A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT allowing food stands to provide tables and chairs for customers to use while consuming drinks or food upon the premises.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 130A‑248 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a6)	Notwithstanding any provision of this Part or any rules adopted pursuant to G.S. 130A‑335(e), a permitted food stand may elect to provide tables and not more than eight seats for customers to use while eating or drinking on the premises. Addition of seats under this subsection shall not require further evaluation of the adequacy of the approved sanitary sewage system."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015.