In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-904(h), a county may adopt an ordinance authorizing permittees holding a permit under Article 10 or 11 of Chapter 18B of the N.C. Gen. Stat. to utilize an area that is not part of the permittee’s licensed premises for the outdoor possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages sold by the permittee. ?(2021-150, s. 21.1.)