NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 668

HOUSE BILL 342

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 18A OF THE GENERAL STATUTES CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OCCASION PERMITS AND THE FEES FOR SUCH PERMITS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 18A-31 is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end of subdivision (a)(3):

"A permit for the possession of alcoholic beverages at a special occasion may be limited to a single 48-hour period by the State ABC Board."

Sec 2.  G.S. 18A-31 is further amended in subsection (b) by renumbering present subdivision (6) as new subdivision (7) and by adding the following new subdivision (6):

"(6)      Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a permit for the possession of alcoholic beverages at a special occasion if the permit is not valid for more than 48 hours;".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 18A-39 is amended in subsection (a) by adding the following at the end of subdivision (3):

"However, if the permit is for the possession of alcoholic beverages at a special occasion and is valid for no more than 48 hours, in lieu of a statement that the applicant is a bona fide lessee the Board may require a written statement from the owner or person in control of the premises authorizing the applicant's use of the premises for the special occasion;".

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of June, 1977.