime of unlicensed retail sale if the person knowingly operates without the appropriate license a retail operation that requires a license under this chapter. (b) Unlicensed retail sale is a class A misdemeanor.

(a) Except as provided in AS 04.11.020, a person may not knowingly (1) possess for barter, traffic in, or barter an alcoholic beverage unless under license or permit issued under this title; or (2) manufacture an alcoholic beverage, sell an alcoholic beverage, offer an alcoholic …

(a) A person may not purchase or barter for alcoholic beverages from a person who is not a licensee, permittee, or an agent or employee of a licensee or permittee. (b) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a violation.

(a) A license or permit is not required to authorize sales made by a person under a judgment and decree of foreclosure, under the bankruptcy law of the United States, or under order of the board or a court under AS 04.16.220. (b) A license or permit is not required to serve alcoh…

(a) The executor or administrator of the estate of a person who was operating a business as a sole licensee under a license authorized by this title may continue to operate the licensed business until an application for transfer of a license to another person is approved or until…

(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.]

[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…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(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…