SB168 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Fort Payne, alcoholic beverages, draft or keg beer or malt beverages, sale authorized, city council to regulate
Summary: SB168 allows Fort Payne to permit the sale of draft or keg beer and malt beverages by properly licensed Alcoholic Beverage Control Board retailers, with local regulation by the City Council.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes the sale of draft or keg beer and malt beverages by ABC Board licensed retailers in Fort Payne once the City Council adopts a regulating ordinance. It requires that existing city rules on sale, possession, and consumption of bottled or canned beer apply to these beverages, and allows the City Council to regulate them by ordinance. It repeals conflicting laws, but the act is cumulative and supplementary to other laws. It becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Control Board retail licensees in Fort Payne, who may sell draft or keg beer and malt beverages once the city enacts regulating ordinances.
Fort Payne residents and visitors who purchase or consume draft/keg beer or malt beverages in the city, who will be governed by the city’s regulations on sale, possession, and consumption.

Key Provisions
Authorization for ABC Board licensed retailers in Fort Payne to sell draft or keg beer and malt beverages upon the adoption of a Fort Payne City Council ordinance regulating the sale.
Existing provisions governing sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer apply to draft/keg beer and malt beverages; the City Council may regulate these beverages by ordinance.
All laws conflicting with this act are repealed; the act is cumulative and supplementary and does not override non-conflicting laws.
The act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

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Subjects: DeKalb County