Section 12-4-410 - Sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption prohibited; location, regulation and restrictions on dispensing of liquor; prohibiting certain activities(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, restaurant liquor licensees shall not sell alcoholic or malt beverages for off-premises consumption from the licensed building owned or leased by the licensee. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) of this section, alcoholic or malt beverages shall be served for on-premises consumption only in dining areas which are adequately staffed and equipped for all food services offered by the restaurant.(b) Alcoholic liquor and malt beverages shall be dispensed and prepared for consumption in the licensed building in areas approved by the local licensing authority. No consumption of alcoholic or malt beverages shall be permitted within the dispensing areas nor shall any person other than employees over eighteen (18) years of age be permitted to enter the dispensing areas.(c) All sales of alcoholic and malt beverages authorized by a restaurant liquor license shall cease at the time food sales and services cease or at the hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101 if food sales and services extend beyond those hours.(d) No restaurant liquor licensee shall promote or operate the restaurant as a bar and lounge.(e) A restaurant liquor licensee may permit a patron to remove one (1) unsealed bottle of wine for off-premises consumption provided that the patron has purchased a full course meal and consumed a portion of the bottle of wine with the meal on the restaurant premises. For purposes of this subsection the term "full course meal" shall mean a diversified selection of food which is ordinarily consumed with the use of tableware and cannot conveniently be consumed while standing or walking. A partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be removed from the premises pursuant to this subsection shall be securely sealed by the licensee or an agent of the licensee and placed in a tamperproof transparent bag which shall also be securely sealed prior to removal from the premises, so that it is visibly apparent that the resealed bottle of wine has not been tampered with. The licensee or agent of the licensee shall provide a dated receipt for the bottle of wine to the patron. Wine which is resealed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed an open container for purposes of W.S. 31-5-235.(f) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 22, § 3.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 22, § 2 and § 3, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Laws 2017 , ch. 63, § 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Laws 2017 , ch. 50, § 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by Laws 2013 , ch. 174, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.