Sec. 04.09.500. Bowling alley endorsement.

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(a)A bowling alley endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license to sell or serve alcoholic beverages in the concourse or lane areas of the bowling alley adjacent to the main bar area.

(b)The biennial fee for a bowling alley endorsement is $200.

(c)The board may issue a bowling alley endorsement only if the concourse or lane areas of the bowling alley or both are

(1)designated as part of the licensed premises for the beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license; and

(2)adjacent to the main bar area.

(d)Notwithstanding AS 04.16.049 , the board may, upon application, authorize access by persons under 21 years of age to the concourse or lane areas or both that are designated part of the licensed premises of the bowling alley during hours when no alcoholic beverages are being sold, served, or consumed.

(e)The periods during which persons under 21 years of age may be permitted access to the licensed premises must be clearly posted on the licensed premises.

(f)The holder of a beverage dispensary license or a beverage dispensary tourism license who sells or serves alcoholic beverages in the concourse or lane areas of a bowling alley without an endorsement under this section commits the offense of unendorsed bowling alley service.

(g)The holder of a bowling alley endorsement under this section who fails to comply with the requirements of

(e)of this section or who permits access by a person under 21 years of age to the concourse or lane areas of the bowling alley during hours when alcoholic beverages are being served in the concourse or lane areas commits the offense of bowling alley endorsement noncompliance.

(h)Unendorsed bowling alley service is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.

(i)Bowling alley endorsement noncompliance is a violation.