(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the premises of a wine and malt beverage retailer's permittee who leases space in a food court includes the seating area that the permittee shares with the other lessees that occupy the food court.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "food court" means an area in a shopping mall that includes a seating area and the locations of three or more separate but adjacent business establishments engaged primarily in the sale of food and beverages for consumption in the seating area.