Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-6-.17

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 20-X-6-.17 - Sales From Storage Cabinets In Guest Rooms

(1) Licensees of the ABC Board possessing the privilege of selling liquor at retail who regularly offer to the public, for compensation, transitory lodging or sleeping accommodations may provide alcoholic beverages to registered guests twenty-one years of age or older in storage cabinets within individual private rooms of lodging.

(2) All storage cabinets (also commonly known as mini bars) in private rooms must be locked with a secure locking device. The key or combination needed to open the cabinets may only be given by the licensee to the registered guest responsible for the room rental.

(3) The sale of alcoholic beverages from storage cabinets is deemed to occur upon the use of the key or combination to the locking device. In the case of refills or restocking, the sale is deemed to occur upon delivery by room service. No sale of alcoholic beverages shall be made on Sundays after 2:00 A.M., except where the sale thereof is permitted by law.

(4) All alcoholic beverages shall be in unopened containers. After the registered guest vacates the room, the licensee shall promptly inventory, lock and secure the storage cabinet. All containers which have been opened must be removed from the private room. The contents of the opened containers must be poured out immediately and not reused.

(5) If the licensee determines or has reason to believe that the registered guest having the key or combination to the storage cabinet has allowed or intends to allow minors to consume alcoholic beverages from the cabinet, then the licensee shall take action as necessary to remove the alcoholic beverages from the cabinet and/or retrieve the key or cancel the combination device.

(6) ABC Board agents may enter any room containing a storage cabinet, for inspection thereof, at any time that the room is not occupies by a registered guest.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-6-.17

New Rule: Filed January 15, 1999; effective February 19, 1999.

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, § 28-3-49.