§ 45-45-21 — Regulation of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday

Alabama § 45-45-21

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 45: Madison County
• Art. 2: Alcoholic Beverages
• Part 2: Sunday Sales

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(a)(1) This section only applies to Madison County.
(2) This section applies to the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Alabama.
(b)(1) The governing body of any municipality within the county, by ordinance adopted by a simple majority, may authorize and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages within the corporate limits of the municipality on Sunday in the same manner as permitted on other days of the week.
(2) The County Commission of Madison County, by resolution adopted by a simple majority, may authorize and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages within the unincorporated areas of the county on Sunday in the same manner as permitted on other days of the week.
(c) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the county and municipalities located therein, and this section is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to, repeal any existing power or authority of the county or municipalities now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.

Legislative History

(Act 2003-431, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1240, §§ 1-3.)