(A) As used in this section:

1. (1) "Convention facility" and "nonprofit corporation" have the same meanings as in section 4303.201 of the Revised Code.
2. (2) "Hotel" means a hotel described in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code that has at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests and that is required to be licensed pursuant to section 3731.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) An F-3 permit may be issued to an organization whose primary purpose is to support, promote, and educate members of the beer, wine, or mixed beverage industries, to allow the organization to bring beer, wine, or mixed beverages in their original packages or containers into a convention facility or hotel for consumption in the facility or hotel, if all of the following requirements are met:

1. (1) The superintendent of liquor control is satisfied that the organization is a nonprofit organization and that the organization's membership is in excess of two hundred fifty persons.
2. (2) The general manager or the equivalent officer of the convention facility or hotel provides a written consent for the use of a portion of the facility or hotel by the organization and a written statement that the facility's or hotel's permit privileges will be suspended in the portion of the facility or hotel in which the F-3 permit is in force.
3. (3) The organization provides a written description that clearly sets forth the portion of the convention facility or hotel in which the F-3 permit will be used.
4. (4) The organization provides a written statement as to its primary purpose and the purpose of its event at the convention facility or hotel.
5. (5) Division (C) of this section does not apply.