(a) Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful to operate a bottle club for profit or pecuniary gain. (b) The Commissioner may, upon application, grant a license to the owner, lessor, or person in charge of the premises to operate a bottle club in accordance with this chapter. (c) The Commissioner may only grant a bottle club license to the following: (1) A person doing business in an establishment meeting the standards of a restaurant. The license permits the establishment to operate as a bottle club on every day of the week and on holidays, except between the hours of 2: 00 a.m. and 9: 00 a.m. during which time alcoholic liquors may not be consumed on the premises of the establishment. (2) A person renting premises to customers for holding weddings or other social gatherings where there is adequate food, as determined by the Commissioner, provided by the customer or a caterer. The license permits the establishment to operate as a bottle club on every day of the week and on holidays, except between the hours of 2: 00 a.m. and 9: 00 a.m. during which time alcoholic liquors may not be consumed on the premises of the establishment. ttle club on every day of the week and on holidays, except between the hours of 2: 00 a.m. and 9: 00 a.m. during which time alcoholic liquors may not be consumed on the premises of the establishment. If a bottle club licensed under this paragraph (c)(2) has a function that utilizes an off-site caterer, all alcohol must be provided by the off-site caterer. 63 Del. Laws, c. 232, § 2; 67 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 2; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, § 9; 83 Del. Laws, c. 152, § 3;
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