This bill amends provisions relating to alcohol.
This bill:
- provides that the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority is a local authority under Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act;
- enacts provisions relating to the local consent of a local authority when the commission issues a license;
- amends provisions related to a designated conveyance area;
- lowers the number of rooms for a facility to qualify as a hotel;
- increases the criminal penalty for selling, offering for sale, or furnishing alcohol to a minor;
- provides that a restaurant licensee is only required to verify proof of age if the individual appears to be 35 years old or younger;
- amends provisions requiring that a person verify whether an individual is an interdicted person;
- repeals requirements related to the scanning device a licensee shall use when verifying proof of age;
- amends provisions to allow the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (department) to round up or round down the price of liquor when a customer pays with cash;
- requires that the department coordinate with law enforcement before beginning a disciplinary action;
- places the internal audit division of the department under the control of the director of the department;
- provides that the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission (commission) may propose internal audit policies and recommend changes to the division's internal audit plan;
- amends provisions relating to the commission's authority to deny a license;
- removes the requirement that a liquor storage area be locked at all times;
- provides the conditions under which a patron may transport an alcoholic beverage from a bar establishment to a restaurant establishment;
- amends the percentage requirement of alcohol to food that a licensee shall maintain;
- requires that a sign that an off-premise beer retailer displays contain language the department establishes by rule;
- describes the language that the department shall require in each off-premise beer retailer display;
- requires that the department make a report to the Legislative Management Committee regarding the language the department requires that an off-premise beer retailer display;
- increases the number of reception center licenses that the commission may issue;
- removes the notice requirements relating to issuing an event permit; and
- makes technical changes.