House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

Amends the short and long titles.

Deletes all of the provisions from the previous edition and replaces it with the following.

Amends GS 18B-1001, deleting references to specified provisions of the NC Administrative Code which before deletion had the effect of only authorizing the sale of malt beverages, pursuant to on-premises malt beverage permits and off-premises malt beverage permits, when the packaging and sealing of the product was done in compliance with those specified provisions. Makes technical changes. Adds language concerning on-premises and off-premises unfortified wine permits and wine shop permits, authorizing 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 (previously, authorized the retail sale of cider in a cleaned, sanitized, resealable container that is filled or refilled and sealed for consumption off the premises when in compliance with specified regulations).

Adds language that provides that the NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission rules regulating the retail sale of malt beverages in growlers also apply to the retail sale of unfortified wine in growlers until such time that the Commission adopts administrative rules implementing this act.