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OH SB49
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Eric Kearney
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AI Summary
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Changes division of liquor control requirements from discretionary "may refuse" to mandatory "shall refuse" for permit issuance and location transfers in section 4303.292.
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Adds childcare centers and nursing homes to the list of protected facilities (schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds, hospitals) where permits cannot be issued if operation would substantially and adversely affect normal orderly conduct.
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Removes the word "substantially" from the neighborhood saturation test, making it easier to deny permits when existing permit density would interfere with public morals, safety, or welfare.
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Requires division to consider character and population of neighborhood, number and location of similar and other permits, and effects on the neighborhood when evaluating permit applications under saturation provisions.
Legislative Description
To prevent the issuance or transfer of a retail liquor permit if the place for which the permit is sought is so situated that it will substantially and adversely affect the normal, orderly conduct of a nursing home or childcare center and to prevent issuing or transferring the location of a retail liquor permit if the number of existing permits in the neighborhood is such that the issuance or transfer would be detrimental to and interfere with public morals, safety, or welfare.
Liquor permits-disallow if premises in proximity to certain places or institutions
Last Action
To Insurance, Commerce, & Labor
2/1/2011