Chapter 18B

This Chapter is intended to establish a uniform system of control over the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption, and possession of alcoholic beverages in North Carolina, and to provide procedures to insure the proper administration of the ABC laws under a unif…

The following requirements and definitions shall apply to this Chapter: (1) Bar. - An establishment that is primarily engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. (1a) Community theatre. - An establishment owned and operated by a bona fi…

When the issuance of the permit is lawful in the jurisdiction in which the premises are located, the Commission may issue the following kinds of permits: (1) On-Premises Malt Beverage Permit. - An on-premises malt beverage permit authorizes (i) the retail sale of malt beverages f…

(a) A winery holding a federal basic wine manufacturing permit located within or outside of the State may apply to the Commission for issuance of a wine shipper permit that shall authorize the shipment of brands of fortified and unfortified wines identified in the application. Th…

(a) A wine shipper permittee shall: (1) Compile and submit to the Commission quarterly a summary indicating all wine products shipped, including brand and price of each product, date of each shipment, quantity of each shipment, and amount of excise and sales tax remitted to the D…

The holder of a wine shipper packager permit may provide services for the warehousing, packaging, and shipment of wine on behalf of a winery holding a wine shipper permit. A wine shipper packager permit authorizes the holder to receive, in closed containers, wine produced by and …

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a delivery service permit, or the permit holder's employee or independent contractor, may deliver malt beverages, unfortified wine, or fortified wine on behalf of a retailer holding a permit issued pursuant to subdivisions (1) through (6) and (1…

(a) Policy. - The intent of this section is to regulate open containers of alcoholic beverages that customers of a multi-tenant establishment take from a permittee's licensed premises into another area where consumption of the alcoholic beverages is allowed. This section shall no…

(a) Kinds of Permits. - In addition to the other permits authorized by this Chapter, the Commission may issue permits for the following activities: (1) A permit may be issued to a person who acquires ownership or possession of alcoholic beverages through bankruptcy, inheritance, …

(a) Permit Authorized. - A permit may be issued upon application to an auction firm or auctioneer licensed by the North Carolina Auctioneers Commission pursuant to Chapter 85B of the General Statutes to allow the licensed auction firm or auctioneer to sell at auction items descri…

(a) Premises. - For purposes of this Chapter, a permittee shall be responsible for the entire premises for which the permit is issued. The permittee shall keep the premises clean, well-lighted and orderly. (b) Employees. - For purposes of this Chapter, a permittee shall be respon…

(a) Hours. - Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to sell malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, or mixed beverages between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M., or to consume any of those alcoholic beverages between the hours of 2:30 A.M.…

(a) Certain Conduct. - It shall be unlawful for a permittee or the permittee's agent or employee to knowingly allow any of the following kinds of conduct to occur on the licensed premises: (1) Any violation of this Chapter. (2) Any fighting or other disorderly conduct that can be…

(a) It shall be unlawful for a permittee or his agent or employee to knowingly allow or engage in any of the following kinds of conduct on his licensed premises: (1) Any conduct or entertainment by any person whose genitals are exposed or who is wearing transparent clothing that …

(a) School and College Campuses. - No permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be issued to a business on the campus or property of a public school, college, or university. This subsection shall not apply to the following: (1) A regional facility as defined by G.S. 160A-4…

(a) Holders of on-premises malt beverage permits, on-premises unfortified wine permits, on-premises fortified wine permits, and mixed beverages permits shall separate, store, and provide for the collection for recycling of all recyclable beverage containers of all beverages sold …

(a) Purchases. - A mixed beverages permittee may purchase spirituous liquor for resale as mixed beverages and a guest room cabinet permittee may purchase spirituous liquor for resale from a guest room cabinet only at an ABC store that is designated as a mixed beverage ABC store o…

The Commission is authorized to use broad discretion in further defining the kinds of places eligible for permits under this Article. The rules may state the kind and amount of food that shall be sold to qualify in each category, the relationship between food sales and other rece…

(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit a retail permittee from selling for consumption, malt beverages in the seating areas of stadiums, ballparks, and other similar public places with a seating capacity of 3,000 or more during professional sporting events, pr…

As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "ABC law" or "ABC laws" means any statute or statutes in this Chapter or in Article 2C of Chapter 105, and the rules issued by the Commission under the authority of this Chapter. (2) "ABC permit" or "permits" mea…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the holder of an on-premises malt beverage permit, on-premises unfortified wine permit, on-premises fortified wine permit, or mixed beverages permit issued under G.S. 18B-1001 may sell and deliver alcoholic beverage drinks to a si…

(a) Permittees holding permits issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(1), (3), (5), and (10) for premises located within airport terminals may contract with an airport central storage permittee for storage at the airport central storage permittee's licensed premises of the permittee's …

(a) General Prohibition. - It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, transport, import, deliver, furnish, purchase, consume, or possess any alcoholic beverages except as authorized by the ABC law. (a1) Powdered Alcohol Prohibition. - It shall be unlawful for any p…

(a) It is unlawful for any person who is an out-of-state retail or wholesale dealer in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to ship or cause to be shipped any alcoholic beverage directly to any North Carolina resident who does not hold a valid wholesaler's permit under Art…

All of the following activities shall be permitted: (1) The use of ethyl alcohol for scientific, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical, and industrial purposes. (2) The use of ethyl alcohol by persons authorized to obtain it tax free, as provided by federal law. (3) The use of eth…

(a) Penalties. - For any violation of the ABC laws, the Commission may take any of the following actions against a permittee: (1) Suspend the permittee's permit for a specified period of time not longer than three years. (2) Revoke the permittee's permit. (3) For all violations n…

