Restaurants, as defined by § 4-1, may be licensed by the City Council under a restaurant liquor license. In addition to the other application requirements of this chapter, the license applicant shall submit a valid food service permit upon application.
A.
Any applicant for a restaurant liquor license shall
satisfy the City Council that the primary source of revenue from the
operation of the restaurant to be licensed will be derived from food
services and not from the sale of alcoholic or malt beverages.
B.
When renewing a restaurant liquor license, the City
Council shall condition renewal upon a requirement that not less than
sixty percent of gross sales from the preceding 12 months' operation
of a licensed restaurant be derived from food services.
C.
Upon application for a license renewal, a license
holder shall submit an annual report to the City Council of the sales
of the licensed restaurant. The reports shall contain the annual gross
sales figures of the restaurant and shall separate the gross sales
figures into two categories: (1) food service sales; and (2) alcoholic
and malt beverage sales.
No restaurant liquor licenses shall be transferred
to another location. License ownership may be transferred to a purchaser
or lessee of the licensed premises, with the approval of the City
Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 88-8]
A.
Restaurant liquor licensees shall not sell alcoholic
or malt beverages for consumption off the premises owned or leased
by the licensee.
B.
Alcoholic and malt beverages shall be dispensed and
prepared for consumption in the licensed building in areas approved
by the City. No consumption of alcoholic or malt beverages shall be
permitted within the dispensing areas, nor shall any person other
than employees over 18 years of age be permitted to enter the dispensing
areas.
[Amended 5-18-2021 by Ord. No. 21-03[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
7-1-2021.
C.
All sales of alcoholic and malt beverages authorized by a restaurant liquor license shall cease at the time food sales and services cease or at the hours specified by § 4-30 if food sales and services extend beyond the hours specified therein.
D.
A restaurant liquor licensee may permit a patron to
remove one unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption, provided
that the patron has purchased a full-course meal and consumed a portion
of the bottle of wine with the meal on the restaurant premises. For
purposes of this subsection the term “full-course meal”
shall mean a diversified selection of food which is ordinarily consumed
with the use of tableware and cannot conveniently be consumed while
standing or walking. A partially consumed bottle of wine that is to
be removed from the premises pursuant to this subsection shall be
securely sealed by the licensee or an agent of the licensee and placed
in a tamper-proof transparent bag which shall also be securely sealed
prior to removal from premises, so that it is visibly apparent that
the resealed bottle of wine has not be tampered with. The licensee
or agent of the licensee shall provide a dated receipt for the bottle
of wine to the patron. Wine which is resealed in accordance with the
provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed an open container
for purposes of Wyoming Statutes 31-5-235.
[Added 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-09]
[Amended by Ord. No. 81-43; 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-09]
The fee for each restaurant liquor license shall
be set forth in the annual budget resolution but shall not be less
than $500 nor more than $3,000, payable in advance. If the license
is issued at any other time than October 15, the fee shall be prorated
on a 1/12 basis.
