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243.050 Railroad system license -- Commercial airline system license -Transporter's license -- Convention center or convention hotel complex license
-- Supplemental license.
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The department may issue a railroad system license to a railroad company upon the
payment of the required fee. This license tax shall be in lieu of all license and excise
taxes which would otherwise be due by the holder in connection with the retailing
of alcoholic beverages.
The department may issue a commercial airlines system license to a commercial
airlines system or charter flight system upon the payment of the required fee. This
license fee shall be in lieu of all license and excise taxes which would otherwise be
due by the holder in connection with the retailing of alcoholic beverages and the
license may be renewed annually. The license shall authorize the licensee to sell
distilled spirits and wine by the drink and by miniature bottle, and malt beverages,
upon regularly scheduled or charter flights of the licensee, in and out of the State of
Kentucky. The license shall authorize the licensee to store alcoholic beverages for
retail sale at a location or locations, if operating from more than one (1) airport in
Kentucky, as designated on the license application.
The department may issue a transporter's license to a commercial airline system, a
charter flight system, or a commercial cargo system, upon the payment of the
required fee. This license may be renewed annually. The license shall authorize the
licensee to transport distilled spirits and wine and malt beverages, into and out of
the State of Kentucky, upon regularly scheduled or charter flights of the licensee.
The license shall authorize, for the purpose of transportation, the storage of
alcoholic beverages at a location or locations, if operating from more than one (1)
airport in Kentucky, as designated on the license application. This license shall
authorize an airline to transport if both the consignor and consignee in each case are
authorized by the laws of the states of their residence to sell, purchase, ship, or
receive the alcoholic beverages.
The department may issue a convention center or convention hotel complex license
for the retail sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages for consumption on
the premises to a convention center or hotel having seating capacity of one thousand
(1,000) or more persons. The license shall cover all alcoholic beverage sales on the
premises, except that a separate hotel in-room service license shall be required,
where applicable. An extended supplement license under subsection (5) of this
section may also be issued where applicable. The convention center or convention
hotel complex license shall be a nonquota license and shall not be transferable to
other premises. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to convention
center licenses or the renewal thereof, other than those in a city of the first class or a
county containing a city of the first class or a consolidated local government, if the
original license was issued prior to July 15, 1998.
Where it is determined by the department to be in the best interest of promoting
tourism, conventions, and the economic development of Kentucky or any part
thereof, the department may issue a supplemental license for the retail sale of
alcoholic beverages by the drink at convention centers, at horse race tracks licensed
to conduct a race meeting under KRS Chapter 230, at commercial airports through
which more than five hundred thousand (500,000) passengers arrive or depart
annually, at automobile race tracks having a seating capacity of at least thirty
thousand (30,000) people, and at qualified historic sites. Upon application by the
holder of a retail alcoholic beverage license at a convention center, convention hotel
complex, horse race track, automobile race track, commercial airport, or qualified
historic site meeting the requirements of this subsection as provided above, the
department may establish the days when the supplemental license will be valid at
the specific location, including Sundays after 1 p.m. The supplemental license fee
shall be established, and shall be in addition to all other licenses and fees due by the
holder in connection with the retailing of alcoholic beverages. The department may,
by administrative regulation or special conditions of the supplemental permit,
establish such restrictions on the use of the license as will insure that it will be
primarily for the benefit of the convention business, the horse racing industry,
passengers at large commercial airports, the automobile racing industry, and
qualified historic sites.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 566, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 6, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts
ch. 346, sec. 218, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 1,
effective March 6, 2000; and ch. 435, sec. 10, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 522, sec. 26, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts
ch. 340, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 380, sec. 1. -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
sec. 2554b-115.
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