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AMENDED
May 23, 2007
H. 3783
S. Printed 5/23/07--S.
Read the first time May 1, 2007.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-33-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BIENNIAL LICENSE TAXES GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE BIENNIAL FEE FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE FROM FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-33-210 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 40 of 2003, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-33-210. (A) The biennial license taxes on licenses granted under pursuant to Title 61, in addition to all other license taxes, are as follows:
(1) manufacturer's license: fifty one thousand dollars;
(2) wholesaler's license: twenty thousand dollars;
(3) retail dealer's license: one thousand two hundred dollars; and
(4) special food manufacturer's license: one thousand two hundred dollars.
(B) Each applicant must shall pay a filing fee of one hundred dollars, which must accompany the initial application for each location and is not refundable.
(C) A person who applies for a license after the first day of a license period must shall pay license fees in accordance with the schedule provided in Section 61-6-1810(C)."
SECTION 2. Section 12-21-2720 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:
"( ) The Department of Revenue is authorized to assess an additional fee of fifty dollars on each Class Two coin-operated machine license authorized in this section. These funds must be collected by the Department of Revenue and sent to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the cost of video gaming enforcement. The State Law Enforcement Division shall retain, expend, and carry forward these funds."
SECTION 3. Chapter 2, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 61-2-105. Notwithstanding another provision of law, all initial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine license application fees are increased by one hundred dollars, all biennial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine beverage fees and licenses are increased by two hundred dollars, and all local operation permit fees are increased by fifty dollars. These additional funds must be collected by the Department of Revenue and as soon as practicable allocated to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the costs of inspections, investigations, and enforcement. SLED is authorized to receive, expend, and carry forward these funds."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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