Ohio § 4303.17

§ 4303.17.

(A)(1) Permit D-4 may be issued to a club that has been in existence for three years or

more prior to the issuance of the permit to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor

to its members only, in glass or container, for consumption on the premises where

sold.  The fee for this permit is four hundred sixty-nine dollars. No D-4 permit shall be granted or retained until all elected officers of the organization

controlling the club have filed with the division of liquor control a statement certifying

that the club is operated in the interest of the membership of a reputable organization,

which is maintained by a dues paying membership, and setting forth the amount of initiation

fee and yearly dues. The roster of membership of a D-4 permit holder shall be submitted at the request

of the superintendent of liquor control.  Any information acquired by the superintendent or the division with respect to that

membership shall not be open to public inspection or examination and may be divulged

by the superintendent and the division only in hearings before the liquor control

commission or in a court action in which the division or the superintendent is named

a party. (2) The requirement that a club shall have been in existence for three years in order

to qualify for a D-4 permit does not apply to units of organizations chartered by

congress or to a subsidiary unit of a national fraternal organization if the parent

organization has been in existence for three years or more at the time application

for a permit is made by that unit. (B) No rule or order of the division or commission shall prohibit a charitable organization

that holds a D-4 permit from selling or serving beer or intoxicating liquor under

its permit in a portion of its premises merely because that portion of its premises

is used for the conduct of a bingo game as described in division (O)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code .  As used in this division, “charitable organization” has the same meaning as in division (H) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code . (C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections 4301.32 to 4301.41 , division (C)(1) of section 4303.29 , and section 4305.14 of the Revised Code , the holder of a D-4 permit may transfer the location of the permit and sell beer

and wine at the new location if that location is in an election precinct in which

the sale of beer and wine, but not spirituous liquor, otherwise is permitted by law.