Sec. 04.09.670. Alcoholic beverage auction permit.

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(a)An alcoholic beverage auction permit authorizes the holder to sell alcoholic beverages by outcry, silent, or online auction. An alcoholic beverage auction permit is sufficient to authorize a nonprofit organization under

(b)of this section to sell alcoholic beverages by outcry, silent, or online auction, and no other permit or license is required. An alcoholic beverage auction permit may be operated on the licensed premises of a beverage dispensary license, beverage dispensary tourism license, club license, restaurant or eating place license, or seasonal restaurant or eating place license.

(b)Only a nonprofit organization, such as a fraternal, civic, professional, or patriotic organization, that is incorporated under AS 10.20 and has been active for a period of at least two years before filing an application is eligible for an alcoholic beverage auction permit.

(c)The application for an alcoholic beverage auction permit filed under AS 04.11.260 must be signed by two officers of the organization. The nonprofit organization shall submit, together with the application,

(1)either a signed copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors or a copy of the minutes of a board meeting of the nonprofit organization authorizing the application; and

(2)a sworn affidavit showing the length of time the organization has been in existence.

(d)The director may not issue more than five alcoholic beverage auction permits to a nonprofit organization, including an auxiliary of the organization, in a calendar year. The director may issue a permit only for designated premises for a specific event and for a limited period as specified in the application.

(e)The nonprofit organization shall ensure that all profits derived from the sale of brewed beverages or wine under an alcoholic beverage auction permit are paid to the organization that holds the permit and not to an individual.

(f)The nonprofit organization may not permit consumption at the auction site of the alcoholic beverages being auctioned under an alcoholic beverage auction permit.