Patrons taking wine into art instruction studio; food requirements; employee permit and server training required
Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-4.6
in effectSec. 4.6. (a) As used in this section, "art instruction studio" means any commercial establishment that provides to its customers:
(1) all required supplies; and
(2) step-by-step instruction in creating a painting or other work of art;
during a studio instructional session that is not conducted on a licensed premises.
(b) As used in this section, "proprietor" means the proprietor of an art instruction studio who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(c) A proprietor may allow a patron who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age to bring one (1) seven hundred fifty (750) milliliter bottle of wine into the art instruction studio, if the requirements of this section are satisfied.
(d) Wine that is brought into an art instruction studio must be:
(1) in a sealed bottle; and
(2) only for consumption by:
(A) the patron; and
(B) persons in the company of the patron who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
while receiving art instruction.
(e) The proprietor or an employee who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age may open and serve wine that is brought into the licensed premises by a patron. The proprietor may provide wine glasses and other barware for the use of patrons in opening and consuming wine brought into the art instruction studio. However, the proprietor or employee may not provide ice, mixers, or garnishes.
(f) The proprietor and an employee who opens or serves wine:
(1) must have successfully completed a server program or trainer program under IC 7.1-3-1.5;
(2) must verify the age of a person consuming wine by examining:
(A) a driver's license bearing the person's photograph;
(B) a photographic identification card issued under IC 9-24-16-1, or a similar card, issued under the laws of another state or the federal government, showing the person's age; or
(C) a government issued document bearing the person's photograph and showing the person to be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(3) is responsible for any violation of IC 7.1-5-10-15.
(g) A proprietor who permits patrons to bring wine into the art instruction studio must make food available for consumption at the art instruction studio by:
(1) allowing a vehicle of transportation that is a food establishment (as defined in IC 16-18-2-137) to serve food near the art studio;
(2) placing menus in the art studio's premises of restaurants that will deliver food to the art studio; or
(3) providing food prepared at the art studio.
As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.61.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/7.1Fetched: 10/17/2026