Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes liquor licenses for events conducted at rodeo arenas.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the appropriate licensing authority to issue a special malt beverage permit for the sale of malt beverages at events conducted on the grounds of a rodeo with a total seating capacity of over 7,500, following the application and submission of a reasonable malt beverages sales and control plan mutually agreeable to the applicant and the licensing authority (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the permit may be issued without public notice or hearing (Sec. 1).

• Requires an application for a permit to specify the type of event and the name of the sponsor (Sec. 1).

• Requires the fee for a permit issued under this section to be established by the licensing authority, but the fee cannot exceed 2 times the maximum fee provided for 24-hour permits for each day of the event (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes liquor licenses for events conducted at rodeo arenas.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the appropriate licensing authority to issue a special malt beverage permit for the sale of malt beverages at events conducted on the grounds of a rodeo with a total seating capacity of over 7,500, following the application and submission of a reasonable malt beverages sales and control plan mutually agreeable to the applicant and the licensing authority (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the permit may be issued without public notice or hearing (Sec. 1).

• Requires an application for a permit to specify the type of event and the name of the sponsor (Sec. 1).

• Requires the fee for a permit issued under this section to be established by the licensing authority, but the fee cannot exceed 2 times the maximum fee provided for 24-hour permits for each day of the event (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text