GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1228
Short Title: ABC Rules/Private Clubs. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representative Gibson. |
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Referred to: |
Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship. |
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April 9, 2009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE ABC COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES CONCERNING PRIVATE CLUBS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 18B-1008 reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B-1008. Rules concerning retail permits.
The Commission is authorized to use broad discretion in
further defining the kinds of places eligible for permits under this Article.
The rules may state the kind and amount of food that shall be sold to qualify
in each category, the relationship between food sales and other receipts, the
size of the establishment required for each category, the kinds of facilities
needed to qualify, the kinds of activities at which alcoholic beverages may not
be sold, and any other matters which are necessary to determine which
businesses are bona fide establishments of the kinds listed in G.S. 18B-1000.
Rules concerning private clubs may also include, but need not be limited to,
requirements that the club have a membership committee to review all
applications for membership, that the club charge membership dues substantially
greater than what would be paid by a one-time or casual user, that the club
restrict use by nonmembers, that the club provide facilities or activities
other than those directly related to the use of alcoholic beverages. beverages,
and that the club have a waiting period for membership. A waiting period
required by the Commission shall not exceed 30 days."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.