Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.03
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 20-X-5-.03 - Club Retail Liquor License(1) There shall be two classes of Club Retail Liquor Licenses as defined in Section 28-3-1(8), Code of Ala. 1975.(2) With prior ABC Board approval, licensees who are valid United States Uniformed Services national organizations, may use the information required by their national membership application in lieu of the information required herein.(3) Upon initial application for a Class I Club Retail Liquor License and with each renewal thereafter, the applicant shall present to the ABC Board as part of the application process, good and sufficient evidence that the applicant is a bona fide non-profit organization and exists solely for the object set forth in Section 28-3-1(8)(a)(b), Code of Ala. 1975.(4)(a) All Class I and Class II membership applications shall contain at least the following:1. Applicant's name and date of birth.2. Home address and telephone number.3. Occupation and place of employment.(b) An applicant's true identity shall be verified by the club by use of any of the following:1. A valid driver's license of any state.2. A valid United States Uniformed Service Identification.4. A valid identification issued by any agency of a state for the purpose of identification, bearing a photograph and date of birth of the individual in question.(c) Upon filing by an applicant of a bona fide membership application, a club may, at its discretion, issue a temporary membership card which will allow the applicant to use the facilities of the club until the application is processed. A temporary membership card shall only be valid for a maximum of thirty calendar days from date of issue. The issue date shall be printed on the temporary membership card. An applicant may receive only one temporary membership card per year, per club.(d) A complete club membership record shall be maintained, showing the date of application of all proposed members, the date of admission after election, the date initiation fees and membership dues are paid and the amounts paid. The record shall also reflect the name of the applicant's sponsor and other remarks deemed desirable. This record shall be either on a standard form, a card index, or by an electronic method that is immediately transferrable to ABC Board employees. The record shall contain the name of the member, the address of the member and the serial number of the membership card issued. Dues shall be accumulated and posted to the proper column in the income records. A separate form or document shall be prepared for each member, and when members are removed or resign, their cards or document shall be removed from the active file and placed in an inactive file for a period of two years.(e) Only a permanent club member may bring bona fide guests on the premises of the club at any time. The presence of a non-member, who is not a bona fide guest of a permanent club member, shall be a violation of this regulation. This is not intended to prohibit the presence of a club employee, or a person present solely in connection with the provision of services or materials to or for the club.(f) A bona fide guest is deemed to be a person who has a social, civic, business, or charitable relationship with their host and shall not include persons whose primary purpose in attendance is for the pecuniary benefit of the club. The bona fide guest's host member shall not be an employee of the club then on duty.(g) The club shall hold, at a minimum, an annual meeting of its members and elected officers. A list of attendees and the annual minutes shall be retained and available for review by the ABC Board for a minimum of three years.Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.03
Repealed and New: Filed August 21, 1998; effective October 16, 1998. Amended: Filed May 2, 2001; effective June 6, 2001.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021.Author: ABC Board
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-1(8)(a)(b); 28-3-43; 28-3-49; 28-3A-3(b); 28-3A-12.