GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 624

Short Title:  Winery Special Event Permits.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Ballance.
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Referred to:  Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE APPLICABILITY OF THE WINERY SPECIAL SHOW PERMIT TO BE RENAMED THE WINERY SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1114.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B-1114.1.  Authorization of winery special event permit.
(a)	Authorization. – The holder of an unfortified winery, fortified winery, or limited winery permit may obtain a winery special event permit. The holder of a winery special event permit may:
(1)	Give free tastings of its wine at trade shows, conventions, shopping malls, wine festivals, street festivals, holiday festivals, agricultural festivals, balloon races, local fund-raisers, and other similar events approved by the Commission.
(2)	Sell its products in closed containers at trade shows, conventions, shopping malls, wine festivals, street festivals, holiday festivals, agricultural festivals, balloon races, local fund-raisers, and other similar events approved by the Commission.
(b)	Limitation. – A winery special event permit is valid only in a jurisdiction that has approved the establishment of ABC stores or has approved the sale of unfortified wine."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 18B-902(d)(28) reads as rewritten:
"(28)	Winery special event permit. – $100.00."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.