GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 948

 
 
Short Title:	Redefine "Special ABC Area".	()	
Sponsors:	Representative Haire.	
Referred to:	Alcoholic Beverage Control.	
April 3, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDEFINE "SPECIAL ABC AREA".

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 18B‑101(13a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 18B‑101.  Definitions.
As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
…
(13a)	"Special ABC area" means an area that meets the following requirements:
Either:
a.		1.	Has fewer than 500 permanent residents;
2.	Is located in a county that borders another state, that has at least one city that has approved the operation of an ABC store, and in which the sale of unfortified wine and malt beverages is permitted countywide or in one city; and
3.	Contains more than 500 contiguous acres made up of privately‑owned land and land owned by an association or a club that is exempt from income tax on its membership income under Article 4 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, has more than 200 members, was created for municipal and recreational purposes, and, for three or more years, has levied assessments or dues and provided municipal services; or
b.		1.	Has more than 500 permanent residents;
2.		Is located in a county:
I.	Where ABC stores have heretofore been established but in which the sale of mixed beverages has not been approved;
II.	That borders on a county that has approved the sale of alcoholic beverages countywide and contains an international airport; and
III.	Borders on a county where ABC stores have heretofore been established by petition pursuant to law; and
3.	Contains more than 500 contiguous acres made up of privately‑owned land and land owned by an association or a club that is exempt from income tax on its membership income under Article 4 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, has more than 200 members, was created for municipal and recreational purposes, and, for three or more years, has levied assessments or dues and provided municipal services."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.