(Formerly Rule 24) Club Members, Multiple Activity Club Members and Sales of Alcoholic Liquor in Each Such Club

Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner 1000 General Establishments and Clubs Rule 1009 (Formerly Rule 24) Club Members, Multiple Activity Club Members and Sales of Alcoholic Liquor in Each Such Club 1.0 Clubs 1.1 Except as provided herein, a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor by a club authorizes the sale of such alcoholic liquor to club members only. A member of a club is defined by Section 101, Chapter 1, Title 4, Delaware Code of 1953, as follows: " Member of a club " means an individual who, whether as a charter member or admitted in accordance with the rules or the by-laws of the club, has become a member thereof, who maintains their membership by the payment of dues in the manner established by the rules or by-laws, and whose name and address is entered on the list of members supplied to the Commissioner at the time of the application for a license under Chapter 5 of this Title, or, if admitted thereafter, within eight days after his admission and payment of dues, if such dues are required. The Commissioner is authorized to extend the meaning of the words "member of a club" to include those who are granted temporary membership or membership of less than one year in accordance with a rule or by-law of the club approved by the Commissioner. 1.2 A guest may consume alcoholic liquor at a club provided that at all times the guest is on the licensed premises the host member of the club who introduced the guest also remains on the licensed premises and pays for the alcoholic liquor. 1.3 If the club in the form of a lodge desires members of subordinate lodges under the same grand lodge to have the privilege of buying alcoholic liquor at their club, this may be done by the lodge passing a resolution granting the privileges of the club to members of other subordinate lodges, providing such member presents their card indicating their membership in such subordinate lodge. A record shall be kept of the names of such members of subordinate lodges to whom such privileges are extended. 2.0 Multiple Activity Club A license for the sale of alcoholic liquor by a multiple activity club to persons who are guests of that club or of a member of that club is in addition to its license as a club which authorizes the sale of alcoholic liquor only to members of the club. 19 DE Reg. 775 (02/01/16)