Section 04.09.450 - Restaurant endorsement(a) A restaurant endorsement authorizes the holder of a beverage dispensary license, fair license, golf course license, sporting activity or event license, club license, outdoor recreation lodge license, destination resort license, or beverage dispensary tourism license to allow a person (1) under 21 years of age access as provided in (e) of this section to the premises of a bona fide restaurant on the licensed premises; and(2) to enter or remain on the licensed premises to consume food or nonalcoholic beverages as authorized under AS 04.16.010 (c)(5).(b) The biennial fee for a restaurant endorsement is $200.(c) An application for a restaurant endorsement must specify the establishment or portion of the establishment that constitutes a bona fide restaurant.(d) The board may issue an endorsement under this section only if the board finds (1) that the establishment or portion of the establishment for which the endorsement is requested is a bona fide restaurant;(2) there is supervision on the premises adequate to reasonably ensure that a person under 21 years of age will not obtain alcoholic beverages; and(3) that it is unlikely that persons under 21 years of age not employed on the premises will enter and remain on the premises of the bona fide restaurant for purposes other than dining.(e) The board may authorize the holder of a license with a restaurant endorsement (1) to allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only;(2) to allow a person who is under 16 years of age to enter and remain on the licensed premises for dining only if(A) the person is accompanied by a person who is 21 years of age or older; and(B) the parent or guardian of the person consents to the person being on the licensed premises; and(3) subject to AS 04.16.049, to employ or permit the employment of a person who is at least 16 years of age but under 21 years of age on the premises of the bona fide restaurant if the employer provides adequate supervision to ensure that the person does not obtain alcoholic beverages.(f) The holder of a license who engages in activity under this section without an endorsement under this section commits the offense of unendorsed restaurant service.(g) The holder of a restaurant endorsement who engages in activity not authorized by the board under (e) of this section or fails to comply with the requirements of (e) of this section commits the offense of restaurant endorsement noncompliance.(h) Unendorsed restaurant service is a violation and is punishable by a fine of $500.(i) Restaurant endorsement noncompliance is a violation.Added by SLA 2022, ch. 8,sec. 13, eff. 1/1/2024.