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Dear Chief Agnew:

You ask this office to advise if the establishments known asChrissy's Restaurant, Bennie's Wings Restaurant, andExpose may continue to operate in the City of Bogalusa without possessing alcoholic beverage permits from either the state or local authorities. We also address the following collateral issue: in the absence of state regulations, are establishments operating as "bottle clubs" allowed to operate without alcoholic beverage permits from the state?

The facts surrounding the operation of each business, as related in your letter (discussed, infra), first prompt our…