On Jan. 15, the British Columbia government will change its liquor laws which will seriously affect all-ages concerts in the province.
According to a post on the Tumblr site Safeamp, the government is changing its liquor policies, meaning all-ages shows held in venues with permanent "liquor-primary" licenses are being affected.
In the past such establishments and venues wanting to host all-ages shows could temporarily "delicense" to enable all-ages concerts to go on. But Karen Ayers, the deputy minister and general manger of the province's Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, said "delicense" requests have increased in recent years from 511 applications back in 2007 to as many as 740 last year.
The new law will allow these establishments to apply for a temporary delicense approximately five times a year and only if the event "is not reflective of the primary business of the establishment" (i.e. an exercise class) and those going are of legal age.
According to a post on the Tumblr site Safeamp, the government is changing its liquor policies, meaning all-ages shows held in venues with permanent "liquor-primary" licenses are being affected.
In the past such establishments and venues wanting to host all-ages shows could temporarily "delicense" to enable all-ages concerts to go on. But Karen Ayers, the deputy minister and general manger of the province's Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, said "delicense" requests have increased in recent years from 511 applications back in 2007 to as many as 740 last year.
The new law will allow these establishments to apply for a temporary delicense approximately five times a year and only if the event "is not reflective of the primary business of the establishment" (i.e. an exercise class) and those going are of legal age.
- 1/9/2013
- by Huffington Post Music Canada
- Huffington Post
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