Your licensed establishment has an outdoor patio. A patron on the patio is consuming alcohol but has placed their glass on the railing, which is 6 inches outside the designated, fenced, and licensed patio area. There are no other patrons outside the licensed area. What is the correct action?

Question: Your licensed establishment has an outdoor patio. A patron on the patio is consuming alcohol but has placed their glass on the railing, which is 6 inches outside the designated, fenced, and licensed patio area. There are no other patrons outside the licensed area. What is the correct action?

Answer options: ✅ Immediately move the glass back into the licensed area and warn the patron that alcohol must remain within the designated boundaries.

• Inform the patron they must take their drink inside as they are violating the terms of the patio license.
• Issue a final warning that if they do it again, they will be asked to leave the premises.
• Confiscate the drink and ask the patron to leave immediately for violating the liquor laws.

Correct answer: Immediately move the glass back into the licensed area and warn the patron that alcohol must remain within the designated boundaries.

Explanation: It is an SLGA violation for alcohol to be consumed outside the designated licensed area, even by a small margin. The server should immediately correct the situation by moving the glass and clearly informing the patron of the boundaries. This addresses the violation without immediate escalation to removal or confiscation for a minor, easily rectifiable breach. Options B, C, and D are overly harsh initial responses for a patron who may be unaware of the precise boundary, and could lead to unnecessary conflict.