HB111 Alabama 2018 Session

Existing law provides for a special events retail license for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor

This bill would provide for the issuance of a nonprofit special events retail license for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor; specify who may receive the license; establish fees for the license; provide for a procedure to protest issuance of the license; and provide for an alternate event date or location

This bill would specify that an organization that otherwise qualifies for a nonprofit special events retail license may serve alcoholic beverages without a license as long as no alcoholic beverages are sold by the drink and any fee or cost of admission to the event is uniform regardless of whether participants consume alcohol

Existing law authorizes a manufacturer licensee of beer or wine to donate its product to a licensed charitable special event operated by a nonprofit organization

This bill would remove the requirement that the charitable special event be licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

This bill would also provide the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board with rulemaking authority to implement and administer this act

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages; to provide for the issuance of a nonprofit special events retail license for the sale of beer, wine, and liquor; to specify who may receive the license; to establish fees for the license; to provide a procedure for notice and hearing to protest issuance of the license; to provide for an alternate event date or location; to authorize certain persons to serve alcohol without a license under certain conditions; to provide the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board with rulemaking authority; and to amend Section 28-3A-6, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2017-404, 2017 Regular Session, relating to donations of alcoholic beverages to charitable events, to remove the requirement that the charitable event be licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board prior to being eligible to receive a donation.