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Wherever there are
nightclubs there is someone or agency regulating what happens
inside. For the sake of this article we will call them the
"Alcohol Authority". Already a piece of information a Bouncer
should know, but we continue.
Before an individual
runs out to purchase a nightclub, Alcohol Authority is one of
the first organizations they must visit. No club can survive
with out liquor, thus they will
 need
a liquor license. As the Alcohol Authority issues a license they
take other things into consideration as well. Location of
the club, the maximum capacity of the club, will the club be
serving food, will there be employees that are minors, will
there be vending machines, arcade or video game machines if so
how many, and the list goes on. But all of those questions will
determine what type of club it will be and how it is to operate
under its license.
Now that you are
somewhat familiar with the role that ABC plays regarding
nightclubs, you should have a better understanding of the club
owner’s responsibilities pertaining to their liquor license.
Any potential liability that the club faces may fall below the
standards of the license in which the Alcohol Authority has issued the club. Your primary
responsibility to protect the clubs liability helps prevent
suspension or the revoke of the club liquor license, not to
mention the closing down of the club.
Club owners are
forced to rely on their employees to maintain the standards in
which the Alcohol Authority has established for their club.
The problem is most owners or their managers do not provide
the Alcohol Authority training for them. At the very least they are told
not to over serve, do not serve alcoholic beverages to minors
and keep the customer happy. For Bouncers, it is as much
as breaking up the fights and ejects the undesirables.
Here's more of
what you should know about the Alcohol Authority:
The Alcohol
Authority can conduct an investigation
at anytime without notice.
Any person may report violations
to the Alcohol Authority.
Selling alcoholic beverage to a
minor or permitting a minor to consume an alcoholic
beverage on the premises is a violation.
Local authorities are empowered
to enforce the Act.
Local authorities
may use minor decoys to buy alcoholic beverages from the club.
Any person who furnishes alcohol
to a minor will be required to a minimum $1,000 fine
and 24 hours of community service.
Selling an alcoholic beverage to
a person under 21 who appeared to be 21 years of age
or older is a violation.
Valid Identification must be
properly verified.
A minor can be arrested for
purchasing, consuming or possessing alcoholic
beverages.
Selling to a habitual drunkard or
an obviously intoxicated person alcoholic beverages is
a violation.
The lawful hours for the sale of
alcoholic beverages is from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. of the
following day. In other words, it is unlawful to sell
alcoholic beverages either by the drink or by the
package, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. of the
same day.
It is also unlawful for any person to knowingly
purchase any alcoholic beverages between the hours of
2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
The stacking, selling and serving
drinks a few minutes before 2 a.m. and permit patrons
to remain on the premises consuming alcoholic
beverages after that hour is a violation.
The information
above will vary from not only state to state but also country
to counrty.
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