(a) General Rule. - No person shall advertise alcoholic beverages in this State except in compliance with the rules of the Commission. (b) Rulemaking Authority. - The Commission shall have the authority to adopt rules to: (1) Prohibit or regulate advertising of alcoholic beverage…

(a) Delivery Permitted. - Alcoholic beverages for use outside the United States on oceangoing vessels shall be delivered as follows: (1) Spirituous liquor may be imported into this State under United States customs bonds, held in United States customs bonded warehouses, and trans…

(a) Purchase and Storage. - The Commission may issue permits authorizing air carriers offering regularly scheduled or chartered flights in foreign, interstate, or intrastate commerce to purchase malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine from any wholesaler or retailer …

Alcoholic beverages may be sold on railroad trains in this State upon compliance with Article 2C of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes. Malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine may be sold and delivered by any wholesaler or retailer licensed in this State to an offic…

(a) General Prohibition. - Except as provided in G.S. 18B-1001.1, no person shall have any alcoholic beverage mailed or shipped to him from outside this State unless he has the appropriate ABC permit. (b) Armed Forces Installation and Indian Country Lands. - No person shall have …

When the Governor finds that an emergency, as that term is defined in G.S. 166A-19.3, exists anywhere in this State, the Governor may (1) Order the closing of all ABC stores; and (2) Order the cessation of all sales, transportation, manufacture, and bottling of alcoholic beverage…

The Commission may issue the following commercial permits: (1) Unfortified winery (2) Fortified winery (3) Limited winery (4) Brewery (5) Distillery (6) Fuel alcohol (7) Wine importer (8) Wine wholesaler (9) Malt beverages importer (10) Malt beverages wholesaler (11) Bottler (12)…

The holder of an unfortified winery permit may: (1) Manufacture unfortified wine; (2) Sell, deliver and ship unfortified wine in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Chapter as authorized by the ABC laws, except that wine may be sold to exporters and nonresident w…

The holder of a fortified winery permit may: (1) Manufacture, purchase, import and transport brandy and other ingredients and equipment used in the manufacture of fortified wine; (2) Sell, deliver and ship fortified wine in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Cha…

(a) Authorized Acts. - The holder of a brewery permit may: (1) Manufacture malt beverages. (2) Purchase malt, hops and other ingredients used in the manufacture of malt beverages. (3) Sell, deliver and ship malt beverages in closed containers to wholesalers licensed under this Ch…

(a) The holder of a distillery permit may do any of the following: (1) Manufacture, purchase, import, possess and transport ingredients and equipment used in the distillation or production of spirituous liquor. The authorization to possess ingredients set forth in this subdivisio…

The holder of a liquor importer/bottler permit may: (1) Receive spirituous liquor in closed containers into foreign trade zones at the State Port facilities in Morehead City and Wilmington from ships docked at the State Port facilities for the purpose of bottling, packaging, or l…

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a wine importer permit may do all of the following: (1) Import fortified and unfortified wines from outside the United States in closed containers. (2) Store those wines. (3) Sell those wines to wine wholesalers for purposes of resale. (4) Recei…

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a wine wholesaler permit may: (1) Receive, possess and transport shipments of fortified and unfortified wine. The wine must be received from one of the following: a. A primary American source of supply for that wine as recognized by the Commissi…

The holder of a malt beverages importer permit may do all of the following: (1) Import malt beverages from outside the United States in closed containers. (2) Store those malt beverages. (3) Sell those malt beverages to malt beverage wholesalers for purposes of resale. (4) Receiv…

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a malt beverages wholesaler permit may: (1) Receive, possess and transport shipments of malt beverages; (2) Sell, deliver and ship, in closed containers and in quantities of one case or container or more, malt beverages of any brand filed pursua…

No person may possess, transport, or sell nontaxpaid alcoholic beverages except as authorized by the ABC law. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1262, s. 4.)

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a bottler permit may: (1) Receive, possess and transport shipments of malt beverages, unfortified wine and fortified wine; (2) Bottle, sell, deliver and ship malt beverages, unfortified wine, and fortified wine in closed containers to wholesaler…

(a) Authorization. - The holder of a packaging and logistics permit may: (1) Receive, in closed containers, malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, and spirituous liquor from a supplier for the purpose of packaging, repackaging, storage, shipping, and for the purpose of…

(a) Authorized Acts. - The holder of a salesman permit may sell and transport malt beverages for a malt beverage wholesaler or sell and transport unfortified and fortified wine for a wine wholesaler. (b) Persons Required to Obtain Permit. - All route salesmen and salesmen working…

(a) Authorized Acts. - The holder of a vendor representative permit may represent an unfortified winery, fortified winery, limited winery, brewery, bottler, importer, nonresident malt beverage vendor, or nonresident wine vendor, either as an employee or an agent, to solicit order…

The holder of a nonresident malt beverage vendor permit may sell, deliver, and ship malt beverages in this State only to wholesalers, importers, and bottlers licensed under this Chapter, as authorized by the ABC laws. The malt beverages must come to rest at the licensed premises …

(a) The following businesses may apply for and obtain a nonresident spirituous liquor vendor permit: (1) A business located outside the State that is licensed or permitted to manufacture spirituous liquor in the jurisdiction where the business is located and whose products are la…

The holder of a nonresident wine vendor permit may sell, deliver, and ship unfortified and fortified wine in this State only to wholesalers, importers, and bottlers licensed under this Chapter, as authorized by the ABC laws. The unfortified and fortified wine must come to rest at…