Amend the bill, as and if amended,bys triking all after the enacting words and inserting the following:
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SECTION 1. Section 16-23-465 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-23-465. (A) In addition to the penalties provided for by Sections 16-11-330, 16-11-620, and 16-23-460, 23-31-220, and by Article 1, of Chapter 23, of Title 16, a person convicted of carrying a pistol or firearm into a business which sells alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine for consumption on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two three thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
In addition to the penalties described above, a person who violates this section while carrying a concealable weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, must have his concealed weapon permit revoked for a period of five years.
(B)(1) This section does not apply to a person carrying a concealable weapon pursuant to and in compliance with Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and midnight; however, the person shall not consume alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine while carrying the concealable weapon on the business' premises and shall not enter and remain on any portion of the business' premises primarily devoted to the service and consumption of alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine. A person who violates this subitem may be charged with a violation of subsection (A).
(2) A business owner or person in legal possession or control of a business may allow the carrying of concealable weapons into the business by posting a ' CONCEALED WEAPONS ALLOWED' consistent with the guidelines set forth in Sections 16-23-465(C), (D), and (E). A person who carries a concealable weapon into a business without a sign posted in compliance with this section may be charged with a violation of subsection (A).
(3) A business owner or person in legal possession or control of a business may request that a person carrying a concealable weapon leave the business's premises or request that a person carrying a concealable weapon remove the concealable weapon from the business's premises. A person carrying a concealable weapon who refuses to leave a business's premises when requested or refuses to remove the concealable weapon from a business's premises when requested may be charged with a violation of subsection (A)."
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any requirement of or allowance for the posting of signs allowing the carrying of a concealable weapon upon any bsuiness that serves alcholoic liquor, beer or wine shall only be satisfied by a sign expressing the allowance in both written language interdict and universal sign language.
(D) All signs must be posted at each entrance into a business that serves alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine where a concealable weapon permit holder is allowed to carry a concealable weapon and must be:
(1) clearly visible from outside the building;
(2) eight inches wide by twelve inches tall in size;
(3) contain the words "CONCEALED WEAPONS ALLOWED" in black one-inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(4) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle seven inches in diameter
(5) placed not less than forty inches and not more than sixty inches from the bottom of the building's entrance door.
(E) If the premises of a business that serves alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine where concealable weapons are allowed does not have doors, then the signs contained in subsection (C) must be:
(1) thirty-six inches wide by forty-eight inches tall in size;
(2) contain the words " CONCEALED WEAPONS ALLOWED" in black three- inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(3) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle thirty-four inches in diameter;
(4) placed not less than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches above the ground;
(5) posted in sufficient quantities to be clearly visible from any point of entry onto the premises.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect uppon approval by the Governor.
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.