SB 1467
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
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SB 1467: liquor; consumption; watercraft
Sponsor: Senator Shope, LD 16
Committee on Commerce
Overview
Modifies certain restrictions, for a government series liquor license, relating to the operation
of a dock and boats as a licensed premises.
History
The Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (DLLC) regulates the manufacture,
distribution and sale of liquor in Arizona through the issuance of a series of licenses and
investigating licensee compliance with liquor laws. Certain liquor licenses have on-sale retail
privileges allowing a customer to purchase and consume liquor on the licensed premises.
DLLC may issue a government license to any state agency, state board, state commission,
county, city, town, community college or state university, the National Guard or the Arizona
Exposition and State Fair Board on application authorized by the governing body of the
entity. A licensee may sell and serve spirituous liquors solely for consumption on the licensed
premises for which the license is issued. A licensed single premises may consist of no more
than one dock area that is designated by a city or town and is situated on a lake owned by
the city or town with no more than 30 boats that are operated on the lake.
Currently, the following apply to the operation of a dock and boats as a licensed premises: 1)
liquor may be sold only for consumption on the premises in conjunction with consumption of
food; 2) liquor cannot be served or consumed on the dock nor be served on a boat earlier than
15 minutes before the boat is scheduled to depart from the dock and after a boat returns to
the dock; 3) a person cannot be served more than 50 ounces of beer, one liter of wine or four
ounces of distilled spirits at one time while on a boat; 4) a person cannot bring liquor onto a
boat other than liquor purchased by the licensee or a concessionaire for resale; 5) the pilot of
each boat, all crew members and all persons who sell or serve liquor on each boat are deemed
the licensee's employees; 6) the pilot of each boat must have a current and valid coast guard
operator's license or successfully completed an approved safety and operator training course;
7) liquor cannot be served, consumed or possessed by a customer on the boat between the
hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.; and 8) applicable liquor laws and rules apply to sales and
consumption of liquor on the licensed premises.
Boat is defined as a seaworthy vessel designed to carry and capable of carrying between 15
and 45 passengers, that has a displacement of no more than 10 tons and possesses a current
coast guard certificate (A.R.S. § 4-205.03).
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note SB 1467
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Provisions
1. Removes the requirement, relating to a government license, that the sale of liquor be in
conjunction with the consumption of food. (Sec. 1)
2. Changes the time, relating to a government license, for which liquor may only be served,
consumed or possessed by a customer on a boat to between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
11:00 p.m. (Sec. 1)
3. Modifies the definition of boat. (Sec. 1)
4. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)