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1		-	ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
2		-	FILE NO. SF0042
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing resort
8		-	hotel liquor licenses; specifying requirements for the
9		-	resort hotel liquor license and licensees; making
10		-	conforming amendments; providing and amending definitions;
11		-	and providing for an effective date.
12		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
13		-	Section 1. W.S. 12-4-416 is created to read:
14		-	12-4-416. Resort hotel liquor licenses; authorized;
15		-	requirements.
16		-	(a) The appropriate licensing authority in a county,
17		-	city or town may issue resort hotel liquor licenses to
18		-	applicants who are owners or lessees of a resort hotel that
19		-	satisfies all requirements specified in subsection (b) of
20		-	this section.
21		-	(b) To qualify for a resort hotel liquor license
22		-	under this section, the appropriate licensing authority
23		-	shall require the resort hotel to:
24		-	(i) Have an actual valuation of, or the
25		-	applicant shall commit to expend or have actually expended
26		-	on the resort hotel, not less than five million dollars
27		-	($5,000,000.00). Any valuation under this paragraph shall
28		-	include the value of the land on which the resort hotel is
29		-	located;
30		-	(ii) Include a full-service restaurant that
31		-	shall be open during regular business hours. At the
32		-	discretion of the appropriate licensing authority,
33		-	variances to this time requirement may be granted on a
34		-	seasonal basis. As used in this paragraph, "full-service ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
35		-	FILE NO. SF0042
36		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
37		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
38		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
39		-	2
40		-	restaurant" means a restaurant where waiters deliver food
41		-	and drink offered from a printed food menu to patrons at
42		-	tables or booths and that has a dining room or rooms,
43		-	kitchen and the number and kind of employees necessary for
44		-	the preparing, cooking and serving of meals;
45		-	(iii) Include within the resort hotel not less
46		-	than twenty (20) sleeping rooms for short-term occupancy;
47		-	(iv) Provide dining services to guest rooms for
48		-	not less than twelve (12) hours each day; and
49		-	(v) Provide facilities for business meetings
50		-	that can accommodate not less than fifty (50) participants.
51		-	Section 2. W.S. 12-1-101(a)(viii)(intro), (T) and by
52		-	creating a new subparagraph (W), 12-4-103(a)(iii), 12-4-403
53		-	through 12-4-405, 12-4-414(b)(iv), 12-4-415(b)(iv) and
54		-	12-5-201(f) are amended to read:
55		-	12-1-101. Definitions.
56		-	(a) As used in this title:
57		-	(viii) "Licensee" means a person holding
58		-	one (1) or more of the following:
59		-	(T) Special malt beverage permit issued
60		-	under W.S. 12-4-504; or
61		-	(W) Resort hotel liquor license.
62		-	12-4-103. Restrictions upon license or permit
63		-	applicants and holders; license limitation per person. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
64		-	FILE NO. SF0042
65		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
66		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
67		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
68		-	3(a) A license or permit authorized by this title
69		-	shall not be held by, issued or transferred to:
70		-	(iii) Any person who does not own the building
71		-	or hold a written lease for the period for which the
72		-	license will be effective containing an agreement by the
73		-	lessor that alcoholic or malt beverages may be sold upon
74		-	the leased premises, except as provided by paragraph (iv)
75		-	of this subsection. This paragraph shall not be interpreted
76		-	to prevent the use of a resort liquor license
77		-	hotel liquor license by a contractor or subcontractor as
78		-	permitted by W.S. 12-4-403(b);
79		-	12-4-403. Population formula not applicable;
80		-	contracting for services.
81		-	(a) The provisions authorizing resort liquor licenses
82		-	and resort hotel liquor licenses shall have no application
83		-	to the population formula limiting retail liquor licenses
84		-	as provided by W.S. 12-4-201.
85		-	(b) A resort liquor licensee
86		-	licensee may contract or subcontract for the provision of
87		-	food and beverage services on the licensed premises.
88		-	However, the
89		-	all applicable laws, rules, regulations and penalties
90		-	including the provisions of W.S. 12-2-306 and 12-7-103.
91		-
92		-	12-4-404. Sale of beverages for off-premises
93		-	consumption prohibited.
94		-	Resort liquor licensees
95		-	shall not sell alcoholic or malt beverages for consumption
96		-	off the premises owned or leased by the licensee, except
97		-	pursuant to a catering permit. The dispensing of alcoholic ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
98		-	FILE NO. SF0042
99		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
100		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
101		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0287
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1SF0042
	6	+	SENATE FILE NO. SF0042
	7	+	Resort hotel liquor licenses.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Senator(s) Gierau and Barlow and
	9	+	Representative(s) Byron and Wylie
	10	+	A BILL
	11	+	for
	12	+	1 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing resort
	13	+	2 hotel liquor licenses; specifying requirements for the
	14	+	3 resort hotel liquor license and licensees; making
	15	+	4 conforming amendments; providing and amending definitions;
	16	+	5 and providing for an effective date.
