{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1009","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1009","heading":"In-stand sales.","body":"(a)\tNothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit a retail permittee from selling for consumption, malt beverages in the seating areas of stadiums, ballparks, and other similar public places with a seating capacity of 3,000 or more during professional sporting events, provided that:\n(1)\tThe seating areas are designated as part of the retail permittee's licensed premises;\n(2)\tThe retail permittee has notified the Commission, in writing, of its intent to sell malt beverages in the seating areas at sporting events;\n(3)\tService of food and nonalcoholic beverages is available in the seating areas;\n(4)\tThe retail permittee has certified to the Commission that it has trained its employees:\na.\tTo identify underage persons and intoxicated persons; and\nb.\tTo refuse to sell malt beverages to those persons as required by G.S. 18B-305; and\n(5)\tThe employees do not verbally shout or hawk the sale of malt beverages.\n(b)\tThe North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission shall adopt rules for the suspension of alcohol sales in the latter portion of professional sporting events in order to protect public safety at these events. (1997-167, s. 1; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2013-83, ss. 1, 2.)","path":["Chapter 18B. Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages.","Article 10. Retail Activity."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_18B/GS_18B-1009.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:47Z","sha256":"b42bb954e341964e0388e3a5e480b78dfd54f7ffaa94c68f7bd618fe3cc7fbb0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1008","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-1010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}