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HB91VO1QVP-1 ENROLLED: TBFE11-3 By Representative Ellis (N & P) RFD:
Shelby3/21/2023 County: Legislation First Read:
07-Mar-23MA PageAMENDMENT 0TO HB91 EnrolledOFFERED Enrolled,BY AnSHELBY Act,COUNTY RelatingLEGISLATION toOFFERED theIN CityCOMMITTEE ofBY ColumbianaCORLEY inELLIS ShelbyReplace County;line 15 on page 1 with the following:
to authorize the City Council of the City of Columbiana to establish and regulate the operation of entertainment districts in the city as designated by the Columbiana City Code;
and to authorize the city council to provide penalties for violations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
This act is adopted pursuant to thePage authority1 in subdivision (31) of Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Section 2.
(a) The City Council of the City of Columbiana by ordinance may provide for the establishment of not more than two entertainment districts in the city, as those districts are defined in the Columbiana City Code.
The entertainment districts may contain one or more Alcoholic Beverage Control Board licensees in an area that does not exceed one-half mile by one-half mile.
The ordinance of the city council shall regulate hours of operation of an entertainment district, may provide for the revocation of the entertainment district designation, and may regulate any other aspect of the operation of entertainment districts.
(b) Any retail licensee of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption located in an entertainment district may obtain an entertainment district permit.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any licensee that receives an entertainment district permit shall comply with Page 1 HB91 Enrolled all laws and rules governing its license, except that patrons, guests, or members of the licensee may exit the licensed premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages anywhere within the confines of the entertainment district, but may not enter the premises of another licensee with open containers or closed containers of alcoholic beverages acquired elsewhere.
In addition, the ordinance shall prohibit a person other than a retail licensee from possessing or bringing in the entertainment district an open or closed container of alcoholic beverages acquired outside of the entertainment district during the hours of operation of the entertainment district.
(c) The ordinance of the city council shall be enforced by the City of Columbiana and shall provide penalties for violations of the ordinance as otherwise authorized by law.
Section 3.
All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed.
Section 4.
This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Page 2 HB91 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 04-Apr-23.
John Treadwell Clerk Senate 20-Apr-23 Passed Page 3