A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise the abc laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages at sports and entertainment venues.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 18B‑1000 reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B‑1000.  Definitions concerning establishments.
The following requirements and definitions shall apply to this Chapter:
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(11)	Sports and entertainment venue. – Stadiums, ballparks, and other similar facilities with a permanently constructed seating capacity of 3,000 or more which are not located on the campus of a school, college, or university."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 18B‑1001 reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B‑1001.  Kinds of ABC permits; places eligible.
When the issuance of the permit is lawful in the jurisdiction in which the premises are located, the Commission may issue the following kinds of permits:
(1)	On‑Premises Malt Beverage Permit. – An on‑premises malt beverage permit authorizes (i) the retail sale of malt beverages for consumption on the premises, (ii) the retail sale of malt beverages in the manufacturer's original container for consumption off the premises, and (iii) the retail sale of malt beverages in a cleaned, sanitized, resealable container that is filled or refilled and sealed for consumption off the premises and that identifies the permittee and the date the container was filled or refilled. It also authorizes the holder of the permit to ship malt beverages in closed containers to individual purchasers inside and outside the State. The permit may be issued for any of the following:
a.	Restaurants;
b.	Hotels;
c.	Eating establishments;
d.	Food businesses;
e.	Retail businesses;
f.	Private clubs;
g.	Convention centers;
h.	Community theatres;
i.	Breweries as authorized by G.S. 18B‑1104(7) and (8);
j.	Sports and entertainment venues.
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(3)	On‑Premises Unfortified Wine Permit. – An on‑premises unfortified wine permit authorizes (i) the retail sale of unfortified wine for consumption on the premises, either alone or mixed with other beverages, (ii) the retail sale of unfortified wine in the manufacturer's original container for consumption off the premises, and (iii) the retail sale of unfortified wine dispensed from a tap connected to a pressurized container utilizing carbon dioxide or similar gas into a cleaned, sanitized, resealable container that is filled or refilled and sealed for consumption off the premises and that identifies the permittee and the date the container was filled or refilled. The permit also authorizes the permittee to transfer unfortified wine, not more than four times per calendar year, to another on‑premises unfortified wine permittee that is under common ownership or control as the transferor. Except as authorized by this subdivision, transfers of wine by on‑premises unfortified wine permittees, purchases of wine by a retail permittee from another retail permittee for the purpose of resale, and sale of wine by a retail permittee to another retail permittee for the purpose of resale are unlawful. In addition, a particular brand of wine may be transferred only if both the transferor and transferee are located within the territory designated between the winery and the wholesaler on file with the Commission. Prior to or contemporaneous with any such transfer, the transferor shall notify each wholesaler who distributes the transferred product of the transfer. The notice shall be in writing or verifiable electronic format and shall identify the transferor and transferee, the date of the transfer, quantity, and items transferred. The holder of the permit is authorized to ship unfortified wine in closed containers to individual purchasers inside and outside the State. Orders received by a winery by telephone, Internet, mail, facsimile, or other off‑premises means of communication shall be shipped pursuant to a wine shipper permit and not pursuant to this subdivision. The permit may be issued for any of the following:
a.	Restaurants;
b.	Hotels;
c.	Eating establishments;
d.	Private clubs;
e.	Convention centers;
f.	Cooking schools;
g.	Community theatres;
h.	Wineries;
i.	Wine producers;
j.	Sports and entertainment venues.
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(10)	Mixed Beverages Permit. – A mixed beverages permit authorizes the retail sale of mixed beverages for consumption on the premises. The permit also authorizes a mixed beverages permittee (i) to obtain a purchase‑transportation permit under G.S. 18B‑403 and 18B‑404, (ii) to obtain an antique spirituous liquor permit under subdivision (20) of this section, and (iii) to use for culinary purposes spirituous liquor lawfully purchased for use in mixed beverages. The permit may be issued for any of the following:
a.	Restaurants;
b.	Hotels;
c.	Private clubs;
d.	Convention centers;
e.	Community theatres;
f.	Nonprofit organizations; and
g.	Political organizations;
h.	Sports and entertainment venues.
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SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.