	17	+	6
	18	+	7
	19	+	8
	20	+	9. W.S. 12-4-416 is created to read:
	21	+	10
	22	+	11
	23	+	12
	24	+	13
	25	+	14 (a) The appropriate licensing authority in a county,
	26	+	15 city or town may issue resort hotel liquor licenses to 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2SF0042
	29	+	1 applicants who are owners or lessees of a resort hotel that
	30	+	2 satisfies all requirements specified in subsection (b) of
	31	+	3 this section.
102	32		4
103		-	or malt beverages licensed to be sold hereunder shall be
104		-	controlled by W.S. 12-5-201 and, if a catering permit has
105		-	been issued, by W.S. 12-4-502(b).
106		-	12-4-405. Annual fee.
107		-	The annual fee for a resort liquor license
108		-	hotel liquor license shall be not less than five hundred
109		-	dollars ($500.00) nor more than three thousand dollars
110		-	($3,000.00).
111		-	12-4-414. Winery permits; authorized; conditions;
112		-	satellite winery permits; direct shipment of wine; fees;
113		-	off-premises permits.
114		-	(b) The local licensing authority:
115		-	(iv) Shall assess a fee of not less than three
116		-	hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred
117		-	dollars ($500.00) payable annually in advance for each
118		-	winery permit. When dual ownership of a winery permit and a
119		-	liquor license exists,
120		-	other than the retail, restaurant, bar and grill
121		-	hotel
122		-	12-4-415. Microbrewery permits; authorized;
123		-	conditions; fees.
124		-	(b) The local licensing authority:
125		-	(iv) Shall assess a fee of not less than three
126		-	hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred
127		-	dollars ($500.00) payable annually in advance for each
128		-	microbrewery permit. When dual ownership of a microbrewery
129		-	permit and a liquor license exists, no additional fee shall ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
130		-	FILE NO. SF0042
131		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
132		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
133		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	33	+	5 (b) To qualify for a resort hotel liquor license
	34	+	6 under this section, the appropriate licensing authority
	35	+	7 shall require the resort hotel to:
	36	+	8
	37	+	9 (i) Have an actual valuation of, or the
	38	+	10 applicant shall commit to expend or have actually expended
	39	+	11 on the resort hotel, not less than five million dollars
	40	+	12 ($5,000,000.00). Any valuation under this paragraph shall
	41	+	13 include the value of the land on which the resort hotel is
	42	+	14 located;
	43	+	15
	44	+	16 (ii) Include a restaurant as defined by W.S.
	45	+	17 12-1-101(a)(xiv);
	46	+	18
	47	+	19 (iii) Include within the resort hotel not less
	48	+	20 than twenty (20) sleeping rooms for short-term occupancy;
	49	+	21
	50	+	22 (iv) Provide dining services to guest rooms for
	51	+	23 not less than twelve (12) hours each day; and 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	52	+	ENGROSSED
	53	+	3SF00421
	54	+	2 (v) Provide facilities for business meetings
	55	+	3 that can accommodate not less than fifty (50) participants.
	56	+	4
	57	+	5W.S. 12-1-101(a)(viii)(intro), (T) and by
	58	+	6 creating a new subparagraph (W), 12-4-103(a)(iii), 12-4-403
	59	+	7 through 12-4-405, 12-4-414(b)(iv), 12-4-415(b)(iv) and
	60	+	8 12-5-201(f) are amended to read:
	61	+	9
	62	+	10
	63	+	11
	64	+	12 (a) As used in this title:
	65	+	13
	66	+	14 (viii) "Licensee" means a person holding
	67	+	15:
	68	+	16
	69	+	17 (T) Special malt beverage permit issued
	70	+	18 under W.S. 12-4-504; or
	71	+	19
	72	+	20
	73	+	21
	74	+	22
	75	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	76	+	ENGROSSED
	77	+	4SF00421
	78	+	2 (a) A license or permit authorized by this title
	79	+	3 shall not be held by, issued or transferred to:
	80	+	4
	81	+	5 (iii) Any person who does not own the building
	82	+	6 or hold a written lease for the period for which the
	83	+	7 license will be effective containing an agreement by the
	84	+	8 lessor that alcoholic or malt beverages may be sold upon
	85	+	9 the leased premises, except as provided by paragraph (iv)
	86	+	10 of this subsection. This paragraph shall not be interpreted
	87	+	11 to prevent the use of a resort liquor license
	88	+	12 by a contractor or subcontractor as
	89	+	13 permitted by W.S. 12-4-403(b);
	90	+	14
	91	+	15
	92	+	16
	93	+	17
	94	+	18 (a) The provisions authorizing resort liquor licenses
	95	+	19 have no application
	96	+	20 to the population formula limiting retail liquor licenses
	97	+	21 as provided by W.S. 12-4-201.
	98	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	99	+	ENGROSSED
	100	+	5SF00421 (b) A resort liquor licensee
	101	+	2 may contract or subcontract for the provision of
	102	+	3 food and beverage services on the licensed premises.
