Ala. Admin. Code r. 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.
3. A valid passport.
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.
Notes
Author: ABC Board
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 28-3-1(8)(a)(b); 28-3-43; 28-3-49; 28-3A-3(b); 28-3A-12.
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