Rules & Regulations: Endorsements

Question 1

What is an ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 1

A permit that allows licensed establishments to sell and serve alcohol under specific circumstances.
Each type of endorsement is subject to specific regulations and conditions.

Question 2

What is a BREW PUB endorsement?

Answer 2

Allows the licensee to sell and serve beer manufactured on the premises for consumption on the same premises.

Question 3

What is a WINE PUB ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 3

Allows the licensee to sell and serve wine
manufactured on the premises for
consumption on the same premises.

Question 4

Can customers take wine/beer home or out of the establishment under the Brew Pub or Wine Pub endorsement?

Answer 4

No, not even under “Take

Home the Rest”.

Question 5

What is a CATERER’S ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 5

Allows the caterer (licensee) to sell and serve
alcohol off the licensed premises. The licensee’s employees are
the only ones allowed to sell or serve alcohol.
Any unserved alcohol must be returned back
to the caterer’s licensed premises.

Question 6

Who must sponsor the catered event?

Answer 6

The catered event must be sponsored by someone other than the licence holder and light meals must
be available.

Question 7

What is a ROOM SERVICE ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 7

Allows the licensee to sell and serve alcohol to registered guests in a room that is rented for overnight accommodation.

Question 8

What is a MINI-BAR ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 8

Allows the licensee to sell alcohol from a
mini-bar in a room that is rented for overnight
accommodation.

Question 9

What must a mini-bar also include?

Answer 9

The mini-bar must also

include non-alcoholic beverages.

Question 10

What is a GOLF COURSE ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 10

Allows the licensee to sell and serve alcohol
for consumption on the playing area of a golf
course.

Question 11

Can alcohol be sold and served from a mobile vending cart under a golf course endorsement?

Answer 11

Yes, however, customers are not permitted to have alcohol outside of licensed
areas.

Question 12

What are the areas that are not licensed under a GCE?

Answer 12

Parking lots, public walkways, or roadways AND

while customers can have open alcohol in a golf cart, they cannot hold or drink alcohol while driving the car

Question 13

What is a BRING YOUR OWN WINE

(BYOW) ENDORSEMENT?

Answer 13

Allows customers to bring bottles of commercially made wine into a licensed establishment for consumption on the premises.

Question 14

What are the rules of a BYOW?

Answer 14

1. bottle must be sealed and
   unopened when it is brought into the establishment
2. must be opened by an
   employee of the establishment
3. A customer
   can take home any unopened or unfinished wine when leaving the establishment, provided it has been sealed by the licensee with a cork inserted
   flush with the top of the bottle.

Question 15

What are the 7 types of endorsements?

Answer 15

1. BREW PUB ENDORSEMENT
2. WINE PUB ENDORSEMENT
3. CATERER’S ENDORSEMENT
4. ROOM SERVICE ENDORSEMENT
5. MINI-BAR ENDORSEMENT
6. GOLF COURSE ENDORSEMENT
7. BRING YOUR OWN WINE
   (BYOW) ENDORSEMENT

Question 16

What is TAKE HOME THE REST (THTR)?

Answer 16

Take Home the Rest (THTR) is an amendment to the Liquor Licence Act (LLA) and only applies to wine. THTR
allows a customer to take home an opened, partially-consumed bottle of wine that has been resealed.

Question 17

What are the 6 rules of THTR?

Answer 17

1. The customer must not be intoxicated.
2. The wine must have been opened and partially consumed.
3. Wine must be commercially made or BYOW
4. Must be resealed by an employee with natural or synthetic cork and the cork must be flush with the top of the bottle
5. Cannot combine wines
6. Cannot take home an un opened bottle of wine