Section 57.8 - Qualifications of Convention Center, Exhibit Hall or Auditorium Bona Fide Public Eating Place Lessees(a) A bona fide public eating place licensee operating at a premises licensed pursuant to Section 23824 may from time to time at the request of the State of California, incorporated city, county, city and county or public corporation of the State of California which owns or leases the premises, sublease the sale and service of meals to a lessee or lessees. Within thirty (30) days of such subletting, the licensee shall furnish the department with a copy of the agreement between the licensee and lessee. The lessees or proposed lessees shall be persons who are holders of alcoholic beverage licenses or persons who shall be qualified as provided for in Rule 57.7 of these regulations.(b) The State of California, incorporated city, county, or city and county or public corporation of the State of California which owns or leases the premises and the licensee may maintain a list of proposed lessees for the sale and service of meals who hold alcoholic beverage licenses or who have been qualified pursuant to Rule 57.7 to sell and serve meals, and the licensee shall furnish the department with such list and any additions or deletions from such list. The department may disqualify any person on the list as provided in Rule 57.7 (b) and (c) of these regulations. The licensee shall notify the department at least 10 days prior to the date on which any lessee on the list, or added to the list, is to first sell and serve meals.(c) A licensee who has sublet the sale and service of meals as provided for in Section 23787 remains responsible for keeping the premises in compliance with Section 23038.1 and may not exercise the privileges of the license unless the premises are equipped with suitable kitchen facilities, maintained in a sanitary condition, and regularly and in a bona fide manner used and kept open for the serving of meals to groups of guests for compensation.(d) A licensee who has sublet the sale and service of the meals required by Section 23038.1 shall not also employ the lessee or his employees or agents to manage or direct the alcoholic beverage licensed business.(e) Each license is issued to a specific person, and the privileges of such license are to be exercised by said person. A licensee who has sublet the sale and service of the meals required by Section 23038.1 shall not permit the lessee to participate or share in revenues resulting from the exercise of privileges granted by the license.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 57.8
1. New section filed as an emergency 10-1-74; designated effective 10-4-74 (Register 74, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 1-22-75 (Register 75, No. 4). Note: Authority cited: Section 25750, Business and Professions Code and Section 22, Article XX, California Constitution. Reference: Sections 23038, 23038.1, 23300, 23787, 24040 and 25750, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed as an emergency 10-1-74; designated effective 10-4-74 (Register 74, No. 40).
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 1-22-75 (Register 75, No. 4).