NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 718

HOUSE BILL 206

 

 

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE ABC BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS CONCERNING SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 18A-30(2) is amended by adding the following to the end of that subsection:

"The State ABC Board may adopt regulations to fulfill the intent of this subsection that permits be issued only to social establishments that are organized and operated solely for social, recreational, patriotic or fraternal purposes and are bona fide private clubs. Such regulations may include, but need not be limited to, requirements that the social establishment have a membership committee to review all applications for membership, that the establishment charge membership dues substantially greater than what would be paid by a one-timer or casual user of the premises, that the establishment restrict use by nonmembers, that the establishment provide facilities or activities other than those directly related to the consumption of intoxicating liquor, that members' alcoholic beverages and their use be kept separate from alcoholic beverages possessed for resale in mixed beverages, and that the establishment have a waiting period between receiving an application and granting membership. The waiting period required by the Board may not exceed 30 days and may be for less than 30 days if the Board determines that a shorter period will reasonably serve the intent of this subsection."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 31st day of May, 1979.