{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-300.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-300.3","heading":"Possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the security-screened area of airports.","body":"(a)\tDuring the hours of airport operation, any establishment permitted under subdivision (1), (3), (5), or (10) of G.S. 18B-1000 and operating in the Transportation Security Administration-screened portion of an airport may, with the written approval of the airport authority, sell the alcoholic beverages it is permitted to sell for consumption throughout the Transportation Security Administration-screened portion of the establishment's respective airport terminal.\n(b)\tAn alcoholic beverage served for consumption throughout an establishment's airport terminal shall be served in a container that meets all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tThe container is not comprised of glass.\n(2)\tThe container displays, in no less than 12-point font, the statement, \"Drink Responsibly - Be 21.\"\n(3)\tThe container shall not hold more than 16 fluid ounces.\n(c)\tA customer may purchase and consume alcoholic beverages throughout the interior of the Transportation Security Administration-screened portion of the respective airport terminal, provided that the purchase is from an approved establishment permitted under subdivision (1), (3), (5), or (10) of G.S. 18B-1000.\n(d)\tThis section applies only to airports that service airplanes boarding at least 150,000 passengers annually. (2024-41, s. 31.)","path":["Chapter 18B. Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages.","Article 3. Sale, Possession, and Consumption."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_18B/GS_18B-300.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:47Z","sha256":"27d098135d38ef1576c973e86f3fc096238971cc9cae56da0f917d047aa5c7e2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-300.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18b-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}