§ 7.1-3-1-25 — Authorization to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages at certain public facilities

Indiana § 7.1-3-1-25

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 3: PERMITS
• Ch. 1: General Provisions

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(a) A county, city, town, or township that by
itself or in combination with any other body of a county, city, town, or
township acquires by ownership or by lease any stadium, exhibition
hall, auditorium, theater, convention center, civic center, or park or
public recreation area with a permanent event or entertainment space
may permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages upon the premises if:
(1) the governing board of the facility; or
(2) a person that has an agreement with the governing board of
the facility to act as concessionaire for the permitted premises;
first applies for and secures the necessary permits as required by this
title.
(b) A:
(1) county or township; or
(2) person that has an agreement with the county or township to
act as concessionaire for the permitted premises;
may be issued a permit for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on the
premises of any community center, including a clubhouse, pavilion, or
social center that is located within a public park or operated by the
township.
(c) A county, city, town, or township that owns a golf course may
permit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages upon the premises of the
golf course if:
(1) the governing board of the golf course; or
(2) a person that has an agreement with the governing board of
the golf course to act as concessionaire for the golf course;
first applies for and secures the necessary permits required by this title.
(d) A:
(1) county, city, town, or township that owns a marina; or
(2) person that has an agreement with the county, city, town, or
township to act as concessionaire for the marina;
may be issued a permit for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages on the
premises of the marina. The permit may include the carryout sale of
alcoholic beverages in accordance with IC 7.1-3-4-6(c), IC 7.1-3-9-9(c), IC 7.1-3-14-4(c), and 905 IAC 1-29 but may not include
at-home delivery of alcoholic beverages. However, the county, city,
town, or township, or a person that has an agreement with the county,
city, town, or township to act as concessionaire for the permitted
premises, must apply for and secure the necessary permits that this title
requires.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the commission may issue a
civic center permit to a person that:
(1) by the person's self or in combination with another person is
the proprietor, as owner or lessee, of an entertainment complex;
or
(2) has an agreement with a person described in subdivision (1)
to act as a concessionaire for the entertainment complex for the
full period for which the permit is to be issued.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
19-7-38-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.64. Amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.1, SEC.22; P.L.100-1983, SEC.1; P.L.57-1984, SEC.4;
P.L.85-1985, SEC.4; P.L.112-1987, SEC.3; P.L.103-1989, SEC.1;
P.L.12-1992, SEC.55; P.L.87-1993, SEC.1; P.L.71-1996, SEC.3;
P.L.71-1997, SEC.1; P.L.205-1999, SEC.12; P.L.136-2000, SEC.2;
P.L.170-2002, SEC.54; P.L.165-2006, SEC.4; P.L.119-2012, SEC.79;
P.L.285-2019, SEC.14; P.L.145-2024, SEC.4; P.L.163-2025,
SEC.10.