NC House passes bill on Sunday morning alcohol sales (2024)

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NC House passes bill on Sunday morning alcohol sales? ›

Senate Bill 527 cleared the House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee Tuesday on a unanimous vote. It would let local governments open their ABC stores at 10 a.m. or later on Sundays, undoing a statewide prohibition.

The law states that the sale of alcohol can take place between Monday and Saturday 7 AM – 2 AM. On Sunday, certain types of alcohol can be purchased after 12 PM. However, ABC Stores, where liquor is sold is not open, so the sale of spirits is not available on Sunday.

SB 527 defines a “pre-mixed co*cktail” and sets a maximum ABV of 13%. It exempts these low-ABV products from the state's mixed beverage tax of $20 per four liters that is paid by the on-premises “mixed beverage permit” holders.

Major changes in North Carolina's alcohol laws that include allowing Sunday liquor sales and happy hour drink specials are in a bill approved by the House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 527 would let local governments open their ABC stores at 10 a.m. or later on Sundays.

Courtesy Bill Hensley Bill Hensley, left, and state Rep. Ben Tison set brown bags on fire to celebrate the end of a statewide ban on mixed beverages on September 8, 1978. Mecklenburg County voters approved liquor-by-the-drink sales that day, ending the practice of brown bagging.

On Sunday, you can't buy alcohol until 10 a.m. The so-called "Brunch Bill" of 2017 made it legal for restaurants to sell alcohol to customers on Sundays starting at 10 a.m. Until that law was passed, North Carolina didn't permit any Sunday alcohol sales before noon.

A permitted outlet may sale alcoholic beverages during the following times: Monday – Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. North Carolina Law requires all ABC Stores to close no later than 9:00 p.m. Monday Through Saturday, and to remain closed on Sundays.

Cooper's order authorized the North Carolina ABC Commission to “permit the delivery or carry-out of mixed beverages as an alternative to on-site consumption.” The measure aims to let ABC stores open on Sundays and on some federal holidays -- New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day.

North Carolina deems some types of alcohol as always illegal in the passenger area of a motor vehicle on the road or in a public space, such as a public parking lot. Illegal types of alcohol in passenger areas include open containers of: Spirituous liquors such as bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila, etc. Mixed drinks.

The Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act of 1984 sets the minimum legal drinking age to 21 and every State abides by that standard.

Is NC getting rid of ABC stores? ›

What happens to the ABC stores? In Greensboro, there are 16 ABC Stores. The current bill states that between July 2021 and January 2022, local ABC boards will stop operating and sell all their assets, including liquor, to the highest qualified bidder at a public sale. The money would go to the county's general fund.

How much liquor can I purchase at one time? A maximum of 40 liters may be purchased and transported at one time. A purchaser must complete a Purchase-Transportation Permit at the Store if they have purchased more than 8 liters of Spirituous Liquor.

How many counties in North Carolina are dry? There are currently four (4) dry counties: Clay, Graham, Mitchell, and Yancey. How many counties in North Carolina do not have ABC stores? There are currently six (6) counties with no ABC stores: Clay, Graham, Madison, Mitchell, Yadkin, and Yancey.

Maine was the first state to prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor in 1851, after Neal Dow, the mayor of Portland, gathered thousands of signatures on a petition demanding the state legislature enact a law.

A brown-bagging permit authorizes each individual patron of an establishment, with the permission of the permittee, to bring up to eight liters of fortified wine or spirituous liquor, or eight liters of the two combined, onto the premises and to consume those alcoholic beverages on the premises.

Consumption of alcohol permitted for a “family exception” in 19 states (with or without specific location restrictions): Washington, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Maine.

Look to these stores and shops in Nags Head when finding beer and wine. Keep in mind that on Sundays, alcohol cannot be sold until 10 a.m.

News & Observer ran an article about it this morning. It's 10am here in Raleigh.

Beer can be purchased Monday through Saturday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. On Sunday, beer can be sold after 10 a.m. What are the Sunday alcohol sales NC policies? ABC stores that sell liquor are closed on Sundays. On-premise and off-premise locations can sell alcohol after 10 a.m. on Sundays.

North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday and between 2 a.m. and either 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. on Sundays, varying by county. Gun hunting is prohibited on Sundays between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.