(a) Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful to operate a bottle club for profit or pecuniary gain.
(b) The Commissioner may, upon application, grant a license to the owner, lessor, or person in charge of the premises to operate a bottle club in accordance with this chapter.
(c) The Commissioner may only grant a bottle club license to the following:
(1) A person doing business in an establishment meeting the standards of a restaurant. The license permits the establishment to operate as a bottle club on every day of the week and on holidays, except between the hours of 2:
00 a.m. and 9: 00 a.m. during which time alcoholic liquors may not be consumed on the premises of the establishment.(2) A person renting premises to customers for holding weddings or other social gatherings where there is adequate food, as determined by the Commissioner, provided by the customer or a caterer. The license permits the establishment to operate as a bottle club on every day of the week and on holidays, except between the hours of 2:
00 a.m. and 9: 00 a.m. during which time alcoholic liquors may not be consumed on the premises of the establishment. If a bottle club licensed under this paragraph (c)(2) has a function that utilizes an off-site caterer, all alcohol must be provided by the off-site caterer.