GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 523

Short Title:  Increase ABC Permit Tax/New Agents.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Anderson; Bowman, Brown, Chapin, DeVane, Duncan, Gardner, Justus, Lilley, Locks, Perdue, Privette, Rhyne, Robinson, Stam, and Woodard.
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Referred to:  Commerce.
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March 13, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL TAX ON STATE LICENSES REQUIRED FOR HOLDERS OF RETAIL ABC PERMITS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIME CONTROL AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THIRTY-SIX NEW ALCOHOL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL RAISE AS PROVIDED TO OTHER STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND TO PROVIDE A CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AS PROVIDED TO OTHER STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 105-113.75 reads as rewritten: 
"§ 105-113.75. State beer and wine retail licenses.
A person holding any of the following retail ABC permits shall obtain a State license for the activity authorized by the permit. The annual tax for each license is as stated.
Corresponding 
ABC Permit	State License	Tax

On-premises malt beverage, 	Retail malt beverage	
off-premises malt beverage,	$100.00
or both 

On-premises unfortified 	Retail wine:  on-	 
wine, on-premises fortified	premises	100.00
wine, or both

Off-premises unfortified 	Retail wine:  off-	 
wine, off-premises fortified 	premises	100.00
wine, or both".
Sec. 2.  G.S. 18B-500(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Appointment. – The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety shall appoint alcohol law-enforcement agents and other enforcement personnel. The Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety may also appoint regular employees of the Commission as alcohol law-enforcement agents.  Beginning July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, each alcohol law enforcement agent shall be granted a salary increase in an amount corresponding to the increments between steps within the salary range established for the class to which the agent's position is assigned by the State Personnel Commission, not to exceed the maximum of each applicable salary range.  Beginning July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, alcohol law enforcement agents shall be provided an annual clothing allowance of four hundred dollars ($400.00)."
Sec. 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of one million nine hundred fifty-two thousand three hundred and twenty-one dollars ($1,952,321) for the fiscal year 1989-90 and the sum of one million two hundred seventy thousand one hundred sixty-three dollars ($1,270,163) for the fiscal year 1990-91 to fund salaries, benefits, and equipment for 36 new Alcohol Law Enforcement agents and one Secretary IV to be added in fiscal year 1989-90.
Sec. 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of one hundred thirty thousand six hundred twelve dollars ($130,612) for the fiscal year 1989-90 and the sum of two hundred ninety-one thousand nine hundred forty dollars ($291,940) for the fiscal year 1990-91 to fund the annual pay increase of Alcohol Law Enforcement agents provided by G.S. 18B-500(a) as amended by Section 2 of this act.
Sec. 5.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of fifty-five thousand two hundred dollars ($55,200) for the fiscal year 1989-90 and the sum of fifty-five thousand two hundred dollars ($55,200) for the fiscal year 1990-91 to fund an annual clothing allowance for Alcohol Law Enforcement agents as provided by G.S. 18B-500(a) as amended by Section 2 of this act.
Sec. 6.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.