Cantina Owners Legal Guide: How to Protect Yourself and Your Establishment

 For most galactic citizens, a trip to your local Cantina is a great way to commune with a diverse set of species, raise a glass, laugh, and sing along to a classic Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes ditty.  But, as most Cantina owners know, that idyllic notion is often shattered by blaster fire, fist/tentacle fights, shattered tables and glasses, dismemberment, and other general mayhem.  This involves a significant amount of potential liability for Cantina owners.  How do you mitigate your risk?

Smart owners will have in place processes and procedures to proactively prepare for these issues.  For instance, there should be a notice, prominently displayed at the front of the establishment, laying out specific codes of conduct and behavior.  This should include include, at a minimum, the following prohibitions: 

1) No brandishing, threatening, or using weapons without justification or provocation.  This includes: Blasters, Bowcasters, Wrist Rockets, Flame projectors, Lightsabers, Gaderffii sticks, or Vibroblades.  Under NO circumstances will Thermal Detonators be allowed anywhere on property.  

2) Spice use, sale, or trade will not be tolerated and will be reported to the Galactic authorities.

3) Physical altercations will result in immediate expulsion from the establishment with an itemized bill of damages, payable immediately

4) The owner reserves the right to refuse service to any species deemed to be intoxicated above the legal limit to operate any form of vehicular land, space, or aquatic transportation, save for animal transport (e.g. Bantha, Dewback, etc.)

In addition, there should be a clear and unqualified limitation of owner liability, conspicuously posted, that: a) states that all patrons knowingly assume the risk of injury, incapacity, or various unpleasant forms of death by entering the premises; and b) patrons agree to not hold the owner liable for any activities, legal or illegal, conducted on the premises.  

There are other important policies that should be implemented to ensure safety, compliance, and risk mitigation.  Please reach out to us for your free consultation.

MAY THE LAW BE WITH YOU!




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