Section 04.09.360 - Seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license(a) A seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license authorizes a restaurant or eating place to(1) sell brewed beverages and wine for consumption only on the licensed premises for a period not to exceed six months in each calendar year; and(2) allow a person(A) under 21 years of age access as provided in (f) of this section to the licensed premises; and(B) to enter or remain on the licensed premises to consume food or nonalcoholic beverages as authorized under AS 04.16.010 (c)(5).(b) The biennial seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license fee is $1,250.(c) The board may issue or renew a license under this section only if (1) the board determines that(A) the licensed premises is a bona fide restaurant as defined in AS 04.21.080 (b);(B) there is supervision on the premises adequate to reasonably ensure that a person under 21 years of age will not obtain alcoholic beverages; and(C) it is unlikely that persons under 21 years of age not employed on the premises will enter and remain on the licensed premises for purposes other than dining; and(2) the sale and service of food and alcoholic beverages and any other business conducted on the licensed premises of the restaurant or eating place is under the sole control of the licensee.(d) The board may issue a license under this section only in a municipality or established village that(1) has a population of 40,000 or less; and(2) receives more than 4,000 visitors a year, as determined by the board in regulation.(e) The board may issue a license or approve an application for the transfer of ownership of a license under this section if it appears that issuance or transfer will encourage the tourism trade.(f) The board may authorize the holder of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license(1) to allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only;(2) to allow a person who is under 16 years of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only if(A) the person is accompanied by a person who is 21 years of age or older; and(B) the parent or guardian of the person consents to the person being on the licensed premises; and(3) subject to AS 04.16.049, to employ or permit the employment of a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age on the licensed premises if the employer provides adequate supervision to ensure that the person does not obtain alcoholic beverages.(g) The holder of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license shall ensure that gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the licensed premises are not less than the total of the gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises in each calendar year. At the time the holder submits an application for renewal of the license, the holder shall submit a statement to the board certifying that the holder has met the requirement under this subsection for the designated period of the license under AS 04.11.680. The board may renew a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license only if the licensee provides evidence satisfactory to the board that, during the designated period of the license under AS 04.11.680, the gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the licensed premises were not less than the total of the gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.(h) The board shall adopt a regulation establishing a formula to limit the number of seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism licenses.(i) The holder of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license may provide entertainment on or adjacent to the licensed premises only between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unless additional hours are approved by the director upon the written request of the licensee for a specific occasion. The director may not grant approval for additional hours of entertainment on or adjacent to the licensed premises of an individual licensee more than three times in a calendar year. In this subsection, "entertainment" includes dancing, karaoke, live performances, or similar activities, but does not include recorded or broadcast performances without live participation.(j) Except as provided under AS 04.09.620, 04.09.640, and AS 04.16.120 (c), the holder of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license commits the offense of failure to comply with the terms of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license if the person sells brewed beverages or wine in violation of (a) of this section, engages in activity not authorized by the board under (f) of this section, or fails to comply with the requirements of (f), (g), or (i) of this section.(k) Failure to comply with the terms of a seasonal restaurant or eating place tourism license is a violation.Added by SLA 2022, ch. 8,sec. 13, eff. 1/1/2024.