ORDINANCE BL2017-866

An ordinance amending Section 7.08.130 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws pertaining to the presence of intoxicating beverages from a distillery on the premises of a permittee under Chapter 7.08.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That Section 7.08.130 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting subsection B thereof in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:

B. To bring, to cause, or allow to be brought onto the premises of any permittee under the provisions of this chapter any intoxicating beverage, the alcoholic content of which is in excess of eight percent by weight, unless such permittee is the holder of a valid license issued under the authority of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, Chapter 4 (T.C.A. § 57-4-101 et seq.); provided, however, that any permittee that is the holder of a Brewer’s Notice from the United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and such permittee is adjacent to and shares common interior and/or enclosed exterior areas with a distillery that holds a valid license issued under the authority of T.C.A. § 57-3-202, shall be allowed to permit alcoholic beverages, whether open or sealed, from such distillery to be brought onto the premises of the permittee as long as any sealed containers remain sealed while on the premises of the permittee;

Section 2. Be it further enacted, that this ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage.

Sponsored by: Anthony Davis, Freddie O'Connell

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Introduced: September 5, 2017
Passed First Reading: September 5, 2017
Referred to: Public Safety, Beer, and Regulated Beverages Committee
Passed Second Reading: September 19, 2017
Passed Third Reading: October 3, 2017
Approved: October 4, 2017
By: Mayor's signature

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