GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

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SENATE BILL 828

Short Title:     ABC Stores to Sell North Carolina Wines.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Hagan;  Albertson, Bingham, Garrou, Horton, Kerr, and Stevens.
Referred to:	Commerce.

March 23, 2005

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to permit the sale of north Carolina wines at alcoholic beverage control stores.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 18B‑800 reads as rewritten:

"§ 18B‑800.  Sale of alcoholic beverages in ABC stores.

(a)       Spirituous Liquor. – Except as provided in Article 10 of this Chapter, spirituous liquor may be sold only in ABC stores operated by local boards.

(b)       Fortified Wine. – In addition to spirituous liquor, ABC stores may sell fortified wine. ABC stores may also sell wine products, irrespective of alcohol content by volume, which were classified as fortified wine by the ABC Commission prior to July 7, 2004.

(b1) In addition to spirituous liquor and fortified wines, ABC stores may sell any wines, irrespective of alcohol content by volume, made from grapes grown in North Carolina and wines produced in North Carolina.

(c)       Commission Approval. – No ABC store may sell any alcoholic beverage which that has not been approved by the Commission for sale in this State.

(d)       Expired."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.