GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 307
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE ISSUANCE OF ABC LICENSES TO SPORTS CLUBS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 18B-1000 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(8) Sports club - An establishment substantially engaged in the business of providing athletic facilities. The sports club can either be open to the general public or for members and their guests. Sports clubs shall only include golf courses. To qualify as a sports club, an establishment's gross receipts for club activities shall be greater than its gross receipts for alcoholic beverages. This provision does not prohibit sports club from operating a restaurant. Receipts for food shall be included in with the club activity fee."
Sec. 2. G.S. 18B-603 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h) Permits Based on Existing Permits. In any county in which the sale of malt beverage on and off premises, the sale of unfortified wine on and off premises, the sale of mixed beverages, and the operation of an ABC system has been allowed in at least six cities in the county, the Commission may issue permits to sports clubs as defined in G.S. 18B-1000(8) throughout the county. The Commission may issue the following permits:
(1) On and Off Premises Malt Beverage;
(2) On and Off Premises Unfortified Wine;
(3) On and Off Premises Fortified Wine; or
(4) Mixed Beverage.
Retail establishments holding mixed beverage permits shall purchase their spirituous liquor at the nearest municipal ABC system store."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of June, 1987.