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AK Stat § 04.11.410 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses.|Sec. 04.11.410. Restriction of location near churches and schools.

(a) A beverage dispensary or package store license may not be issued and the location of an existing license may not be transferred if the licensed premises would be located in a building the public entrance of which is within 200 feet of a school ground or a church building in which religious services are regularly conducted, measured by the shortest pedestrian route from the outer boundaries of the school ground or the public entrance of the church building. However, a license issued before the presence of either cause of restriction within 200 feet of the licensed premises may be renewed or transferred to a person notwithstanding this subsection. (b) If a beverage dispensary or package store license for premises located within 200 feet of a school ground or church building in which religious services are regularly conducted is revoked, expires, or is transferred to another location, a beverage dispensary or package store license may not be issued or transferred to the formerly licensed premises until the cessation of either cause of restriction.
AK Stat § 04.11.420 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses.|Sec. 04.11.420. Zoning limitations.

(a) A person may not be issued a license or permit in a municipality if a zoning regulation or ordinance prohibits the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages unless a variance of the regulation or ordinance has been approved. (b) The municipality shall inform the board of zoning regulations or ordinances that prohibit the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
AK Stat § 04.11.430 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses.|Sec. 04.11.430. Person and location.

(a) Each license shall be issued to a specific individual or individuals, to a partnership, including a limited partnership, to a limited liability organization, or to a corporation. If the license is issued to a corporation or a limited liability organization, the registered agent of the corporation or limited liability organization must be an individual resident of the state. (b) Except for a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages on a common carrier, a specific location shall be indicated on the license or permit as the licensed premises, the principal address of which shall be indicated on the license or permit. The mailing address of a licensee or, if the licensee is a corporation, the address of the registered office of the corporation must be kept current and on file in the main office of the board.
AK Stat § 04.11.450 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses.|Sec. 04.11.450. Prohibited financial interest.

(a) A person other than a licensee may not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the business for which a license is issued. (b) A person who is a representative or owner of a wholesale business, brewery, winery, bottling works, or distillery may not be issued, solely or together with others, a beverage dispensary license, a restaurant or eating place license, or package store license. A holder of a beverage dispensary license may be issued a brewpub license, subject to the provisions of AS 04.11.135. The prohibition against issuance of a restaurant or eating place license imposed under this subsection does not apply to a restaurant or eating place license issued on or before October 1, 1996 or a restaurant or eating place license issued under an application for a restaurant or eating place license approved on or before October 1, 1996. (c) A license may not be leased by a licensee to another person, partnership, limited liability organization, or corporation. (d) For the purposes of this section, a lessor under a graduated or percentage lease-rent agreement involving premises licensed under this title does not hold a financial interest in the business. (e) A holder of either a general wholesale license or a wholesale malt beverage and wine license may not be employed by or act as the agent or employee of the holder of a beverage dispensary or package store license. (f) In this section, “direct or indirect financial interest” means holding a legal or equitable interest in the operation of a business licensed under this title. However, credit extended by a distiller, a brewery, or a winery to a wholesaler, or credit extended by a wholesaler to persons licensed under this title, or a consulting fee received from a person licensed under this title, is not considered a financial interest in a business licensed under this title.
AK Stat § 04.11.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 5. Restrictions on Issuance and Transfer of Licenses.|Sec. 04.11.460. Prior public approval.

(a) A new license or the transfer of location of an existing license may not be approved by the board in an area outside but within 50 miles of the boundaries of a municipality unless a petition asking that the license be issued or transferred within the area containing signatures of a majority of the permanent residents residing within one mile of the proposed premises is filed with the board. (b) A license may not be issued in an area that is 50 miles or more from the boundaries of a municipality unless a petition asking that the license be issued within the area containing the signatures of two-thirds of the permanent residents residing within a radius of five miles of the United States post office station nearest to the proposed licensed premises, is filed with the board. If there are two or more United States post office stations in the vicinity of the proposed licensed premises, the nearest to the premises constitutes the point of beginning under this subsection. If there is no United States post office station within a radius of five miles of the proposed licensed premises, the applicant must obtain the signatures of two-thirds of the permanent residents residing within a five mile radius of the proposed licensed premises. A petition is not required for the renewal of a license issued in accordance with this subsection unless specifically required by the board. (c) In this section, “permanent resident” means a person 21 years of age or older who has established a permanent place of abode.
AK Stat § 04.11.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.470. Objection.

A person may object to an application for issuance, renewal, transfer of location, or transfer to another person of a license, or for issuance of a permit, by serving upon the applicant and the board the reasons for the objection. The board shall consider the objections and testimony received at a hearing conducted under AS 04.11.510(b)(2) when it considers the application. An objection and the record of a hearing conducted under AS 04.11.510(b)(2) shall be retained as part of the board's permanent record of its review of the application.
AK Stat § 04.11.493 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.493. Change of local option.

