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TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TEMPORARY PERMITS TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AND BEER AND WINE FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION UPON A FAVORABLE REFERENDUM VOTE, SO AS TO REVISE THE ANNUAL FEE FOR A FIFTY-TWO WEEK TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR BY THE DRINK FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AND BASE THIS FEE ON THE SEATING CAPACITY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 61-6-2010(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 139 of 2005, is further amended to read:
"(A)(1) In addition to the provisions of Section 61-6-2000, the department may issue a temporary permit to allow the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink. This permit is valid for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours and may be issued only to bona fide nonprofit organizations and business establishments otherwise authorized to be licensed for sales. The department shall charge a nonrefundable-filing fee of one hundred dollars for processing each application and a daily permit fee of fifty dollars for each day for which a permit is approved. An application must be filed for each permit requested. The department must also offer the option of an annual fifty-two week temporary permit for a nonrefundable fee of three thousand dollars per year in an amount specified in item (2) of this subsection. However, the optional fifty-two week permit must not extend beyond the expiration date of the biennial license issued pursuant to this chapter. If the expiration date is less than fifty-two weeks from the date of the application for the optional fifty-two week permit, the department must prorate the three thousand dollar annual fee on a monthly basis. The department in its sole discretion shall specify the terms and conditions of the permit.
(2) The fee for the annual fifty-two week temporary permit shall be prorated based on the number of table seats in the establishment for the service of meals as follows:
Number of seats Fee
40 - 60 1,500.00
61 - 80 2,000.00
81 - 100 2,500.00
101 - 120 3,000.00
121 - 140 3,500.00
141 - 160 4,000.00
161 - 180 4,500.00
181 and over 5,000.00."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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