Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 4-203.07 — Off-sale privileges; leases; mixed cocktails; permits; fees

ARS § 4-203.07Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages · Ch. 2. REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS · Art. 1. Licenses

Statute text

4-203.07. Off-sale privileges; leases; mixed cocktails; permits; fees A. Notwithstanding section 4-203, subsection E and section 4-210, subsection A, paragraph 6, a bar, beer and wine bar and liquor store licensee may lease the off-sale privileges associated with the licensee's license, except the privilege to sell mixed cocktails for off-premises consumption pursuant to section 4-244, paragraph 32, subdivision (d), to a restaurant licensee. The lease shall be for a period of one year and may be renewable for successive terms of one year. The off-sale privileges of a bar, beer and wine bar or liquor store license that are held in nonuse status may also be leased pursuant to this section. B. Leases made pursuant to this section are subject to the following conditions: 1. The department shall establish a minimum of four lease windows throughout the calendar year during which a lease may be agreed to between a bar, beer and wine bar or liquor store licensee and a restaurant licensee for the lease of off-sale privileges. 2. A restaurant licensee may apply to the department for approval of a lease at least thirty days before the end of the lease window. The restaurant licensee shall provide a completed lease agreement signed by both the lessor and lessee. The department may establish and charge an application fee for administrative and enforcement costs associated with this section. 3. On the director approving the lease, the director shall transfer the lessor's off-sale privileges, except the privilege to sell mixed cocktails for off-premises consumption pursuant to section 4-244, paragraph 32, subdivision (d), to the restaurant lessee for the term of the lease. 4. The department shall establish a process to facilitate and approve the lease conveyance and to govern the leases, including the following:

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