§ 45-36A-100 — Sale of Draft or Keg Beer or Malt Beverages

(a) This section shall only apply to the City of Scottsboro in Jackson County.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the city. All resolutions and ordinances relating to the sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer shall apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages.
(c) The city governing body may hold a referendum to determine if the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the city. If a majority of the voters voting thereon in the city vote in favor of the question, then the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises and off-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the city. The referendum shall be held at a date determined by resolution of the city. Costs of the referendum shall be paid by the city. If a majority of the voters voting thereon do not vote in favor of the question, a subsequent referendum or referenda may be held. A second or subsequent referendum shall not be held within one year following a referendum which fails to be approved by the voters of the city.
(d) All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this section are repealed. However, the provisions of this section are cumulative and supplementary and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws or parts of laws not directly inconsistent herewith.

Legislative History

(Act 2009-380, p. 704, §§1-4.)