§ 45-56-20 — Alcoholic Beverages

(a)
The Randolph County Commission, by ordinance of the county commission, may regulate the distance from a church or school that a licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may be located in the unincorporated area of
the
county.
Any
ordinance
enacted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
apply to
any
licensee
of
the
Alcoholic
Beverage
Control
Board
operating
pursuant
to a license granted before January 30, 2014, or to a licensee operating lawfully pursuant to the ordinance before any change in the location or the establishment of a school or church affecting the operation of a licensee pursuant to
the ordinance.
Any distance pursuant to the ordinance shall be specified
from the property line of the licensee to the property line of the church or
school.
(b)
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may be enforced by a civil penalty levied by the Randolph County Commission not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each day of violation after notice and a hearing before the county commission.
In addition, the ordinance of the county
commission
may
be
enforced
by
injunctive
relief
in
the
Circuit
Court
of Randolph County.

Legislative History

(Act 2014–4, p. 19, § 1.)