S527 - ABC Omnibus 2023-24. (SL 2024-41)

Overview: Section 16 of S.L. 2024-41 creates two new ABC permits:

• A cotenant permit, with a fee of $50.00, which can be issued to a restaurant that occupies the same building as another ABC permittee, provided that the building has no other tenants and the building does not have a common area that is open to the public but not part of the premises of one of the two permittees. The permit authorizes the permittee to allow customers to bring open containers of malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, or mixed beverages from the premises of the other ABC permittee who occupies the same building onto the premises of the permit holder.
• A bring your own beverage permit, with a fee of $100.00, which can be issued to an adult live entertainment business. This permit authorizes the permittee to allow patrons to bring closed containers of malt beverages and unfortified wine onto the premises and consume the malt beverages and unfortified wine on the premises.

This section also makes it unlawful to consume, or to allow the consumption of, alcoholic beverages at any adult live entertainment business except pursuant to one or more ABC permits allowing the sale or consumption of alcohol.

This section became effective July 1, 2024.