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Y > b 6 H a A â Ñ ¥ á Û × Þ Õ à ß ¿ À ° ¹ ¿ µ © ¨ ´ ¿ § « ¾ ¾ ½ ¼ ¨ ¨ { µ ¨ © § ¨ ª r º § » § ± ¤ ´ ¨ © « z º ª ¹ § ¸ £ § ¨ © ¨ ~ · } µ | © ¨ { ¶ r § v µ ¢ ¨ x ® ¡ ° z y ¬ t ® ´ x ° ¯ z y § â Þ x Ú ê ³ w é © ç Ú s ² è v Ú ® ä ° u ª Ö ¨ à Õ s © × Ø t ² × ± s Ö Õ ° é ¯ r å ® ª × « « Û ª × à Ý é Õ ¬ ë § « ê ª Ú © ç ¨ Ú § Ø Ý ¦ × Ý Þ Ý Ü Û Ú Ú Ý Â é Ù Õ Ä Ü Ú Ê ç Ï Û Ú Þ Î Û Ä Ù × à Ô Í ü Þ Õ à ø × è È û Ø × ú Ì ç × ó æ Ë Ö Õ ù Ê Þ ø Ô È Ú à ÷ å É à ö È Ü õ × ñ Ç Ù ô Ã Õ ó Æ Õ Â à ò ä Ä ñ Ó ð Ò Þ Å à ï Ò Ä Ø î This bill: • defines terms; • modifies the name of certain retail licenses; • provides that a local authority may issue a business license to a retail licensee only if the licensee is lawfully present in the United States; • provides that a licensee or permittee may only engage in behavior expressly by allowed Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, or local ordinance; • requires the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission to implement and enforce the provisions of Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, in • requires the department to develop the following training programs: a training program for retail managers; a training program for off-premise retail managers; and a training program for an individual commitswho a violation related to service to an intoxicated individual or a minor; • enacts a process for the Department of Public Safety to track violations of each retail licensee involving the sale of an alcoholic product to a minor; • establishes a flat fee renewal for a full-service restaurant licensee; • provides that beginning on July 1, 2017, and no later than July 1, 2018, a restaurant licensee that does not have a grandfathered bar structure shall designate a dispensing area within which: the restaurant licensee may store and dispense alcoholic product at a dispensing structure; an individual 21 years of age or older may consume food and beverages; and except under certain circumstances, a minor may not be present; • removes grandfathered bar structures beginning on July 1, 2022; • extends the hours during which a restaurant licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish an alcoholic product on a weekend or a state or federal legal holiday; • provides that a restaurant licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish an alcoholic product to a patron only if: the patron is seated in a dispensing area and furnished no more than one portion or an alcoholic product while waiting for a seat in the dining area thewhere patron intends to order and consume food; or the patron is seated at a table, counter, or dispensing structure, and the patron intends to order and consume food in the same location the where patron is seated; • provides that a restaurant licensee may not transfer, dispense, or serve an alcoholic product from a movable cart; • addresses the retention of certain records for restaurant licensees; • requires a restaurant licensee or a bar licensee to display a sign that states thewhether licensee is a restaurant or a bar; • prohibits the commission from issuing or a diningrenewing club license on or after July 1, 2017; accordance with its express language and stated policy purpose; • reduces the permissible proximity of a restaurant licensee to a community location; • removes the commission's authority to grant a variance to the proximity requirements; • modifies the calculation of the money from the sale of a bottle or individual portion of a by wine retail licensee or sublicensee in determining the percentage of gross receipts from the sale of food or an alcoholic product; • requires electronic age verification of certain individuals procure who an alcoholic product in a dispensing area in a restaurant; • modifies the application requirements for approval of the label and packaging of a malted beverage; • modifies the labeling and packaging requirements for certain malted beverages; • reduces and modifies the membership of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Advisory Board; • provides that every three years the Legislature's general counsel shall: conduct ofa review each rule made theby commission for compliance with current statute; and prepare and submit a report to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives; • upon prioritization by the Audit Subcommittee, provides that the Office of the Legislative Auditor General may: a review current practice of the commission or department for compliance with current statute; and prepare and submit a report to the Audit Subcommittee; • increases the mark-up on alcoholic beverages; • requires a presiding officer to consider any aggravating circumstances or mitigating circumstances imposingwhen a fine; • provides that each retail licensee shall submit a responsible alcohol service plan to the department upon application for or of renewal a retail license; • prohibits more than one type of retail license for the same room, unless the licenses are a combination of two or more of the following: a restaurant license; an on-premise beer retailer license that is not a tavern; and an on-premise banquet license or reception center license; • states that a retail licensee may provide servicewine for a bottled carriedwine onto the licensed premises or purchased at the licensed premises; Ã ã Ñ í Â Ð ì Á . ) ~ ) p v # } s | & ) H I ( 8 A H ) = 1 0 < H / 3 $ G G F ) E ! 0 0 ¥ = 0 1 / © 0 2 ) ý B 5 / C © / censee; O 9 \ - < L ) © 0 W 1 e 3 " ¤ B W 2 L A M / Q @ , Q R / 0 c Q 1 © 0 Y O \ ¨ ? U § c = l ¦ W " L 1 n 0 r [ ¥ w W > v U n R ý / Q u L = + 0 p Q t ¢ Y O 6 s N r * 8 ¤ L p £ Q q 4 R p ÿ ) f 6 \ \ h < ¢ [ X m ( 8 l 7 W ¤ n £ o ' / M U n & ¢ 5 m R l U ; L k ¡ Q 1 N n þ c : w & M & v Y 6 p % 8 S Q 2 z 0 Q w { r þ R w 1 s c v ÿ Q : p p 9 Y $ þ O \ z 8 # 7 y ý e p v 6 [ 2 \ o p w Y 3 3 " z 2 d n ¤ k 5 c w £ O w ! p c p 4 O ¢ t t " P / y 3 y 2 ! x V x 1 Y 0 h W l p / Q n o w r _ D w b n v w ^ n a y u ` p w _ p s ^ t l s p ] \ r ¢ r [ p { q Z v p Q n h N µ O { l U ± n q Y ´ o Q n ³ X T r ¢ n X ¬ ¡ m Q l ² { U ± k p W ° V U ¯ y ® R n ª Q z P O l ¬ l N « M ª L j © K j { ¨ i J o § • makes technical and conforming changes. • provides a phased transition for a dining club licensee that converts to a full-service restaurant licensee; • beginning July 1, 2018, establishes an off-premise beer retailer state license, including an application process, fees, procedures; and renewal • provides that an off-premise beer retailer shall display beer in no more than two locations that are separate from any nonalcoholic beverage; • addresses notification to the department if an off-premise beer retailer changes ownership; • modifies and repeals certain provisions related to local authority enforcement of off-premise beer retailers to correspond with the state enforcement mechanisms available under the off-premise beer retailer state license; • creates the Underage Drinking Prevention Program that consists of a school-based prevention presentation for students in grade 8 and grade 10; • requires each local education agency to offer the Underage Drinking Prevention Program each school year to each student in grade 8 and grade 10; • creates the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Advisory Council to provide input to the State Board of Education in administering the Underage Drinking Prevention Program; • provides that the State Board of Education shall qualify one or more providers to provide the Underage Drinking Prevention Program; • creates the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted Account, funded by: money from the markup on alcoholic beverages; appropriations made by the Legislature; and interest earned on money in the account; • provides that the State Board of Education may use money in the Underage Drinking Prevention Program Restricted Account for the Underage Drinking Prevention Program; and This bill: • defines terms; • addresses the department's base budget; • provides for use of specific funds for specified purposes; and • makes technical changes.