GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1094*

Short Title:  Youth Employees/ABC Permittees.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives McMahan; and Hardaway.

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Referred to:  Alcoholic Beverage Control.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW TEENAGERS WHO ARE FIFTEEN YEARS OLD TO WORK AT CERTAIN PLACES THAT SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 95-25.5(j) reads as rewritten:
"(j)	Except as provided in subsection (j1), no person who holds any ABC permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes for the on-premises sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, including any mixed beverages, shall employ a youth:
(1)	Under 16 years of age on the premises for any purpose;
(2)	Under 18 years of age to prepare, serve, dispense or sell any alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages."
Section 2.  G.S. 95-25.5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( j1)	A person who holds an ABC permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes for the on-premises sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, including any mixed beverages, may employ a youth 15 years of age on the premises if all the following requirements are met:
(1)	A parent or guardian has provided the employer with a notarized statement of authorization to hire the youth;
(2)	There is no school the next day for the youth;
(3)	The youth does not prepare, serve, dispense, or sell alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages;  and
(4)	The establishment is a restaurant, hotel, or sports club, or is a private club that has an 18-hole golf course. The terms ‘restaurant,' ‘hotel,' ‘sports club,' and ‘private club' shall be as defined by G.S. 18B-1000 and as designated in the investigative report of record made concerning the establishment by the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.
If the youth possesses or consumes an alcoholic beverage on the premises, the employer is subject to the penalty provided in G.S. 95-25.23. Busing tables and washing dishes shall not be considered possession of an alcoholic beverage.
If a parent or guardian of a youth employed under this subsection requests that the youth no longer be employed on the premises, then the employer shall terminate the youth's employment."
Section 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.