Any private club permittee located within a wet area, under the terms of Act 1371 of 1999, as applies to the dispensing or consumption of alcoholic beverages, shall require a person to become a member of the private club only when that person orders a distilled spirits drink or a beverage made from distilled spirits products. No written membership application is required. No “guest” status (for the purpose of ordering a distilled spirits drink), as provided for private clubs in dry areas, is allowed. Provided, private clubs may elect, upon written notice to this agency, to operate the private club in accordance with the Regulations promulgated by this agency prior to the passage of Act 1371 of 1999.