§ 12-4-502 — Twenty-four hour malt beverage permit and catering permit; restrictions; application procedure; fees

(a) A malt beverage permit authorizing the sale of malt
beverages only may be issued by the appropriate licensing
authority to any responsible person or organization for sales at
a picnic, bazaar, fair, rodeo, special holiday or similar public
gathering. No person or organization holding the special permit
shall sell any alcoholic liquor other than malt beverages on the
premises described on the permit, nor shall any malt beverage be
sold or consumed off the premises authorized by the permit. Malt
beverage permits under this subsection shall not be used to
operate a continuing business.
(b) A catering permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic
and malt beverages may be issued by the appropriate licensing
authority to any person holding a retail or resort retail liquor
license authorizing the off-premises sale of both alcoholic and
malt beverages, for sales at events not capable of being held
within the licensee's licensed premises. No licensee holding a
catering permit shall sell or permit consumption of any
alcoholic or malt beverage off the premises described in the
permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
closed-container items sold at auction for the benefit of a
nonprofit organization may be taken off-premises. Catering
permits under this subsection shall not be used to operate a
continuing business.
(c) The permits authorized by this section shall be issued
for one (1) twenty-four (24) hour period, subject to the
schedule of operating hours set pursuant to W.S. 12-5-101. No
person or organization shall receive more than a total of twelve
(12) malt beverage and thirty-six (36) catering permits for
sales at the same premises in any one (1) year.
(d) The malt beverage permit and the catering permit shall
be issued on application to the appropriate licensing authority
without public notice or hearing. An application for a malt
beverage permit or catering permit under this section shall be
accompanied by a designation of the event for which the
application is sought specifying the type of event and the name
of the sponsor. Any applicant applying for a permit authorized
by this section and having licensed premises located within a
jurisdiction other than that jurisdiction to which application
is made, shall secure the written approval of the licensing
authority of that jurisdiction in which the licensed premises
are located prior to filing an application for a permit.
(e) The fee for the malt beverage permit and the catering
permit shall be not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than
fifty dollars ($50.00) per twenty-four (24) hour period, payable
to the appropriate licensing authority.