<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-135. - Definitions.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Non-permittee</span> means and refers to a business that is located in a social district and does not
               hold any ABC permit.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Open container</span> means and refers to any alcoholic beverage where the seal of the original manufacturer
               container is broken or an alcoholic beverage that is possessed in a container other
               than the unopened manufacturer's container.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Permittee</span> means and refers to an establishment holding any of the following ABC permits issued
               by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission:
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               (1)
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               An on-premises malt beverage permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1001(1).
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               (2)
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               An on-premises unfortified wine permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1001(3).
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               (3)
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               An on-premises fortified wine permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1001(5).
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               (4)
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               A mixed beverages permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1001(10).
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               (5)
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               A wine shop permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1001(16).
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               (6)
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               A distillery permit issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Â§ 18B-1101(5).
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Person</span> means and refers to an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited
               liability company, other organization or group, or other combination of individuals
               acting as a unit.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Premises</span> means and refers to a fixed permanent establishment, including all areas inside or
               outside the permitted establishment, where the permittee has control through a lease,
               deed, or other legal process.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Social district</span> means and refers to a defined outdoor area in which a citizen may consume alcoholic
               beverages sold by a permittee.
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               (Ord. of 7-17-23, pt. I)
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