HB234 Summary

• Applies only to Class 1 municipalities and creates a new food or beverage truck license authorizing sale of alcoholic beverages in open containers within designated entertainment districts.

• Food or beverage truck is defined as a fully enclosed, motorized vehicle or trailer approved by the Department of Public Health from which a vendor prepares and sells food or beverages for immediate consumption.

• Licensees may purchase liquor and wine from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or table wine and beer from wholesale licensees, limited to one alcoholic beverage per sale for on-premises consumption within the municipal entertainment district boundary.

• Annual license fee is $300, and applicants must obtain municipal approval before the board issues a license; licensees must consent to warrantless inspections and comply with all on-premises rules except seating and restroom requirements.

• The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall adopt rules establishing boundaries and barriers around food or beverage trucks and may require additional regulations to protect public health and safety; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage.