GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 715
Second Edition Engrossed 5/13/91

Short Title:  Sports Club ABC Permits.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Lee; and Hunt.
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Referred to:  Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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April 22, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE LAW RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF ABC PERMITS TO SPORTS CLUBS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-603(h) reads as rewritten:
"(h)	Permits Based on Existing Permits. – In any county in which the sale of malt beverage on and off premises, the sale of unfortified wine on and off premises, the sale of mixed beverages, and the operation of an ABC system has been allowed in at least six cities in the county, or in any county adjacent to that county in which an ABC system allowed and which borders on the Atlantic Ocean, the Commission may issue permits to sports clubs as defined in G.S. 18B-1000(8) throughout the county.  The Commission may issue the following permits:
(1)	On and Off Premises Malt Beverage;
(2)	On and Off Premises Unfortified Wine;
(3)	On and Off Premises Fortified Wine; or
(4)	Mixed Beverage.
Retail establishments holding mixed beverage permits shall purchase their spirituous liquor at the nearest municipal ABC system store.  A sports club issued a permit under the provisions of this Chapter shall not discriminate in the selection of its membership on the basis of religion, race, or sex.
The Commission may also issue on premises malt beverage, unfortified wine, fortified wine and mixed beverages permits to a sports club located in a county adjacent to any county that has approved the sale of mixed beverages pursuant to the last paragraph of G.S. 18B-603(d), if the county in which the sports club is located borders another state and has at least one city that has approved the sale of mixed beverages.  Sports clubs holding mixed beverages permits shall purchase their spirituous liquor at the nearest municipal ABC system store that has been designated for such purchases."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.