Chapter 41: Intoxicating Liquors And Beverages

Article 26: Licensure And Regulation Of Sale Of Liquor By The Drink

Statute 41-2645: Temporary permit. (a) A temporary permit shall allow the permit holder to offer for sale, sell and serve alcoholic liquor for consumption on unlicensed premises, which may be open to the public, subject to the terms of such permit.

      (b)   The director may issue a temporary permit to any one or more persons or organizations applying for such a permit, in accordance with rules and regulations of the secretary. The permit shall be issued in the names of the persons or organizations to which it is issued.

      (c)   Applications for temporary permits shall be required to be filed with the director not less than 14 days before the event for which the permit is sought unless the director waives such requirement for good cause. Each application shall state the purposes for which the proceeds of the event will be used. The application shall be upon a form prescribed and furnished by the director and shall be filed with the director in duplicate. Each application shall be accompanied by a permit fee of $25 for each day for which the permit is issued, which fee shall be paid by a certified or cashier's check of a bank within this state, United States post office money order or cash in the full amount thereof. All permit fees collected by the director pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.

      (d)   Temporary permits shall specify the premises for which they are issued and shall be issued only for premises where the city, county or township zoning code allows use for which the permit is issued. No temporary permit shall be issued for premises which are not located in a county where the qualified electors of the county:

      (1) (A)   Approved, by a majority vote of those voting thereon, to adopt the proposition amending section 10 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas at the general election in November, 1986; or (B) have approved a proposition to allow the sale of liquor by the individual drink in public places within the county at an election pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2646, and amendments thereto; and

      (2)   have not approved a proposition to prohibit such sales of alcoholic liquor in such places at a subsequent election pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2646, and amendments thereto.

      (e)   A temporary permit shall be issued for a period of time not to exceed three consecutive days, the dates and hours of which shall be specified in the permit, except that the director may issue one temporary permit, valid for the entire period of time of the Kansas state fair, which authorizes the sale and serving by the drink of only wine or beer, or both, on the state fairgrounds on premises specified in the temporary permit, by a person who has entered into an agreement with the state fair board for that purpose. Not more than four temporary permits may be issued to any one applicant in a calendar year.

      (f)   All proceeds from an event for which a temporary permit is issued shall be used only for the purposes stated in the application for such permit.

      (g)   A temporary permit shall not be transferable or assignable.

      (h)   The director may refuse to issue a temporary permit to any person or organization which has violated any provision of the Kansas liquor control act, the drinking establishment act or K.S.A. 79-41a01 et seq., and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1987, ch. 182, § 91; L. 1990, ch. 179, § 8; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 132; L. 2006, ch. 206, § 2; July 1.