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On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

     "      Section 1. That chapter 35-4 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Notwithstanding the provisions of §  35-4-75, the governing body of the municipality charged with the approval of alcoholic beverage license issuance may, by ordinance, permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on a sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right- of-way abutting a licensed premises, provided that the license holder derives more than fifty percent of its gross receipts from the sale of prepared food for consumption on the licensed premises. The sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way shall be immediately adjacent to and abutting the licensed premises.

     Any ordinance adopted by the governing body of a municipality pursuant to this section shall require the alcoholic beverage license holder to provide a barrier encompassing the portion of the sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way upon which the municipality permits the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Nothing contained in this section prevents the governing body from imposing additional conditions or restrictions that it deems appropriate.

     The sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way where the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted does not constitute a public place as defined in §  35-1-5.3, if the sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way has been properly authorized for sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages pursuant to this section. The hours of authorized sale and consumption on the sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way as provided by this section shall be consistent with the hours permitted for the on-sale license.

     A violation of any provision of Title 35 by an alcoholic beverage license holder conducting business on a sidewalk or walkway subject to a public right-of-way pursuant to this section constitutes a violation of Title 35 as if the violation had occurred in or on the licensed premises."