§ 18B-600 – Places eligible to hold alcoholic beverage elections.
18B-600. Places eligible to hold alcoholic beverage elections. (a) Kinds of Elections. – The following kinds of alcoholic beverage elections shall be permitted: (1) Malt beverage; (2) Unfortified wine; (3) ABC store; and (4) Mixed beverage. (a1) ABC Store Elections Requiring Merger. – A jurisdiction located in a county where an ABC board is already […]
§ 18B-601 – Election procedure.
18B-601. Election procedure. (a) Generally. – Except as otherwise provided in this section, an alcoholic beverage election shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same rules as a referendum under Chapter 163. (b) How County Election Called. – A county alcoholic beverage election shall be conducted by the county board of elections. […]
§ 18B-602 – Form of ballots.
18B-602. Form of ballots. (a) Malt Beverage Elections. – Any one or more of the propositions listed below may be placed on the ballot for a malt beverage election. Each voter may vote on each proposition on the ballot. The propositions to be used shall be chosen by the governing body or petitioner requesting the […]
§ 18B-603 – Effect of alcoholic beverage elections on issuance of permits.
18B-603. Effect of alcoholic beverage elections on issuance of permits. (a) Malt Beverage Elections. – If a malt beverage election is held under G.S. 18B-602(a) and the sale of malt beverages is approved, the Commission may issue permits to qualified persons and establishments in the jurisdiction that held the election as follows: (1) If on-premises […]
§ 18B-604 – Timing and effect of subsequent elections.
18B-604. Timing and effect of subsequent elections. (a) Time Limits. – No county alcoholic beverage election may be held within three years of the certification of the results of a previous election on the same kind of alcoholic beverages in that county. No city alcoholic beverage election may be held within three years of the […]
§ 18B-309 – Alcoholic beverage sales in Urban Redevelopment Areas.
18B-309. Alcoholic beverage sales in Urban Redevelopment Areas. (a) A food business as defined in G.S. 18B-1000(3), a retail business as defined in G.S. 18B-1000(7), or an eating establishment as defined in G.S. 18B-1000(2) that holds an ABC permit under this Chapter and is located in a part of a city that has been designated […]
§ 18B-401 – Manner of transportation.
18B-401. Manner of transportation. (a) Opened Containers. – Except as authorized by a common carrier vehicle permit under G.S. 18B-1001(23), it shall be unlawful for a person to transport fortified wine or spirituous liquor in the passenger area of a motor vehicle in other than the manufacturer’s unopened original container. It shall be unlawful for […]
§ 18B-403.1 – Purchase-transportation permit for keg or kegs of malt beverages.
18B-403.1. Purchase-transportation permit for keg or kegs of malt beverages. (a) Purchase-Transportation. – A person who is not a permittee may purchase and transport for off-premises consumption a keg or kegs as defined in G.S. 18B-101(7c) after obtaining a purchase-transportation permit. Failure to obtain a purchase-transportation permit according to this section is a violation of […]
§ 18B-404 – Additional provisions for purchase and transportation by mixed beverage permittees.
18B-404. Additional provisions for purchase and transportation by mixed beverage permittees. (a) Designated Employee. – A mixed beverages permittee may designate an employee to purchase and transport spirituous liquor as authorized by the permittee’s permit. (b) Issuance. – If mixed beverages sales have been approved for an establishment under G.S. 18B-603(d1) or under G.S. 18B-603(e), […]
§ 18B-500 – Alcohol law-enforcement agents.
18B-500. Alcohol law-enforcement agents. (a) Appointment. – The Secretary of Public Safety shall appoint and supervise the Director of the Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement of the Department of Public Safety. The Director of the Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement of the Department of Public Safety may appoint and supervise a sufficient number of assistants […]