On page 3, beginning on line 20, after "sells" strike all material through "seven and one-half" on line 29 and insert ", as a significant part of its business: Fresh meat, produce, deli products, and prepared foods;

(iii) Spirits sold under this subsection must be kept behind a counter where the public is not permitted or kept in a locked display case so that a customer wanting access must ask an employee of the license holder for assistance;

(iv) The grocery store is located in a city or town with a population of less than seventy-five thousand or in an unincorporated area of a county; and

(v) The grocery store is not located within five"

EFFECT: (1) Modifies the list of products that a qualifying grocery store must sell and requires those sales to be a significant part of the business.

(3) The provisions apply to cities, code cities, and towns that have a population of less than 75,000, instead of less than 30,000.

(4) Qualifying grocery stores must be at least 5 miles, instead of 7.5 miles, from the premises of a former contract liquor store or a holder of former state liquor store operating rights to be eligible to sell spirits with the maximum size of 375 milliliters.