(a) If a majority of persons voting on the question vote to approve a different local option, a municipality or established village shall change a local option previously adopted under AS 04.11.491 to the different approved option. (b) A ballot question to change a local option under this section must at least contain language substantially similar to: “Shall (name of municipality or village) change the local option currently in effect, that prohibits (current local option under AS 04.11.491), and adopt in its place a local option to prohibit (proposed local option under AS 04.11.491)? (yes or no).”
AK Stat § 04.11.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.495. Removal of local option.

(a) If a majority of the persons voting on the question vote to remove the option, a municipality or established village shall remove a local option previously adopted under AS 04.11.491. The option is repealed effective the first day of the month following certification of the results of the election. (b) A ballot question to remove a local option under this section must at least contain language substantially similar to: “Shall (name of municipality or village) remove the local option currently in effect, that prohibits (current local option under AS 04.11.491), so that there is no longer any local option in effect? (yes or no).” (c) When issuing a license in the area that has removed a local option, the board shall give priority to an applicant who was formerly licensed and whose license was not renewed because of the results of the previous local option election. However, an applicant described in this subsection does not have a legal right to a license and the board is not required to approve the application.
AK Stat § 04.11.497 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.497. Effect on licenses of prohibition of sale.

If a majority of voters vote to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(1), (a)(4) or (5), (b)(1), or (b)(3) or (4), the board may not issue, renew, or transfer, between persons or locations, a license for premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or within the perimeter of the established village. A license that may not be renewed because of a local option election held under this section is void 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that expires during the 90 days after the results of a local option election are certified may be extended, until it is void under this section, by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial license fee.
AK Stat § 04.11.499 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.499. Prohibition of importation or purchase after election.

(a) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit the importation of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(4) or (5) or (b)(3) or (4), a person, beginning on the first day of the month following certification of the results of the election, may not knowingly send, transport, or bring an alcoholic beverage into the municipality or established village, unless the alcoholic beverage is sacramental wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes by a person authorized by the church or religious body to dispense the sacramental wine. (b) A person who resides in a municipality or established village that has adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491(a) or (b) may not purchase alcohol from another person who has sent, transported, or brought an alcoholic beverage into the municipality or established village in violation of the local option. (c) In this section, (1) “bring” means to carry or convey or to attempt or solicit to carry or convey; (2) “send” means to cause to be taken or distributed or to attempt or solicit to cause to be taken or distributed, and includes use of the United States Postal Service; (3) “transport” means to ship by any method, and includes delivering or transferring or attempting or soliciting to deliver or transfer an alcoholic beverage to be shipped to, delivered to, or left or held for pickup by any person.
AK Stat § 04.11.501 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.501. Prohibition of possession after election.

(a) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit the possession of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(5) or (b)(4), a person may not knowingly possess an alcoholic beverage in the municipality or established village, unless the alcoholic beverage is sacramental wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes, by a person recognized by the church or religious body as authorized to dispense the wine. (b) If there are licensed premises within the municipality or established village, the prohibition on possession is effective beginning 90 days after the results of the election are certified. If there are no licensed premises within the municipality or established village, the prohibition on possession is effective beginning 60 days after the results of the election are certified. (c) Upon the adoption by a municipality of a local option under AS 04.11.491(a)(5), an ordinance is adopted containing the provisions of this section. (d) In this section, “possession” means having physical possession of or exercising dominion or control over an alcoholic beverage, but does not include having an alcoholic beverage within the digestive system of a person.
AK Stat § 04.11.503 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.503. Effect on licenses of restriction on sale.

If a majority of the voters vote under AS 04.11.491(a)(2) or (b)(2) to prohibit sale of alcoholic beverages except by the type or types of licensees or permit holders listed on the ballot, the board may not issue, renew, or transfer between persons or locations a license for premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or within the perimeter of the established village, except the type or types of licenses listed on the ballot. A license in effect within the boundaries of the municipality or perimeter of the established village, and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality, except the type of license listed on the ballot, is void 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that expires during the 90 days after the results of a local option election are certified may be extended, until it is void under this section, by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial license fee.
AK Stat § 04.11.505 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.505. Licensing after prohibition on sale except in premises operated by municipality.

(a) If a majority of the voters vote under AS 04.11.491(a)(3) to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages except on premises operated by the municipality, the board may not issue, renew, or transfer between persons or locations a license for premises located within the boundaries of a municipality and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality, with the exception of the type of license listed on the ballot and operated under a license held by the municipality. A license in effect is void 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that expires during the 90 days after the results of a local option election are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial license fee. (b) The local governing body of a municipality shall apply for a license to operate the type of licensed premises listed on the ballot under AS 04.11.491(a)(3) and approved by a majority of the voters. The municipality shall operate the premises subject to the conditions and fees applicable to the type of license. Nothing in this section precludes a municipality from applying to be a licensee under other provisions of this title.
AK Stat § 04.11.507 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.507. Procedure for local option elections.

