Bill Summary for H 500 (2017-2018)

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Jun 15 2018

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 500 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 28, 2017
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAWS.
Intro. by McGrady, Brawley, Hardister, Harrison.

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Conference committee substitute makes the following changes to 4th edition. 

Amends GS 18B-1114.1 and 18B-1114.5, allowing wineries and breweries to sell branded merchandise at special events with the appropriate permit.  Amends GS 18B-1307, allowing a supplier to match and reassign to a designee the right to purchase the ownership interest of a wholesaler's business, subject to the designee purchasing the ownership interest at the price and on the conditions applicable to the purchase proposed by the transferee, if the total annual gross sales of the supplier's malt beverages sold by the selling wholesaler total no more than 5% of the selling wholesaler's total annual gross sales of wine and malt beverages in dollars. 

Deletes amendment to GS 18B-1304, which made it unlawful for a supplier or its agent to induce or coerce or so attempt a wholesaler to accept delivery of any item or service which has not been specifically ordered. 

Adds severability clause.