GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 596

SENATE BILL 536

 

AN ACT TO ALLOW ON-PREMISE SALES OF BEER AT MINI-BREWERIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1001(1) is amended by adding a new sentence at the end to read:  "The permit may also be issued to certain breweries as authorized by G.S. 18B-1104(7)."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 18B-1104 is amended by changing the period at the end of subdivision (6) to a semicolon and adding a new subdivision to read:

"(7)      In areas where the sale is legal, sell the brewery's malt beverages at the brewery upon receiving a permit under G.S. 18B- 1001(1). This authorization shall apply to breweries that produce fewer than 62,000 gallons of malt beverages per year."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 105-113.68(13) is amended by rewriting that subdivision to read:

"(13) 'Wholesaler or importer' when used with reference to wholesalers or importers of wine or malt beverages includes resident wineries that sell their wines at retail and resident breweries that produce fewer than 62,000 gallons of malt beverages per year."

Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of July, 1985.