1 SB334
2 218147-1
3 By Senators Smitherman and Waggoner (N & P)
4 RFD: Jefferson County Legislation
5 First Read: 29-MAR-22
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9 A BILL
10 TO BE ENTITLED
11 AN ACT
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13 Relating to the City of Homewood in Jefferson
14 County; to authorize the City Council of the City of Homewood
15 to establish and regulate the operation of an entertainment
16 district in the West Homewood Business District as further
17 described in Homewood City Code; and to authorize the city
18 council to provide penalties for violations.
19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
20 Section 1. This act is adopted pursuant to the
21 authority in subdivision (31) of Section 104 of the
22 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
23 Section 2. (a) The City Council of the City of
24 Homewood by ordinance may provide for the establishment of an
25 entertainment district in the area of the city designated as
26 the West Homewood Business District in Exhibit B of Resolution
27 No. 21-184 of the Homewood City Council, generally along Oak
Page 1 1 Grove Road and Oxmoor Road. The ordinance of the city council
2 shall specifically designate the boundaries of the West
3 Homewood Business Entertainment District and shall regulate
4 hours of operation of an entertainment district, may provide
5 for the revocation of the entertainment district designation,
6 and may regulate any other aspect of the operation of
7 entertainment districts.
8 (b) Any retail licensee of the Alabama Alcoholic
9 Beverage Control Board licensed to sell alcoholic beverages
10 for on-premises consumption located in an entertainment
11 district shall be authorized to obtain an entertainment
12 district permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
13 any licensee that receives an entertainment district permit
14 shall comply with all laws and rules governing its license,
15 except that patrons, guests, or members of the licensee may
16 exit the licensed premises with open containers of alcoholic
17 beverages anywhere within the confines of the entertainment
18 district, but they may not enter the premises of another
19 licensee with open containers or closed containers of
20 alcoholic beverages acquired elsewhere. In addition, the
21 ordinance shall prohibit a person other than a retail licensee
22 from possessing or bringing in the entertainment district an
23 open or closed container of alcoholic beverages acquired
24 outside of the entertainment district during the hours of
25 operation of the entertainment district.
26 (c) The ordinance of the city council shall be
27 enforced by the City of Homewood and shall provide penalties
Page 2 1 for violations of the ordinance as otherwise authorized by
2 law.
3 Section 3. All laws or parts of laws which conflict
4 with this act are repealed.
5 Section 4. This act shall become effective
6 immediately following its passage and approval by the
7 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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