Session Law 2015-98 - House Bill 909 Summary

• Authorizes sale of antique spirituous liquor (unopened bottles not produced in last 20 years) to ABC boards through special order process, with a $100 permit fee for mixed beverage permittees.

• Prohibits manufacture, sale, possession, consumption, and delivery of powdered alcohol in North Carolina.

• Grants Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal alcoholic beverage control commission exclusive authority to issue ABC permits for commercial activity and retail establishments wholly on Indian Country lands.

• Allows distillery permit holders producing less than 100,000 proof gallons annually to sell spirituous liquor directly to distillery tour visitors (limited to one bottle per person per 12-month period) at state-set prices.

• Permits holders of malt beverage and wine permits to sell cider dispensed from pressurized containers into refillable sealed containers; authorizes alternating brewery proprietorships and contract brewing arrangements.

• Expands guest room cabinet permit eligibility to include 18-hole golf courses with management contracts for rental living units located in counties with population exceeding 20,000.