Sec. 6-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Beer: Any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation, infusion or decoction of barley malt, hops or other such ingredients not drinkable, or any combination of them.
Brewer: Any person who manufactures beer to sell.
Club: Any of the following organizations where the sale of spirituous liquor for consumption on the premises is made to members only:
a. A post, chapter, camp or other local unit composed solely of veterans and its duly recognized auxiliary, and which is a post, chapter, camp or other local unit composed solely of veterans and its duly recognized auxiliary, and which is a post, chapter, camp or other local unit composed solely of veterans which has been chartered by the Congress of the United States for patriotic, fraternal or benevolent purposes, and which has, as the owner, lessee or occupant, operated an establishment for that purpose in this State.
b. A chapter, aerie, parlor, lodge or other local unit of an American national fraternal organization which has as the owner, lessee or occupant operated an establishment for fraternal purposes in this State. An American national fraternal organization as used in this subdivision shall actively operate in not less than thirty-six states or have been in active continuous existence for not less than twenty years.
c. A hall or building association of such a local unit mentioned in subdivisions (a) and (b), all of the capital stock of which is owned by the local unit or the members, and which operates the club room facilities of the local unit.
d. A golf club which has more than fifty bona fide members which owns, maintains or operates a bona fide golf links together with a club house.
e. A social club with more than one hundred bona fide members who are actual residents of the county in which it is located, which owns, maintains or operates club quarters, and which is authorized and incorporated to operate as a nonprofit club under the laws of this State, and has been continuously incorporated and operating for a period of not less than one year. The club shall have had, during such period of one year, a bona fide membership with regular meetings conducted at least once each month, and the membership shall be and shall have been actively engaged in carrying out the objects of the club. The club’s membership shall consist of bona fide dues-paying members paying at least six dollars per year, payable monthly, quarterly or annually, which have been recorded by the secretary of the club, and the members at the time of application for a club license shall be in good standing having for at least one full year paid dues. At least fifty-one percent of the members shall have signified their intention to secure a social club license by personally signing a petition, on a form prescribed by the Board, which shall also include the correct mailing address of each signer. The petition shall not have been signed by a member at a date earlier than thirty days prior to the filing of the petition. The club shall qualify for exemption from the payment of State income taxes under the provisions of A.R.S. tit. 43 (A.R.S. § 43-101 et seq.), it being the intent of this paragraph that a license shall not be granted to a club which is, or has been, primarily formed or activated to obtain a license to sell liquor, but solely to a bona fide club, where the sale of liquor is incidental to the main purposes of the club.
f. An airline club operated by airlines certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board which maintain or operate club quarters located at airports with international status.
Distiller: Any person who manufactures any spirituous liquor to sell, other than beer and wine, as defined in this section.
Off-sale retailer: Any person operating a bona fide, regularly established retail liquor store selling spirituous liquors, wines and beer and any established retail store selling commodities other than spirituous liquors and engaged in the sale of spirituous liquors only in the original package to be taken away from the premises of such retailer and to be consumed off such premises.
On-sale retailer: Any person operating an establishment where spirituous liquors are sold in the original container for consumption on or off the premises and in individual portions for consumption on the premises.
Sell: Includes soliciting or receiving any order for keeping or exposing for sale, delivering for value, peddling, keeping with intent to sell and trafficking in.
Spirituous liquor: Includes alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, tequila, mescal, gin, wine, port, ale, beer, any malt liquor, malt beverage, absinthe or compound or mixture of any of them or of any of them with any vegetable or other substance, alcohol bitters, bitters containing alcohol and any liquid mixture or preparation, whether patented or otherwise, which produces intoxication, fruits preserved in ardent spirits and beverages containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume.
Wine: The product obtained by the fermentation of grapes or other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar or any such alcoholic beverage fortified with grape brandy and containing not more than twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume.
Winer: Any person who manufactures wine to sell, as defined in this section. (Code 1962, § 6-1; Ord. No. G-2784, § 1; Ord. No. G-4144, § 1, 1998)