GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE BILL 68

Commerce Committee Substitute Adopted 4/29/09

Short Title:        No ABC Establishments W/I 1,000 Ft. of Sch.	(Local)
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February 5, 2009

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to prohibit the location of a new ABC LICENSED Establishment within one thousand feet of a church, public school, or a nonpublic school, as defined in PART 1 or part 2 of article 39 of chapter 115c of the general statutes.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 18B-801(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      Location of Stores. - A local board may choose the location of the ABC stores within its jurisdiction, subject to the approval of the Commission. In making its decision on a location, the Commission may consider:

(1)        Whether the health, safety, or general welfare of the community will be adversely affected; andaffected;

(2)        Whether the citizens of the community or city in which the proposed store is to be located voted for or against ABC stores in the last election on the question.question; and

(3) Whether the proposed ABC store is located within 1,000 feet of a church, public school, or any nonpublic school under Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes."

SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Guilford County.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to ABC permits issued in Guilford County on or after that date.