S527 - ABC Omnibus 2023-24. (SL 2024-41)

Overview: Section 17 of S.L. 2024-41 creates a mobile bar services permit, with a fee of $500, that can be issued to a business that provides bartending services for events. The permit authorizes the permittee to bring malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, and spirituous liquor onto the premises of a business that is not an ABC permittee and to serve the alcoholic beverages to guests at the event.

The permittee can purchase beer and unfortified wine from either a retailer or a beer and wine wholesaler, fortified wine from an ABC store or a wine wholesaler, and spirituous liquor from a designated mixed beverage ABC store operated by any local board operating in the same county where the permittee's principal office is located. The mixed beverage charge of $20.00 on each four liters of spirituous liquor sold to a mixed beverages permittee also applies to spirituous liquor sold to a mobile bar services permittee. A mobile bar services permittee must also have a recycling plan for recyclable beverage containers of all beverages to be served at an event pursuant to a mobile bar services permit.

A limited special occasion permit is not required for an event at which alcoholic beverages are exclusively provided by the holder of a mobile bar services permit. The permittee can bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises and serve them at an event regardless of whether there is a charge or fee for guests to attend the event.

This permit does not allow the retail sale of individual alcoholic beverages to guests at an event.

This section became effective July 1, 2024.