Sec. 25. (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 the governing board of the facility first applies for and secures the necessary permits as required by this title.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-3-1-25

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
     (b) A county or township 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 the governing board of the golf course first applies for and secures the necessary permits required by this title.

     (d) A county, city, town, or township that owns a 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 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.

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