	103	+	4 However, the
	104	+	5 all applicable laws, rules, regulations and penalties
	105	+	6 including the provisions of W.S. 12-2-306 and 12-7-103.
	106	+	7
	107	+	8
	108	+	9
	109	+	10
	110	+	11 Resort liquor licensees
	111	+	12 shall not sell alcoholic or malt beverages for consumption
	112	+	13 off the premises owned or leased by the licensee, except
	113	+	14 pursuant to a catering permit. The dispensing of alcoholic
	114	+	15 or malt beverages licensed to be sold hereunder shall be
	115	+	16 controlled by W.S. 12-5-201 and if a catering permit has
	116	+	17 been issued, by W.S. 12-4-502(b).
	117	+	18
	118	+	19
	119	+	20
	120	+	21 The annual fee for a resort liquor license
	121	+	22 shall be not less than five hundred 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	122	+	ENGROSSED
	123	+	6SF0042
	124	+	1 dollars ($500.00) nor more than three thousand dollars
	125	+	2 ($3,000.00).
	126	+	3
	127	+	4
134	128		5
135		-	be assessed other than the retail, restaurant, bar and
136		-	grill or resort license fee.
137		-	12-5-201. Location, regulation and restrictions as to
138		-	place of sale; inspections.
139		-	(f) A holder of a
140		-	resort retail liquor license, a golf club that holds a
141		-	retail liquor license, a restaurant liquor license or a
142		-	club limited retail liquor license or a holder of a retail
143		-	liquor license or restaurant liquor license operating on a
144		-	guest ranch may dispense alcoholic beverages from any
145		-	location within the boundaries of the licensee's premises.
146		-	Any holder of a resort hotel liquor license may sell an
147		-	unopened bottle of liquor or wine to a registered guest not
148		-	less than twenty-one (21) years of age for consumption on
149		-	the holder's premises. The premises shall be a single
150		-	property within a contiguous boundary upon which the
151		-	licensee is located and which shall be identified in the
152		-	license. Any location on the premises where alcoholic
153		-	beverages are dispensed as approved by the licensing
154		-	authority shall comply with applicable sanitation and fire
155		-	hazard requirements and other applicable laws. The
156		-	licensing authority shall, as often as necessary, inspect
157		-	the licensed location where alcoholic beverages are
158		-	dispensed to ensure that the licensee is in compliance with
159		-	sanitation and fire hazard requirements. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
160		-	FILE NO. SF0042
161		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE
162		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
163		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
164		-	6Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
165		-	(END)
166		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
167		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
168		-	Chief Clerk
	129	+	6
	130	+	7
	131	+	8 (b) The local licensing authority:
	132	+	9
	133	+	10 (iv) Shall assess a fee of not less than three
	134	+	11 hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred
	135	+	12 dollars ($500.00) payable annually in advance for each
	136	+	13 winery permit. When dual ownership of a winery permit and a
	137	+	14 liquor license exists, no additional fee shall be assessed
	138	+	15 other than the retail, restaurant, bar and grill, resort
	139	+	16 or resort license fee.
	140	+	17
	141	+	18
	142	+	19
	143	+	20
	144	+	21 (b) The local licensing authority:
	145	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	146	+	ENGROSSED
	147	+	7SF00421 (iv) Shall assess a fee of not less than three
	148	+	2 hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred
	149	+	3 dollars ($500.00) payable annually in advance for each
	150	+	4 microbrewery permit. When dual ownership of a microbrewery
	151	+	5 permit and a liquor license exists, no additional fee shall
	152	+	6 be assessed other than the retail, restaurant, bar and
	153	+	7 grill or resort license fee.
	154	+	8
	155	+	9
	156	+	10
	157	+	11
	158	+	12 (f) A holder of a
	159	+	13 resort retail liquor license, a golf club that holds a
	160	+	14 retail liquor license, a restaurant liquor license or a
	161	+	15 club limited retail liquor license or a holder of a retail
	162	+	16 liquor license or restaurant liquor license operating on a
	163	+	17 guest ranch may dispense alcoholic beverages from any
	164	+	18 location within the boundaries of the licensee's premises.
	165	+	19
	166	+	20
	167	+	21
	168	+	22 The premises shall be a single
	169	+	23 property within a contiguous boundary upon which the 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0287
	170	+	ENGROSSED
	171	+	8SF0042
	172	+	1 licensee is located and which shall be identified in the
	173	+	2 license. Any location on the premises where alcoholic
	174	+	3 beverages are dispensed as approved by the licensing
	175	+	4 authority shall comply with applicable sanitation and fire
	176	+	5 hazard requirements and other applicable laws. The
	177	+	6 licensing authority shall, as often as necessary, inspect
	178	+	7 the licensed location where alcoholic beverages are
	179	+	8 dispensed to ensure that the licensee is in compliance with
	180	+	9 sanitation and fire hazard requirements.
	181	+	10
	182	+	11. This act is effective July 1, 2025
	183	+	12
	184	+	13 (END)