(a)A license for a drinking establishment shall allow the licensee to offer for sale, sell and serve alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage for consumption on the licensed premises that may be open to the public, and to serve samples of such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage free of charge on licensed premises subject to the requirements of subsection (c), if such premises are located in a county where the qualified electors of the county:
(1)(A) Approved, by a majority vote of those voting thereon, the proposition to amend 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 sales of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink in public places within the county at an election pursu
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(a) A license for a drinking establishment shall allow the licensee to offer for sale, sell and serve alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage for consumption on the licensed premises that may be open to the public, and to serve samples of such alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage free of charge on licensed premises subject to the requirements of subsection (c), if such premises are located in a county where the qualified electors of the county:
(1) (A) Approved, by a majority vote of those voting thereon, the proposition to amend 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 sales of alcoholic 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.
(b) A drinking establishment shall be required to derive from sales of food for consumption on the licensed premises not less than 30% of all the establishment's gross receipts from sales of food and beverages on such premises unless the licensed premises are located in a county where the qualified electors of the county:
(1) Have approved, at an election pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2646, and amendments thereto, a proposition to allow sales of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink in public places within the county without a requirement that any portion of their gross receipts be derived from the sale of food; 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.
(c) No charge of any sort may be made for a sample serving. Samples may not be served to a minor. No samples may be removed from the licensed premises. Providing samples is prohibited for any licensee who charges a cover charge or entry fee at any time during the business day. No consideration shall be requested or required for entry onto the premises, participation in any event taking place on the premises or to remain on the premises.
(d) (1) A drinking establishment shall specify in the application for a license or renewal of a license the premises to be licensed, which may include all premises which are in close proximity and are under the control of the applicant or licensee.
(2) If the drinking establishment licensee also holds a manufacturer's license issued under the Kansas liquor control act, the licensed premises specified in the drinking establishment license shall not be the same as the licensed premises specified in the manufacturer's license, but such specified premises shall be located not more than two miles by the usually traveled road from the licensed premises specified in the manufacturer's license.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any hotel of which the entire premises are licensed as a drinking establishment or as a drinking establishment caterer may sell alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage by means of minibars located in guest rooms of such hotel, subject to the following:
(1) The key, magnetic card or other device required to attain access to a minibar in a guest room shall be provided only to guests who are registered to stay in such room and who are 21 or more years of age;
(2) containers or packages of spirits or wine sold by means of a minibar shall hold not less than 50 nor more than 200 milliliters; and
(3) a minibar shall be restocked with alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage only during hours when the hotel is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage as a drinking establishment.
(f) A drinking establishment may store on its premises wine sold to a customer for consumption at a later date on its premises in the unopened container. Such wine must be kept separate from all other alcohol stock and in a secure locked area separated by customer. Such wine shall not be removed from the licensed premises in its unopened condition.
(g) If the drinking establishment licensee also holds a manufacturer's license issued under the Kansas liquor control act, the drinking establishment shall not sell alcoholic liquor manufactured by such manufacturer's licensee to the exclusion of other alcoholic liquor. All beer and cereal malt beverage sold by the drinking establishment shall be acquired from a distributor, retailer or microbrewery licensed under the Kansas liquor control act, and all wine and spirits sold by the drinking establishment shall be acquired from a retailer or farm winery licensed under the Kansas liquor control act and who possesses a federal wholesaler's basic permit, except that hard cider may be acquired from a microbrewery licensed under the Kansas liquor control act and who possesses a federal wholesaler's basic permit.