2001-2002 Bill 639: Alcohol Liquor Retail Establishments, Proximity Requirements Extended

BIL:639

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:Senate

IND:20010426

PSP:Wilson

SPO:Wilson and Fair

DDN:l:\council\bills\ggs\22023cm01.doc

CBN:4004

RBY:Senate

COM:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ

SUB:Alcohol liquor retail establishments, proximity requirements extended to include public libraries

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BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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------20010426Companion Bill No. 4004

Senate20010426Introduced, read first time,11 SJ

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 616120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROXIMITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS AND PLACES OF BUSINESS WITH LIQUOR LICENSES, SO AS TO EXTEND THESE REQUIREMENTS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND TO DEFINE PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Section 616120(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended to read:

“(A)The department shall not grant or issue any license provided for in this article or Article 7 of this chapter, if the place of business is within three hundred feet of any church, school, public library, or playground situated within a municipality or within five hundred feet of any church, school, public library, or playground situated outside of a municipality. Such distance shallmust be computed by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian or vehicular travel along the public thoroughfare from the nearest point of the grounds in use as part of such church, school, public library, or playground, which, as used hereinin this section, shall beis defined as follows:

(1)‘church’, an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where religious services are usually conducted;

(2)‘school’, an establishment, other than a private dwelling where the usual processes of education are usually conducted; and

(3)‘playground’, a place, other than grounds at a private dwelling, which is provided by the public or members of a community for recreation; and

(4)‘public library’, a state or local library open to the general public.

The above restrictions do not apply to the renewal of licenses or and they do not apply to new applications for locations which are licensed at the time the new application is filed with the department.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect July 1, 2001.

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