HB223 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Nathaniel LedbetterRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Fort Payne, alcoholic beverages, draft beer, sale authorized, city council to regulate
Summary: HB223 lets the City of Fort Payne authorize the sale of draft beer by licensed retailers and lets the city regulate it, with draft beer treated the same as bottled beer under local laws.
What This Bill Does
The bill applies only to Fort Payne in DeKalb County. It authorizes properly licensed Alcoholic Beverage Control Board retailers in Fort Payne to sell draft or keg beer or malt beverages after the Fort Payne City Council adopts an enabling ordinance. The city council may regulate the sale of draft beer, and the rules governing sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer in the city apply to draft beer as well. Any conflicting laws are repealed, but the act is cumulative and supplementary to existing law, and it becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Local ABC Board-licensed retailers in Fort Payne who may sell draft or keg beer or malt beverages once the city adopts the appropriate ordinance.
Residents and visitors of Fort Payne who purchase or consume beer, who will be subject to the same rules for draft beer as for bottled beer under existing city ordinances.

Key Provisions
Authorizes the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages by properly licensed ABC Board retail licensees in Fort Payne after an enabling ordinance is adopted by the Fort Payne City Council.
Requires that existing city ordinances on sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages, and authorizes the City Council to regulate draft beer accordingly.
Repeals conflicting laws, while affirming that the act is cumulative and supplementary to other laws not directly inconsistent with it.
Takes effect immediately following the Governor's signature and approval (becomes law).
Applies solely to the City of Fort Payne in DeKalb County.

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Subjects: DeKalb County