HB529

ENROLLED, An Act,

Relating to Lauderdale County; to authorize the sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption on Sundays in the City of Florence; and to authorize the governing body of the City of Florence to regulate and permit the sale of alcohol on Sundays for off-premises consumption by properly licensed retail licensees.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 45-39A-10, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

§45-39A-10.

"(a) This section only applies in the City of Florence in Lauderdale County.

"(b) The sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption during certain hours after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays is authorized within the corporate limits of the City of Florence. The governing body of the City of Florence, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

"(c) The governing body of the City of Florence shall hold a referendum to determine if alcoholic beverages may be sold for on-premises consumption on Sundays. If a majority of the voters voting thereon in the city vote in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays shall be authorized."

Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Lauderdale County

Florence

Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Counties

Governing Body, City

Code Amended