How to get a liquor license for a vehicle?

[steveo2]

Hello. I am setting up a company in my entrepreneurship class to buy busses that students can drink on and take them from their college towns and homes to the bars downtown. My question is, how do I go about finding a liquor license for a vehicle? You know how you can drink in a limo, is that because of the barrier between the passengers and the driver? Can I get a license to let me do the same thing on a bus with a barrier? Can I get one for my suburban? Anyone got links to some info? Thanks.

 

[vi edit]

For starters, I'd check into what the insurance would run on such a lucrative idea.

The insurance alone may be prohibative to the profits made.

 

[minendo]

Man I would never trust a bunch of drunk college students.

 

[pyonir]

<< Man I would never trust a bunch of drunk college students. >>


lmao....

 

[amnesiac]

Excerpt from the 2000 California Vehicle Code:

...do not apply to passengers in any bus, taxicab, or limousine for hire licensed to transport passengers pursuant to the Public Utilities Code or proper local authority... (23229a)

So I guess you could try the DMV, or talk to the police.

 

[kranky]

Maybe you can avoid the entire license mess by not charging for drinks. The limos don't; technically they have complimentary drinks.

In PA, you can't sell liquor if you have nude dancing, so those clubs offer free beer with a high cover charge. That way they don't need a license.

If you charge a high fee for the transportation, and make damn sure no one is underage, maybe you can give away free drinks instead of needing a license.

As always, consult a lawyer and get many $millions of liability insurance coverage first.

 

[vi edit]

<< In PA, you can't sell liquor if you have nude dancing, so those clubs offer free beer with a high cover charge. That way they don't need a license. >>



They can't sell beer legally, but they can give it away???? That's amusing.

 

[bozo1]

Insurance will be nuts. They had a bus here that traveled between 5-6 bars a few years ago with NO drinking allowed and they gave up on it once insurance climbed above $2K/month.

 

[Jzero]

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<< In PA, you can't sell liquor if you have nude dancing, so those clubs offer free beer with a high cover charge. That way they don't need a license. >>



They can't sell beer legally, but they can give it away???? That's amusing. >>



Yeh it's hilarious. One time we went to a little Mexican joint and they hadn't yet gotten their liquor licenses approved.
They said "We can't sell you beer, but we can give it to you."
Uhhh....ok....?
hehe

 

[BooneRebel]

There are already lots of vehicles that serve liquor, paid by the drink. Think of airplanes, tourist trains, and those 'party buses' that go to casinos. I'm sure that you have to deal with the same people that issue liquor licenses for regular businesses, be prepared to spend major $$ for the license & insurance, though.

 

[amnesiac]

If you want to SELL drinks, you need a liquor license from the county.

If you want to allow people to drink ON the vehicle you need a permit from the DMV. (but it may be automatically allowed by registering the bus, I'm not sure)

Two totally different things.

Many limo companies have stopped supplying alcohol (BYOB) to avoid the mess of a liquor license.

 

[Goosemaster]

<< How to get a liquor license for a vehicle? >>



And I just thought you were trying to get out of paying for all those DUI's.....

 

[Viper GTS]

In a slightly related question, how do open container laws apply to vehicles that have no separation between the passenger compartment & carrying space? For example, hatchback vehicles with space between the hatch glass & the rear seat - so you can simply reach over the seat.

Viper GTS

 

[pyonir]

<< In a slightly related question, how do open container laws apply to vehicles that have no separation between the passenger compartment & carrying space? For example, hatchback vehicles with space between the hatch glass & the rear seat - so you can simply reach over the seat.

Viper GTS >>


why would you have an open container in the hatchback if you aren't drinking it? (assuming it is like a bottle of beer or a can of beer) if the bottle has a screw cap on it and the bottle is closed and in the hatch, it isn't considered open container. each state is different though. AZ just passed the open container law two summers ago. many still don't have one (ie Texas, NM, LA,)

 

[BillGates]

I need a liquor license for my motorcycle.... ....just to see how much I'd get charged for insurance.

 

[Harvey]

Just an idea, but you could convert the bus to run on ethanol and run a bunch of cocktail flavored flavor straws to the fuel tank.

Seriously, you'll find more info with the the local and state governments of the area(s) where you intend to provide your services.

 

[MichaelD]

FYI. As of January 1, 2002, the state of Texas now has a law prohibiting open containers in vehicles. They also lowered the DUI limit to .08 so basically, you have one glass of wine w/dinner and you're drunk. Sigh...........well, at least I can still legally have an entire arsenal in my apartment. I have enough guns and ammo to take on a third-world country.