§ 8.20.020.330. Retail licenses.

"Retail licenses" permit sale of alcoholic liquor by the drink at retail, and only permit on-premises consumption.

(a)

It is unlawful for any retail licensee to sell or serve alcoholic liquor through window or drive-thru service.

(b)

Except for live entertainment venues licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and showrooms operated by resort hotel licensees, all retail liquor establishments must submit a written security plan to prevent minors from loitering on the licensed premises and to prevent the service to and consumption of liquor by minors. In addition, the written security plan must include a floor plan clearly defining all table seating and bar seating, location of signage prohibiting minors from sitting at any bar, as well as the ingress/egress to and from any outdoor dining and drinking. The security plan must be submitted as part of the liquor license application, and once accepted: compliance therewith shall become a condition to licensing. Any subsequent modification to a security plan, which shall become a condition of the license, must be submitted to the director for inclusion as part of the license record and amendment to the condition of licensure. For all retail liquor establishments that are licensed as of January 1, 2018, except for live entertainment venues licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and showrooms operated by resort hotel licensees, prior to any modification of the floor plan, a revised floor plan must be submitted for approval to the director or designee along with a written security plan to prevent minors from loitering on the licensed premises and to prevent the service to and consumption of liquor by minors.

(c)

A restaurant licensed in conjunction with a service bar or supper club liquor license may permit a customer to take re-sealed, partially consumed bottles of wine from its restaurant provided that the restaurant: (1) securely recorks the bottle of wine with the original or similar type cork in a manner that results in the cork being level with the lip of the bottle; (2) reseals the screw-on cap with tamper evident tape; or (3) otherwise reseals the bottle and places it in a tamper proof sealed single use bag suitable for removal of partially consumed bottles of wine in accordance with Clark County Code Section 12.43; and informs the customer that Clark County Code Section 12.35 prohibits consumed bottles of wine in motor vehicles unless the wine is placed in the trunk of the vehicle or kept in some other area of the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers if the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk.

(d)

A restaurant licensed in conjunction with a service bar or supper club liquor license may permit a customer to bring a bottle of wine into the establishment for purposes of having the establishment pour and serve the wine in connection with a meal served to the customer. An establishment that provides the service referred to in subsection (d) may charge a fee for the service (a "corking fee"). The licensee of an establishment that provides the service referred to in this subsection (d) is responsible for ensuring that:

(1)

The contents of the bottle of wine brought into the establishment are fully consumed on the premises; or

(2)

The bottle of wine remains on the premises and is disposed of by the establishment; or

(3)

If the contents of the bottle of wine are not fully consumed and the bottle is to be returned to the customer, it must be re-sealed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(e)

Except as otherwise provided in this code, it shall be unlawful for a licensee to permit under twenty-one years of age to remain on the premises of any retail liquor establishment except: (1) A retail liquor licensee that also has a valid restaurant or category 2 restaurant license may permit unaccompanied minors to patronize the restaurant and/or category 2 restaurant portion of the business provided that the minors depart the business after consuming their food and do not loiter; (2) Retail liquor licensees may allow adults accompanying minors into a restaurant and/or category 2 restaurant where alcoholic beverages are served only in conjunction with food served to tables or booths and only for the purposes of eating meals and that the minors depart the business after consuming their food and do not loiter; (3) Live entertainment venues licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (4) Showrooms operated by resort hotel licensees; and (5) Bowling facilities. It is the intent of this section that minors do not loiter in a business that sells or serves retail alcoholic beverages.

(f)

All liquor licensees are required to be separately licensed for each type of business activity as defined in this code, notwithstanding other provisions related to multiple gross-based business licenses, with the exception that resort hotel licensees licensed under the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 8.04 are not required to maintain multiple liquor licenses unless they operate one or more nightclub(s) as defined in this chapter.

(Ord. L-233-06, § 7, 2006: Ord. L-232-05 § 68, 2005)

(Ord. No. L-259-18, § 5, 9-4-2018)