GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION

CHAPTER 579
SENATE BILL 725

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE PERCENTAGE OF SALES THAT MUST BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO FOOD AND NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY RESTAURANT PERMITTEES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1000(6) reads as rewritten:
"(6)	Restaurant – An establishment substantially engaged in the business of preparing and serving meals.  To qualify as a restaurant, an establishment's gross receipts from food and nonalcoholic beverages shall be not less than forty percent (40%) of the total gross receipts from food, nonalcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages.  A restaurant shall also have a kitchen and an inside dining area with seating for at least 36 people."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29th day of June, 1994.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives