North Carolina General Statutes 105-113.83A. Registration and discontinuance requirements; penalties
(a) Registration Required. – A person who holds a wine shipper permit issued under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1001.1 or one or more of the following ABC permits issued under Article 11 of Chapter 18B of the N.C. Gen. Stat. must register with the Secretary:
(1) Unfortified winery.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-113.83A
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Fortified winery.
(3) Brewery.
(4) Distillery.
(5) Wine importer.
(6) Wine wholesaler.
(7) Malt beverages importer.
(8) Malt beverages wholesaler.
(9) Nonresident malt beverage vendor.
(10) Nonresident wine vendor.
(11) Wine Producer.
(12) Nonresident spirituous liquor vendor.
(b) Registration Form. – Registration must be in a form required by the Secretary and include all information requested. If a permittee fails to register, the Secretary must notify the ABC Commission of the violation.
(c) Discontinuance of Authorized Activities. – A permittee required to be registered, who changes ownership or stops engaging in the activities authorized by an issued ABC permit, must notify the Secretary in writing of the change. The permittee is responsible for maintaining a bond or irrevocable letter of credit as required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.86 and submitting all returns and the payment of all taxes for which the permittee is liable under this Article while the issued ABC permit is active.
(d) Penalty. – The Secretary must notify the ABC Commission when a permittee required to register is not eligible to hold an ABC permit for failure to satisfy N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-900(a)(8). Upon notification, the ABC Commission must impose any penalty permitted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-104 (2018-5, s. 38.6(c); 2021-150, s. 6.2(d).)