(a) Elections to adopt a local option under AS 04.11.491, change a local option under AS 04.11.493, or remove a local option under AS 04.11.495, shall be conducted as required in this section. (b) Upon receipt of a petition of a number of registered voters equal to 35 percent or more of the number of votes cast at the last regular municipal election, the local governing body of a municipality shall place upon a separate ballot at the next regular election, or at a special election, whichever local option, change in local option, or removal of local option constitutes the subject of the petition. The local governing body shall conduct the election under the election ordinance of the municipality. (c) Upon receipt of a petition of 35 percent or more of the registered voters residing within an established village, the lieutenant governor shall place upon a separate ballot at a special election the local option, change in local option, or removal of local option that constitutes the subject of the petition. The lieutenant governor shall conduct the election under AS 15. (d) A petition filed with the local governing body of a municipality under (b) of this section, that places on the ballot the option set out in AS 04.11.491(a)(5), constitutes a proposed ordinance of the municipality. (e) AS 29.26.110 - 29.26.160 apply to a petition under (b) of this section in a general law municipality except the (1) number of required signatures is determined under (b) of this section rather than under AS 29.26.130; (2) application filed under AS 29.26.110 must at least contain language substantially similar to the questions set out under AS 04.11.491 - 04.11.495 rather than containing an ordinance or resolution; (3) petition must at least contain language substantially similar to the questions set out under AS 04.11.491 - 04.11.495 rather than material required under AS 29.26.120(a)(1) and (2). (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an election under (b) or (c) of this section to remove a local option or to change to a less restrictive option than the local option previously adopted under AS 04.11.491 may not be conducted during the first 24 months after the local option was adopted or more than once in a 36-month period. (g) Notwithstanding AS 29.26.140(a), after a petition has been certified as sufficient to meet the requirements of (b) or (c) of this section, another petition may not be filed or certified until after the question presented in the first petition has been voted on. Only one local option question may be presented in an election.
AK Stat § 04.11.508 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.508. Establishment of perimeter of established village.

(a) Except as provided under (b) and (c) of this section, for purposes of AS 04.11.491, 04.11.497, and 04.11.503, the perimeter of an established village is a circle around the established village that includes an area within a five-mile radius of the post office of the established village. If the established village does not have a post office, the perimeter of an established village is a circle around the established village that includes an area within a five-mile radius of another site selected by the local governing body or by the board if the established village does not have a local governing body. (b) If the perimeter of an established village determined under (a) of this section includes any area that is (1) within a municipality (A) that has adopted a local option, the local option adopted by the municipality applies in the overlapping area; (B) the local option adopted by the established village does not apply in the overlapping area; (2) within the perimeter of another established village and, if the other established village has (A) also adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491, the local option of the established village that is less restrictive applies in the overlapping area; (B) not adopted a local option under AS 04.11.491, the local option does not apply in the overlapping area. (c) If the board determines that the perimeter of an established village as provided under (a) and (b) of this section does not accurately reflect the perimeter of the established village, the board may establish the perimeter of the established village and the areas of overlapping perimeter described under (b) of this section for purposes of applying a local option selected under this chapter.
AK Stat § 04.11.509 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 6. Procedures for Public Influence.|Sec. 04.11.509. Notice of the results of a local option election.

(a) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit, change, or remove a local option under AS 04.11.491 - 04.11.495, the clerk of the municipality, or, if the election is in an established village, the lieutenant governor shall notify the board of the results of the election immediately after the results are certified. The board shall immediately notify the Department of Law and the Department of Public Safety of the results of the election. (b) If a majority of the voters vote to prohibit the importation or possession of alcoholic beverages under AS 04.11.491(a)(4) or (5) or (b)(3) or (4), the following actions in addition to those prescribed in (a) of this section shall be taken before the date the prohibition becomes effective: (1) the board shall notify, by certified mail, all package store licensees who sell alcoholic beverages in response to a written solicitation of the local option; and (2) the municipality or established village shall post public notice of the prohibition in a central location in the municipality or village.
AK Stat § 04.11.520 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 7. Board Procedures.|Sec. 04.11.520. Notice to local governing body.

After receipt of an application from within (1) an established village, (2) an incorporated city, (3) an organized borough, or (4) a unified municipality, the board shall transmit written notice to the local governing body within 10 days so that the local governing body may protest under AS 04.11.480.
AK Stat § 04.11.525 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 7. Board Procedures.|Sec. 04.11.525. Notice to community council and others.

On receipt of an application for the issuance, renewal, relocation, or transfer of the ownership of a license, the board shall provide written notice under AS 04.11.310(b).
AK Stat § 04.11.530 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 4. Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 11. Licensing|Article 7. Board Procedures.|Sec. 04.11.530. Consideration of reports.

A license may not be suspended or revoked under AS 04.11.370(a)(4) or (5) unless the board considers the reports prepared by arresting and investigating officers and the sentencing report sent to the board under AS 12.55.025(b).