Section 18B-404 - Additional provisions for purchase and transportation by mixed beverage permittees(c) Designated Store. - A mixed beverage permittee may purchase spirituous liquor from an ABC store that is designated as a mixed beverage ABC store operated by any local board operating in the same county as the permittee.(e) Electronic Payment. - A local board shall accept electronic payments for any spirituous liquor purchased by a mixed beverages permittee. A local board may not charge a fee for accepting electronic payments under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term "electronic payment" means payment by debit card or by electronic funds transfer as defined in G.S. 105-228.90, but does not include payment by charge card or credit card.(f) A local board shall offer delivery service to mixed beverage permittees. In providing delivery of purchased products to mixed beverage permittees, the local board may use its employees or contract with one or more independent contractors and may charge a fee to the permittee. A local board in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 county, as defined in G.S. 143B-472.35(a2)(18), may request an exemption to this requirement from the ABC Commission. The Commission shall grant the request if the local board can show evidence of unreasonable hardship or difficulty incurred by implementing delivery service.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-404
Amended by 2024 N.C. Sess. Laws 41,s. 6-a, eff. 7/8/2024.Amended by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 44, s. 3-h, eff. 7/7/2022.Amended by 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 150, s. 30.1, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 182, s. 17-a, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0218, s. 3, eff. 6/19/2003. 1981 , c. 412, s. 2; c. 747, ss. 46, 47; 1987 , c. 136, s. 3; 1991 , c. 459, s. 10; c. 565, ss. 5, 7; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 920, s. 2; 1999-462, s. 4.