Re: innkeeping: alcohol license

[Bill Wickman <ctnwdctg@open.org>]

At 04:45 PM 8/15/97 -0400, Jim & Susan Hildebrand wrote:
>
>We also are in a dry county and we do the following:
>A container of wine is in the guest refrigerator and each guest is
>informed of the loacation of the wine glasses.
>
>Guests are told they are coming to a dry county if they ask the
>question.
>
>They may bring their own alcohol for local consumption.
>
>this seems to work for everyone.
>
>-- 
>Jim & Susan Hildebrand
>Innkeepers, Anderson House Inn
>201 E. Main Street, Heber Springs, Arkansas  72543
>(501) 362-5266  (800) 264-5279 FAX (501) 362-2326
>Web Site at:  http://www.bbonline.com/ar/anderson
>
>I have done extensive research on the alcohol issue and my findings are
that anyone who serves same without a FEDERAL liquor license is breaking 
the
law.

I suggest any inn who gives away any form of alcohol contact the ATF
(Alcohol, tobacco and firearms) folks and regardless of giving or selling
you are required to have the same liccense that a retail establishment has
for beer/wine which is $250 per year.

In Oregon, you can get a license to give alchohol away for $5 per room per
year.  This does ot take the place of the ATF license and the Oregon 
liquor
commission indicates that when they supply your state license they then by
law are required to notify ATF..

If anyone can prove me wrong, please do so
>
Biill
       
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