Sec. 04.09.230. Package store license.

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(a)A package store license authorizes the holder to operate a package store to store alcoholic beverages with federally compliant labels and to sell alcoholic beverages with federally compliant labels to a person present on the licensed premises.

(b)The biennial package store license fee is $1,500.

(c)The licensed premises occupied by the holder of a package store license may not be connected by a door, opening, or other means of passage intended for the access of the general public to an adjacent retail business not licensed under this title unless approved by the board.

(d)If the holder of a package store license also holds a beverage dispensary license, the licensed premises of the package store are contained within or are adjacent to the licensed premises of the beverage dispensary, and the only public entrance to the package store is by a door or other means within the beverage dispensary, the board shall determine whether additional entrances to the package store are necessary for enforcement purposes, to meet health and fire safety standards, or for the convenience of the public.

(e)The holder of a package store license may not

(1)offer alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises except as authorized by a package store sampling endorsement issued under AS 04.09.490 or a package store tasting event permit issued under AS 04.09.680 ;

(2)subdivide alcoholic beverages except as authorized by a package store repackaging endorsement issued under AS 04.09.480 ;

(3)offer alcoholic beverages for sale or sell alcoholic beverages to a person not present on the licensed premises who makes an order for shipment except as authorized by a package store shipping endorsement under AS 04.09.460 ; or

(4)deliver alcoholic beverages to a person not present on the licensed premises except as authorized by a package store delivery endorsement under AS 04.09.470 .

(f)The holder of a package store license commits the offense of failure to comply with the terms of a package store license if the person stores or sells alcoholic beverages in violation of

(a)of this section or fails to comply with

(c)or

(e)of this section.

(g)Failure to comply with the terms of a package store license is a violation.