SB518 Summary

• Applies only to Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 municipalities and authorizes the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to issue entertainment district retail liquor licenses for restaurants, hotels, civic centers, dinner theaters, lounges, and clubs upon municipal approval.

• Permits licensed establishments to sell liquor, wine, and beer (including draft/keg) within entertainment districts, allowing patrons to exit licensed premises with open containers and consume beverages anywhere within the district boundaries.

• Limits each municipality to establishing no more than two entertainment districts within non-residential corporate areas, each requiring at least four retail liquor licensees and not exceeding one-half mile by one-half mile in size (though may be irregularly shaped).

• Sets entertainment district retail liquor license fee at $800 annually, added to Alabama Code Section 28-3A-21.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.