Current Status Bill Number:3384 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950125 Primary Sponsor:Cromer All Sponsors:Cromer Drafted Document Number:JIC\5250HTC.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Alcoholic stores
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House 19950125 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 61-3-440, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISTANCE FROM A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND REQUIRED FOR A PLACE OF BUSINESS TO BE LICENSED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM FIVE HUNDRED FEET REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, TO REQUIRE THE DISTANCE TO BE MEASURED TO THE NEAREST PROPERTY LINE OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, AND TO EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT RENEWAL OF LICENSES OF ESTABLISHMENTS OR LOCATIONS LICENSED AS OF JULY 1, 1995.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 61-3-440 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 61-3-440. The department shall may not grant or issue any license provided for in this chapter, Chapter 7, and Article 3 of Chapter 13, if the place of business is within three hundred feet of any church, school, or playground situated within a municipality or within five hundred feet of any church, school, or playground situated outside of a municipality. Such This 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, or playground regardless of where the church, school, or playground is actually situated on the grounds., which, as used herein, shall be defined as follows:
As used in this section:
(1) `church', means an establishment, other than a private dwelling, where religious services are usually conducted;
(2) `school', means an establishment, other than a private dwelling where the usual processes of education are usually conducted; and
(3) `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 do not apply to the renewal of licenses existing on July 10, 1960 1, 1995, or to locations then existing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1995.