LIQUOR; RESTAURANTS;
LIQUOR; RESTAURANTS;
October 1, 2003 |
2003-R-0686 | |
PERMITS ALLOWING THE CONSUMPTION OF WINE WITH MEALS | ||
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By: Daniel Duffy, Principal Analyst | ||
You asked for a summary of An Act Concerning Wine Ordered with Restaurant Meals (PA 03-228) and for a list of other liquor permits allowing the consumption of wine with meals.
SUMMARY
PA 03-228 allows a restaurant patron to take a partially consumed bottle of wine from the restaurant after eating his meal.
A restaurant permit is one of 25 different types of permits that allow its holder to sell wine for on-premises consumption.
AN ACT CONCERNING WINE ORDERED WITH RESTAURANT MEALS (PA 03-228)
The act allows a restaurant patron to take one open wine bottle from the restaurant if he bought and drank part of it with a full course meal eaten at the restaurant. It applies to both restaurants with permits allowing them to sell of all types of liquor and to those with permits allowing them to sell just beer and wine. Before the bottle can be taken from the restaurant, it must first be securely sealed and bagged.
Under the Liquor Control Act, a “restaurant” is a place held out to the public where hot meals are regularly served. Under the act, a "full course meal" is a diversified selection of food that ordinarily cannot be consumed without using tableware or conveniently consumed while standing or walking.
PERMITS ALLOWING THE CONSUMPTION OF WINE
We identified 25 permits under the Liquor Control Act that allow the on-premises consumption of wine.
Table 1: Permits Allowing the Sale of Wine
Permit |
Citation |
Current Permits* | |
1. |
Farm winery |
30-16(e) |
15 |
2. |
Brew pub |
30-16(f) |
11 |
3. |
University |
30-20a |
10 |
4. |
Hotel |
30-21 |
110 |
5. |
Resort |
30-21b |
1 |
6. |
Restaurant |
30-22 |
2,199 |
7. |
Café |
30-22a |
818 |
8. |
Club |
30-23 |
534 |
9. |
Golf country club |
30-24a, 30-25 |
7 |
10. |
Tavern |
30-26 |
27 |
11. |
Casino |
30-37k |
1 |
12. |
Catering Establishment |
30-22b |
80 |
13. |
Railroad |
30-28 |
4 |
14. |
Airline |
30-28a |
6 |
15. |
Boat |
30-29 |
23 |
16. |
Fairground concession |
30-33 |
26 |
17. |
Coliseum |
30-33a |
7 |
18. |
Fronton and racing |
30-33b |
27 |
19. |
Temporary |
30-35 |
10 |
20. |
Nonprofit theater |
30-35a |
22 |
21. |
Nonprofit public museum |
30-37a |
8 |
22. |
Charitable organization |
30-37b |
18 |
23. |
Bowling alley and racquetball facility |
30-37c |
38 |
24. |
Airport |
30-37e, 30-37f |
4 |
25. |
Nonprofit golf tournament |
30-37g |
1 |
*The number of permits is current on September 30, 2003. In some cases, the number represents more than one permit type. For example, the number for restaurants represents the number of restaurant liquor permits added to the number of restaurant beer and wine permits.
Restaurants routinely offer food and alcoholic beverages. This characteristic is shared by establishments operating under the permits identified in items one through 11. The other permits differ in that they are for significantly different types of organizations. For example, fairground concessionaires, airlines, or frontons may hold them.
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