18B-304. Sale and possession for sale.
(a) Offense. - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any alcoholic beverage, or possess any alcoholic beverage for sale, without first obtaining the applicable ABC permit and revenue licenses.
(b) Prima Facie Evidence. - Possession of the following amounts of alcoholic beverages, without a permit authorizing that possession, shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor is possessing those alcoholic beverages for sale:
(1) More than 80 liters of malt beverages, other than draft malt beverages in kegs;
(2) More than eight liters of spirituous liquor; or
(3) Any amount of nontaxpaid alcoholic beverages. (1913, c. 44, s. 2; 1915, c. 97, s. 8; 1923, c. 1, ss. 2, 6, 10; C.S., ss. 3379, 3411(b), (f), (j); 1937, c. 49, ss. 13, 15; 1945, c. 635; 1949, c. 1251, s. 2; 1951, c. 850; 1955, c. 560; 1957, c. 984; c. 1235, s. 1; 1963, c. 932; 1967, c. 222, ss. 4, 6; 1969, c. 789; 1971, c. 872, s. 1; 1975, c. 654, s. 4; 1977, c. 176, ss. 1-3; 1981, c. 412, s. 2; c. 747, s. 42; 1989, c. 553, s. 2; 1993, c. 508, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 18B - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
Article 3 - Sale, Possession, and Consumption.
§ 18B-300 - Purchase, possession and consumption of malt beverages and unfortified wine.
§ 18B-300.1 - Authorization and regulation of social districts.
§ 18B-301 - Possession and consumption of fortified wine and spirituous liquor.
§ 18B-302 - Sale to or purchase by underage persons.
§ 18B-302.1 - Penalties for certain offenses related to underage persons.
§ 18B-302.2 - Medical treatment; limited immunity.
§ 18B-304 - Sale and possession for sale.
§ 18B-305 - Other prohibited sales.
§ 18B-306 - Making wines and malt beverages for private use.
§ 18B-307 - Manufacturing offenses.
§ 18B-309 - Alcoholic beverage sales in Urban Redevelopment Areas.