S.C. Code Regs. § § 7-202.1

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 7-202.1 - General Requirements - All Licenses

A. Unless otherwise limited by statute or regulation, as used in Title 61, "premises" means all of the buildings and grounds that are both (1) subject to the direct control of the license holder and (2) used by the license holder to conduct its business.

B. For purposes of establishing the premises:

(1) The license holder's direct control of buildings and grounds may be shown by any of the following: (a) a deed or lease conveying to the license holder an appropriate interest that includes the premises; (b) a writing from a local governmental jurisdiction giving the license holder the right to use and the duty to maintain an area owned or controlled by the local governmental jurisdiction; (c) an enforceable written contract granting the license holder a right to use the premises.

(2) A presumption arises that the buildings and grounds described with particularity in the license application, as required by Regulation Regulation 7-200.1(B), are used by the license holder to conduct its business.

(3) The premises in its entirety, or any area within the premises, may be subject to conditions or restrictions or both imposed pursuant to Code Section 61-2-80.

(4) The premises for which a license is held may include more than one tract of land or building, unless otherwise limited by statute or regulation. For more than one tract of land to be included in the licensed premises, the tracts must be contiguous. For more than one building to be included in the licensed premises, all buildings must be situated on the same tract of land or contiguous tracts of land.

(5) The premises for which a license is held must be a separate designated location of a business in accordance with Code Section 61-2-140(C). Two or more licenses of the same type must not be issued for the same premises, except as provided in Section 7-202.2.D.

(6) As provided in Code Section 61-2-140(C), a separate license is required for each separate location of a business. The Department will determine whether separate licenses are required using factors including but not limited to (a) whether the business operates at more than one street address; (b) the number of retail sales tax licenses required; (c) whether the public would perceive the business to be operating at one location or at more than one location; and (d) whether there is one location or more than one location of the same business under one roof, based on factors including, but not limited to, entrances, utilities, employees, HVAC systems, public perception, lease contracts, and partitioning as the result of walls, common areas and areas set aside for the conduct of other enterprises, whether unlicensed or separately licensed.

S.C. Code Regs. § 7-202.1