SPONSOR:	Rep. D. Short & Sen. Pettyjohn;
	Reps. Briggs King, Yearick, Baumbach, Osienski, B. Short; Sen. Lopez

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 208

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 Chapter 1, 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:

(28) "Motorsports speedway" shall mean a motorsports speedway (including any contiguous land when being used in connection with its events) that is owned, leased, under easement, and/or operated by any person and having a seating capacity of at least 75,000 5,000 seats. A motorsports speedway may operate under its own license while using the premises of a license holder at a horse racetrack, but only to the extent that neither license holder uses the same portion of the premises at the same time and no commingling of inventory occurs. The converse of this shall also apply to a license holder at a horse racetrack using the premises of a motorsports speedway.

SYNOPSIS

Under Title 4, § 514(h), motorsports speedways are allowed to permit patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages with them for their own personal consumption. Right now, only Dover International Speedway meets the seating capacity identified in the Motorsports Speedway definition. This amendment will lower the seating capacity within the definition to allow other motorsport speedways, such as the Delaware International Speedway in Delmar, to qualify for this exception.