SB276 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger Smitherman Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Entertainment districts, allow wineries, distilleries, and breweries to sell alcohol for consumption within districts, revise qualifications for certain municipalities to establish, Sec. 28-3A-17.1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the governing bodies of certain municipalities may establish entertainment districts, in which alcoholic beverages may be consumed. Under this law, an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption located within an entertainment district may sell alcoholic beverages for consumption outside the premises and within the entertainment district.

This bill would authorize licensed manufacturers of alcoholic beverages that conduct tastings and samplings to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption outside the premises and within the entertainment district.

Also under existing law, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 municipalities and municipalities within 15 miles of the Gulf of Mexico may establish up to five entertainment districts within the municipality in geographical areas where there are situated four licensees holding certain types of alcoholic beverages licenses.

This bill would add a manufacturer license that conducts tastings or samplings to the types of alcoholic beverage licenses that must be situated in an area where a municipality seeks to establish an entertainment district.

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Subjects

Entertainment Districts