GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 457

HOUSE BILL 893

 

AN ACT AMENDING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ABC STORE AND MIXED BEVERAGE ELECTIONS AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF SPECIAL OCCASION AND LIMITED SPECIAL OCCASION PERMITS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 18B-403(g) is amended by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following:

"When a person holds a special occasion for which a permit under G.S. 18B-1001(8) or (9) is required, the purchase- transportation permit issued to him may provide for the storage at and transportation to and from the site of the special occasion of unfortified wine, fortified wine, and spirituous liquor for a period of no more than 48 hours before and after the special occasion. The purchase-transportation permit authorizes that person to transport only the amounts of those alcoholic beverages authorized by subsection (a)."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 18B-600(d)(1) and (e)(1) are each amended by deleting the phrase "a population of 500 or more" and substituting the phrase "at least 500 registered voters".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 18B-1001(8) and (9) are each amended by deleting the phrase "fortified wine" and substituting the phrase "unfortified wine, fortified wine,".

Sec. 4.  G.S. 18B-605 is amended by rewriting the first sentence to read:

"If a jurisdiction has lawfully voted in favor of ABC stores or in favor of the sale of some kind of alcoholic beverage, and the jurisdiction would not be eligible to hold another election under the conditions set by G.S. 18B-600, then that jurisdiction may continue to hold elections as though qualified under G.S. 18B- 600."

Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 7th day of June, 1983.