GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2003

SESSION LAW 2003-135

HOUSE BILL 900

AN ACT modifying the definition of "restaurant" for abc permits.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 18B-1000 reads as rewritten:

"§ 18B-1000.  Definitions concerning establishments.

The following requirements and definitions shall apply to this Chapter:

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 (6)      Restaurant. - An establishment substantially engaged in the business of preparing and serving meals. To qualify as a restaurant, an establishment's gross receipts from food and nonalcoholic beverages shall be not less than forty percent (40%) thirty percent (30%) of the total gross receipts from food, nonalcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages. A restaurant shall also have a kitchen and an inside dining area with seating for at least 36 people."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29^th day of May, 2003.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ Richard T. Morgan

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/ Michael F. Easley

                                                                         Governor

Approved 11:28 p.m. this 4^th day of June, 2003