AN ACT ALLOWING FOOD STANDS TO PROVIDE TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR CUSTOMERS TO USE WHILE CONSUMING DRINKS OR FOOD UPON THE PREMISES AND TO AUTHORIZE PUSHCARTS OR MOBILE FOOD UNITS TO PREPARE AND SERVE FOOD ON THE PREMISES, PROVIDED THEY ARE BASED FROM A COMMISSARY OR RESTAURANT LOCATED ON THE PREMISES OF A FACILITY CONTAINING THREE THOUSAND PERMANENT SEATS. Enacted June 24, 2015. Section 1 is effective October 1, 2015. The remainder is effective June 24, 2015.
Bill Summaries: S7 FOOD STAND SEATING & OUTDOOR FOOD SERVICE.
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Bill S 7 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jun 29 2015 - View Summary
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Bill S 7 (2015-2016)Summary date: May 27 2015 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.
Amends the short and long titles.
Amends GS 130-248(c1) to allow pushcarts or mobile food units based from a permitted commissary or restaurant located on the premises of a facility containing at least 3,000 permanent seats to prepare and serve food on the premises. Sets out requirements to be met for the preparation of raw meat, poultry, and fish and other sanitation requirements. Effective when the act becomes law.
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Bill S 7 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 15 2015 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Amends GS 130A-248(a6) to limit the number of seats that may be provided by permitted food stands to eight. Specifies that the addition of seats does not require further evaluation of the adequacy of the approved sanitary sewage system. Removes language prohibiting tables and chairs when they pose a threat to public health and safety.
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Bill S 7 (2015-2016)Summary date: Mar 10 2015 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 13A-248 by deleting the definition of the term food stand.
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Bill S 7 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jan 28 2015 - View Summary
Amends GS 130A-248 by adding that a food stand may provide tables and chairs for customers to use while eating or drinking on the premises without obtaining a restaurant permit, unless the Department of Health and Human Services demonstrates that this type of seating poses a threat to public health and safety. Defines food stand as a food establishment holding a permit to prepare or serve food without seating facilities. Effective October 1, 2015.