Kan. Admin. Regs. § 14-19-14

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 14-19-14 - Definitions

As used in this article of these regulations, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this regulation:

(a) "Alcoholic liquor" means alcohol, spirits, wine, beer and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being. Alcoholic liquor shall not include any cereal malt beverage.

(b) "Beer" means a beverage containing more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or concoction of barley or other grain, malt and hops in water. The term beer includes beer, ale, stout, lager beer, porter and similar beverages having such an alcoholic content.

(c) "Beneficial interest" means any ownership interest by a person or that person's spouse in a business, corporation, partnership, business trust, association or other form of business organization which exceeds 5% of the outstanding shares of that corporation or a similar holding in any other form of business organization.

(d) "Bulk wine" means wine that is sold to a club, either by a retailer or a distributor, in barrels, casks or bulk containers which individually exceed 20 liters.

(e) "Cereal malt beverage" means any fermented but undistilled liquor brewed or made from malt or from a mixture of malt or malt substitute, but does not include any liquor which is more than 3.2% alcohol by weight.

(f) "Director" means the director of the division of alcoholic beverage control of the department of revenue.

(g) "Distributor" means those persons licensed by the director, pursuant to K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 41-306, 41-306a, and 41-307, to sell or offer for sale alcoholic liquor, spirits, wine, beer or cereal malt beverage to any person authorized by law to sell alcoholic liquor, spirits, wine, beer or cereal malt beverage at retail.

(h) "Guest of member" means an individual who is known to and personally accompanied by a member of a club while on the licensed premises of the club. "Guest of member" shall not include members of the general public admitted to licensed club premises as guests of the club's owner, manager or employee.

(i) "Licensed premises" means those areas described in an application for a club license that are under the control of the applicant and that are intended as the area in which alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverages are to be served pursuant to the applicant's license.

(j) "Manager" means the manager or assistant manager, or both, of any licensed club who is in charge of the daily operations of the licensed club. A manager shall be deemed to be employed in connection with the dispensing, selling, mixing or serving of alcoholic liquor.

(k) "Member" means an individual who is a corporate stockholder, partner, trust beneficiary or associate and members of the individual's family as provided in the class A club's organizing documents.

(l) "Morals charge" means a charge made in an indictment, information or a complaint alleging crimes which involve:

(1) prostitution;

(2) procuring any person;

(3) solicitation of a child under 18 years of age for any immoral act involving sex;

(4) possession or sale of narcotics, marijuana, amphetamines or barbiturates;

(5) rape;

(6) incest;

(7) gambling;

(8) adultery; or

(9) bigamy.

(m) "Nonprofit fraternal club" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, business trust or association that:

(1) is a fraternal beneficiary society, order or association operating under the lodge system which provides for the payment of life, sickness, accident or other benefits to its members or their dependents; or

(2) is organized for the exclusive benefit of the members of a fraternity operating under the lodge system.

(n) "Nonprofit social club" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, business trust or association that:

(1) is organized and operated exclusively for the pleasure, recreation and other nonprofitable use of its shareholders, partners, beneficiaries or members; and

(2) shall not distribute any of its net earnings to any shareholder, partner, beneficiary or member.

(o) "Nonprofit war veterans club" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, business trust or association that:

(1) is a post or organization of war veterans, an auxiliary unit or society of a post or organization of war veterans or a trust or foundation for a post or organization of war veterans;

(2) requires that 75% of its shareholders, partners, beneficiaries or members be war veterans and substantially all its other members are veterans, widows of veterans or widowers of veterans; and

(3) shall not distribute any of its net earnings to any shareholder, partner, beneficiary or member.

(p) "Person" means any natural person, corporation, association, trust or partnership.

(q) "Retailer" means a person licensed by the director to sell at retail, or offer for sale at retail, alcoholic liquor for consumption off the licensed premises of the retailer.

(r) "Spirits" means any beverage that contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water or other substances in solution. The term "spirits" includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin or other spirituous liquors, and liquors when rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other sub-stances.

(s) "Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe grapes, fruits, berries or other agricultural products, including beverages containing added alcohol or spirits or containing sugar added for the purpose of correcting natural deficiencies.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 14-19-14

Authorized by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 41-2634; implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 41-2601, K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 41-2634; effective, T-88-22, July 1, 1987; effective May 1, 1988; amended Aug. 6, 1990; amended, T-14-11-9-92, Nov. 9, 1992; amended Dec. 21, 1992.