N.D. Cent. Code § 5-02-01.1
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5-02-01.1. Event permit authorized - Penalty
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5-02-01.1. Event permit authorized - Penalty
1. The local governing body may by permit authorize a qualified alcoholic beverage
licensee licensed under this chapter to engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages at
events designated by the permit. For purposes of this section, "qualified alcoholic
beverage licensee" means a licensee in a city that imposed a city lodging and
restaurant tax on July 31, 1993, who paid the tax and who continues to pay any such
tax imposed by the city or a licensee in a county, a licensee in a city that did not
impose a city lodging and restaurant tax on July 31, 1993, or a tribal licensee. A fee for
the local permit may be set by ordinance or resolution at not more than twenty-five
dollars. The permit may not be valid for a period greater than fourteen days and may
include Sundays. The local governing body may establish rules to regulate and restrict
the operation of an event permit. Any person that dispenses, sells, or permits the
consumption of alcoholic beverages in violation of this section or the conditions of a
permit is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2. The local governing body may authorize an individual under twenty-one years of age
to attend the event but may not authorize the consumption or possession of an
alcoholic beverage by an individual under twenty-one years of age.
1. The local governing body may by permit authorize a qualified alcoholic beverage
licensee licensed under this chapter to engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages at
events designated by the permit. For purposes of this section, "qualified alcoholic
beverage licensee" means a licensee in a city that imposed a city lodging and
restaurant tax on July 31, 1993, who paid the tax and who continues to pay any such
tax imposed by the city or a licensee in a county, a licensee in a city that did not
impose a city lodging and restaurant tax on July 31, 1993, or a tribal licensee. A fee for
the local permit may be set by ordinance or resolution at not more than twenty-five
dollars. The permit may not be valid for a period greater than fourteen days and may
include Sundays. The local governing body may establish rules to regulate and restrict
the operation of an event permit. Any person that dispenses, sells, or permits the
consumption of alcoholic beverages in violation of this section or the conditions of a
permit is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2. The local governing body may authorize an individual under twenty-one years of age
to attend the event but may not authorize the consumption or possession of an
alcoholic beverage by an individual under twenty-one years of age.
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