GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 797

Short Title:  Mecklenburg Hours of Operation.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senator Richardson.
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Referred to:  Economic Development.
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April 12, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE HOURS OF SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 18B-1004(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Hours. – Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to sell malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, or mixed beverages between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., or to consume any of those alcoholic beverages between the hours of 3:30 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., in any place which has been issued a permit under G.S. 18B-1001."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 18B-1004(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Sunday Hours. – It shall be unlawful to sell or consume alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises from the time at which sale or consumption must cease on Sunday morning until 11:45 A.M. on that day."
Sec. 3.  This act applies to all counties with a population of over 500,000 as finally determined in the latest decennial census.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.