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Section 17(a) -- requires a local board to accept electronic payment for any liquor purchased by a permittee. A local board may not charge a fee for electronic payment. Electronic payment means by debit card or by electronic funds transfer as defined in GS 105-228.90, but does not include payment by charge card or credit card. Effective October 1, 2019. This does NOT mean that you cannot accept a credit card or charge card —you could still accept payment from a permittee by credit card or charge card, and some boards view this as good customer service. This new law simply mandates that you must accept payment by debit card or electronic fund transfer. GS 105-228.90 defines electronic funds transfer as follows: "A transfer of funds initiated by using an electronic terminal, a telephone, a computer, or magnetic tape to instruct or authorize a financial institution or its agent to credit or debit an account." Section 23(a)—Allows a mixed beverages permittee, or employee of the permittee, to purchase and transport any amount of liquor for use by the permittee without having to obtain a purchase-transportation permit. Allows a local board employee to transport liquor to a permittee without obtaining a purchase-transportation permit. Effective September 1, 2019. Section 24(a)— Requires the ABC Commission to submit a written report to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety on the progress made in bidding and selecting an independent contractor for the receipt, storage and distribution of spirituous liquor at and from the State warehouse. Section 25(a)—allows a local board to provide delivery of liquor to a mixed beverages permittee, to use its employees or an independent contractor to do so, and to charge a fee. Allows a permittee to contract with an independent contractor to provide delivery of the liquor from the local board to the permittee. Section 25(a) is effective September 1, 2019 Section 25(b) requires the ABC Commission to adopt rules to implement this section, including the allowed fee for delivery and the requirements to be an independent contractor. Section 25(b) is effective when it becomes law. HB 389 allows sales of beer, wine and mixed beverages in university stadiums. This law recognizes the difference between beer/wine and liquor by not allowing mixed beverages sales when the stadium is being used for a sports event sponsored by the college or university.