243.055 Hotel in-room service license.
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(1)As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)"Hotel" means any hotel, motel, inn, or other establishment which offers
overnight accommodations to the public for hire;
(b)"In-room service" means the delivery of alcoholic beverages in unbroken
packages by an employee of the hotel to a registered guest's room when the
alcoholic beverages have been ordered by a guest and when the guest shall be
billed for the cost of the alcoholic beverages at the time of delivery, with all
sales of the alcoholic beverages being completed upon delivery; and,
additionally, the provision of a cabinet or other facility located in a hotel
guest's room which contains alcoholic beverages and which is provided upon
written request of the guest and which is accessible by lock and key or remote
control device only to the guest, with the sale of the alcoholic beverages
contained therein being final at the time requested, except for a credit which
may be given to the guest for any unused portion. The licensee may stock a
cabinet or other facility located in a hotel guest's room pursuant to this section,
with fifty
(50)milliliter containers of distilled spirits.
(2)The department may issue a hotel in-room service license to any hotel which is
licensed to sell distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages upon the payment of the
fee set forth in KRS 243.030. The license shall authorize the licensee to sell
distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages by in-room service. The sale of alcoholic
beverages by in-room service shall be subject to all restrictions and limitations
contained in KRS Chapters 241 to 244, and the administrative regulations issued
under those chapters, and shall be authorized only on the days and only during the
hours as the sale of alcoholic beverages is otherwise authorized in the county or
municipality. All alcoholic beverages sold pursuant to this section shall be
considered by the drink sales and shall be subject to all state and local taxes
imposed on alcoholic beverages and shall be purchased from a licensed wholesaler
and distributor.