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Bennies wrote:I came across the same problem at the water way on the 4th of July fire works display two years ago. They had a "no guns allowed sign" up at the south entrance of the event by that stair well. I shrugged my shoulders and pressed on past the sign. Near the ticket booth there was another booth that sold alchohal with a valid 51% sign. At that point I turned around, left the event and watched the fireworks by laundrys seafood on a grassy hill. It was less crowded anyways. I had the same question though. What constitutes as the 51% premis in that situation. I was in a public area I usual carry into all the time on a normal day. It was too grey for me so I just left. Interesting question you ask though, hopefully someone knows the answere.

srothstein wrote:He had the signs because the law required them. They just were not posted properly. For a business to sell alcoholic beverages at anyplace other than their normal location, they need to get a temporary license. All the festivals have to do this, even Fiesta in San Antonio. Anyone, even a not normally licensed person or group can get a temporary license like this.

So, when he went to set the carts up, he applied for a temporary license and told them he would get more than 51% of his income from the sale of alcoholic beverages. They give him the temp and tell him to post the 51% signs. Now we are back at the question posed before about bowling alleys and whatnot. His license covers the whole park so that people can walk around while drinking. He is legally a 51% business, his license covers the park, so the park should be posted. But the whole park is not getting his sales money and he doesn't get it from everyone else. The whole event may not be properly a 51% location. And the law does not allow other people's profits to be considered in the gross income of his business.

This is something we need to clear up (and the best way to do so is get rid of the 51% restriction).