NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 176

HOUSE BILL 597

 

 

AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT METRICATION IN THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL STATUTES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 18A is hereby amended by deleting the words "one gallon" wherever they appear in the Chapter and substituting therefor the words "four liters".

Sec. 2.  Chapter 18A is hereby amended by deleting the words "five gallons" wherever they appear in the Chapter and substituting therefor the words "twenty liters".

Sec. 3.  Chapter 18A is hereby amended by deleting the words "twenty gallons" wherever they appear in the Chapter and substituting therefor the words "eighty liters".

Sec. 4.  Chapter 18A is hereby amended by deleting the words "one fifth gallon" wherever they appear in the Chapter and substituting therefor the words "seven hundred fifty milliliters".

Sec. 5.  G.S. 18A-31.1(a) is hereby amended by deleting the words "three gallons" therefrom and substituing therefor the words "twelve liters".

Sec. 6.  G.S. 18A-15(3)c.2. is hereby amended by deleting the words "two ounces" therefrom wherever they appear and substituting therefor the words "fifty milliliters (50 ml)".

Sec. 7.  G.S. 18A-41(a) is hereby amended by deleting the word "gallons" where it appears therein and substituting therefor the word "liters".

Sec. 8.  G.S. 18A-40(c) is hereby amended by deleting the numeral and word "50 feet" and substituting therefor the words "fifteen meters (15 m)".

Sec. 9.  G.S. 18A-44.1 is hereby amended by deleting the numeral and word "100 miles" and substituting therefor the numeral and words "160 kilometers (160 Km)".

Sec. 10.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1978.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of April, 1977.