Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4314 Primary Sponsor:Jaskwhich Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Alcoholic beverages, sale of prohibited near library Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Date Tabled:Feb 25, 1992 Computer Document Number:NO5/8033.BD Introduced Date:Jan 30, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 25, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Jaskwhich Mattos Cato Vaughn M.O. Alexander Haskins Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4314 House Feb 25, 1992 Tabled in Committee 26
4314 House Jan 30, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 61-3-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE LOCATION OF BUSINESSES SELLING ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR WITHIN THREE HUNDRED OR FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS OR AREAS, SO AS TO INCLUDE LIBRARIES AND DEFINE THE TERM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 61-3-440 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 61-3-440. (A) The commission shall may not grant or issue any an alcoholic liquor license provided for in this chapter, Chapter 7 and Article 3 of Chapter 13, under this title if the place of business is within three hundred feet of any a church, school, library, or playground situated within a municipality or within five hundred feet of any a church, school, library, or playground situated outside of a municipality. Such The distance shall must 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 the church, school, library, or playground, which,.
(B) The restrictions in this section do not apply to the renewal of licenses on July 10, 1960, or to locations existing on that date.
(C) As used herein, shall be defined as follows in this section:
(1) `Church,' means an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where religious services are usually are conducted;.
(2) `Library' means a public or private repository for literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, and prints, kept for reading or reference. It does not include a private dwelling.
(3) `School,' means an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where the usual processes of education are usually are conducted; and.
(3)(4) `Playground,' means a place, other than grounds at a private dwelling, which is provided by the public or members of a community for recreation.
The above restrictions shall not apply to the renewal of licenses existing on July 10, 1960 or to locations then existing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.