§ 64-f. License to sell liquor on premises commonly known as a\nfor-profit club. 1. Any person may make an application to the state\nliquor authority to operate a "for-profit club" which is operated solely\nfor a recreational, social, patriotic, political, benevolent, communal\nworkspace, corporate dining space, or athletic purpose.\n 2. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such\ninformation as shall be required by the liquor authority and shall be\naccompanied by a check or draft in the amount required by this article\nfor such license. The fee for such license shall be twenty thousand\ndollars annually.\n 3. Section fifty-four of this chapter shall control so far as\napplicable the procedure in connection with such application. For-profit\nclubs that apply for a license pursuant to this section are also\nauthorized to apply for a temporary retail permit as provided for in\nsection ninety-seven-a of this chapter.\n 4. Such for-profit club license shall in form and in substance be a\nlicense to the person specifically licensed to operate a for-profit club\nand sell liquor at retail exclusively to members in good standing and\ntheir guests under the by-laws of the for-profit club to be consumed on\nthe premises specifically licensed. Such license shall also be deemed to\ninclude a license to sell liquor, wine, beer, cider, mead and/or braggot\nat retail exclusively to members in good standing and their guests under\nthe by-laws of the for-profit club to be consumed on the premises under\nthe same terms and conditions, without the payment of any additional\nfee.\n 5. (a) A license under this section shall be required of any person,\ncorporation, partnership, company, or any other for-profit entity which\nis the owner, lessee or occupant of a premises used exclusively for the\nfor-profit club purposes, and which is operated solely for a\nrecreational, social, patriotic, political, benevolent, communal\nworkspace, corporate dining space, or athletic purpose. A "member" of a\nfor-profit club shall mean a person who whether a charter member or\nadmitted in agreement with the by-laws of the for-profit club, has\nbecome a bona fide member thereof, who maintains membership by the\npayment of annual dues in a bona fide manner in accordance with the\nby-laws of the for-profit club and whose name and address is entered on\nthe list of members of the for-profit club. A for-profit club must have\none hundred or more members.\n (b) For the purpose of a for-profit club license issued pursuant to\nthis section solely for use as corporate dining space for their\nemployees and clients shall:\n (i) include only such space directly used for corporate dining\npurposes where food and beverages are regularly available to employees,\nclients, and guests;\n (ii) authorize that licensees do not have to meet member requirements;\n (iii) authorize contracts with a third party licensed by the authority\nto provide food and beverages so long as any third party contract is\ndisclosed to the authority; and\n (iv) be responsible for maintaining records, filing all necessary\napplications, and providing other such documentation required or deemed\nnecessary to be submitted to the authority.\n 6. The authority shall consider all of the following in determining\nwhether public convenience and advantage and the public interest will be\npromoted by the granting of a license pursuant to this section:\n (a) the number, classes and character of licenses in proximity to the\nlocation and in the particular municipality or subdivision thereof;\n (b) evidence that applicants have secured all necessary licenses and\npermits from the state and all other governing bodies;\n (c) the effect that the granting of the license will have on vehicular\ntraffic and parking in the proximity of the location;\n (d) the existing noise level at the location and any increase in noise\nlevel that would be generated by the proposed premises;\n (e) the histo
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