GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 838

Short Title:  Tourism Resort ABC Permits.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Ballance.

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Referred to:  Commerce.

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April 14, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH TOURISM RESORTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL COMMISSION TO ISSUE PERMITS TO THESE ENTITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-101 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(14b)	'Tourism resort' means any restaurant and lodging facility owned and operated as a resort property offering food, beverage, lodging, and meeting facilities to travelers and tourists and featuring one or more golf courses or featuring tennis courts along with other recreational and sporting activities."
Section 2.  G.S. 18B-603(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	Permits Not Dependent on Elections. – The Commission may issue the following kinds of permits without approval at an election:
(1)	Special occasion permits;
(2)	Limited special occasion permits;
(3)	Brown-bagging permits for private clubs and congressionally chartered veterans organizations;
(4)	Culinary permits, except as restricted by subdivision (d)(5);
(5)	Special one-time permits issued under G.S. 18B-1002;
(6)	All permits listed in G.S. 18B-1100;
(7)	On-premises malt beverage permits and on-premises unfortified wine permits for a tourism ABC establishment;
(8)	On-premises malt beverage permits, on-premises unfortified wine permits, on-premises fortified wine permits, and mixed beverage permits for qualified establishments located within a tourism resort."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.