§ 44-3-105 — Local option

The operation of this article 3 shall be statewide
unless any municipality or city and county, by a majority of the registered electors
of any municipality or city and county, voting at any regular election or special
election called for that purpose in accordance with the election laws of this state,
decides against the right to sell alcohol beverages or to limit the sale of alcohol
beverages to any one or more of the classes of licenses as provided by this article 3
within their respective limits. The local option question shall be submitted only
upon a petition signed by not less than fifteen percent of the registered electors in
the municipality or city and county; otherwise, the procedure with reference to the
calling and holding of the elections shall be substantially in accordance with the
election laws of the state. The expenses of the election shall be borne by the
municipality or city and county in which the elections are held. The question of
prohibition of sale of alcohol beverages or the limitation of sales to any one or more
of the classes of licenses provided in this article 3 shall not be submitted to the
registered electors more than once in any four-year period.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 959, � 2, effective October 1.