Issuing Lounge Retail Class II Liquor Licenses Limitations

In Shelby County, notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, outside the corporate limits of any municipality within the county, no lounge retail Class II liquor license permitting the sale of liquor for off-premises consumption shall be issued for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which sells alcoholic bever-ages at retail at any establishment which is located within five miles of an existing lounge retail Class II liquor licensee of alcoholic beverages permitted to sell for off-premises consumption. The distance between the retail licensees of alcoholic beverages shall be not less than five miles. (Act 83–714, p. 1160, § 1; Act 83–779, p. 1428, § 1; Act 84–396, p. 921, § 1; Act 85–463, p. 457, § 1.)