SPONSOR:

Rep. Bolden & Rep. Brady & Sen. McDowell & Sen. Brown

Reps. Chukwuocha, Cooke, Dorsey Walker; Sen. Paradee

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 35

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §101, Title 4 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 101 Definitions.

As used in this title, in addition to their usual meaning:

(32) "Multi-purpose sports facility" shall mean a stadium owned and/or operated by the State , featuring minor league baseball games sporting events where admission fees are charged to the public and having a seating capacity of at least 4,000 2,500 seats, and excludes stadia which are operated and maintained by educational institutions, including, but not limited to, high schools, colleges or universities.

Section 2. Amend §512, Title 4 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 512 Licenses for taprooms, hotels, restaurants, motorsports speedways, concert halls, beer gardens, or clubs; food concessionaires at horse racetracks or multi-purpose sports facilities; dinner theater performances; bowling alleys; movie theaters; caterers; removal of partially consumed bottles from premises; beverages for personal consumption at racetracks; air passenger carriers; names of licensed establishments.

(b) A food concessionaire dispensing food at a horse racetrack or multi-purpose sports facility may apply to the Commissioner for a license to purchase spirits and wine from an importer, and to receive, keep and sell such spirits and wine to patrons in restaurants, dining rooms, suites owned, leased or operated by the license holder or at bars or counters (except at multi-purpose sports facilities) for consumption on the premises as authorized by the Commissioner, subject, however, to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner. The license issued to a food concessionaire dispensing food at a horse racetrack or multi-purpose sports facility pursuant to this section and § 513 of this title, shall continue to be valid whether or not a race meet or minor league baseball game sporting event is in progress and such licensee shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges granted to a restaurant licensee together with the rights and privileges authorized by a license issued pursuant to § 709 of this title upon payment of the license fee set forth in § 709 of this title.

SYNOPSIS

This bill changes the definition of the multi-purpose sports facility to make it available to a broader range of sports facilities that may apply for a liquor license.