ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION & OVERCROWDING/CLUBS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 827 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS PROHIBITED DURING CERTAIN HOURS AT PLACES USED PRIMARILY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND TO PREVENT REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF GROSSLY OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS AT AN ABC-LICENSED PREMISES.
Intro. by Faircloth.

Status: Ref to the Com on Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Judiciary I (House Action) (Apr 15 2015)
H 827

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 17 2015 - View Summary

    Amends GS 18B-1004(a) concerning the sales of specified alcohol, adding language which prohibits the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, or mixed beverages between the hours of 2 am and 7 am in any place that has been issued an ABC permit, pursuant to GS 18B-1001, or consuming any of those alcoholic beverages between 2:30 am and 7:00 am in any place used primarily for commercial purposes (previously, was prohibited to sell specified beverages between 2 am and 7 am and to consume those beverages between 2:30 am and 7 am in any place that had a permit pursuant to GS 18B-1001). 

    Amends GS 18B-904(e) to provide that the ABC Commission must immediately suspend an ABC permit for 30 days after receiving notice from law enforcement that the permittee has received two or more citations, within a 12-month period, for violating state or local fire prevention codes by exceeding occupancy capacity by 25%.