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SB 488 Mixed beverage restaurant licensees; food-to-beverage ratio.

Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Pilot project for mixed beverage licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; alternative calculation for the 45 percent food-to-beverage ratio based on price paid by the licensee. Creates a two-year pilot project that directs participating mixed beverage restaurant licensees to calculate the required food-to-beverage ratio (i) on the basis of the price such licensee paid for the food, nonalcoholic beverages, and mixed beverages sold and (ii) on the basis of the price such licensee sold such food, nonalcoholic beverages, and mixed beverages to patrons. The bill provides that participating licensees shall be deemed to be in compliance with law if they meet the required food-to-beverage ratio based on either of the above calculations. The bill also requires participating licensees to serve food during any period of time mixed beverages are served and allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to summarily suspend the license of participants for 24 hours for violation of this requirement.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alcoholic beverage control; food-beverage ratio. Modifies the food-beverage ratio for mixed beverage restaurant licensees to require that such licensees sell a minimum of 25 cents of food and nonalcoholic beverages for every dollar of mixed beverages sold. The bill provides that gross receipts shall be calculated on the basis of the price that the licensee paid for the food, nonalcoholic beverages, or mixed beverages sold, rather than the price at which the licensee sells such items to patrons. Under current law, a licensee's gross receipts, which are calculated on the basis of the price at which the licensee sells items to patrons, from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages must amount to at least 45 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of mixed beverages and food. The bill also requires mixed beverage restaurant licensees to serve food during any period of time mixed beverages are served and allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to summarily suspend a license for a maximum of 24 hours for failure to comply with this provision.