Sec. 18.5. (a) "Grocery store" means a store or part of a store that is known generally as:
(1) a supermarket, grocery store, or delicatessen and is primarily engaged in the retail sale of a general food line, which may include:
(A) canned and frozen foods;
(B) fresh fruits and vegetables; and
(C) fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry;
(2) subject to subsection (b), a convenience store or food mart and is primarily engaged in:
(A) the retail sale of a line of goods that may include milk, bread, soda, and snacks; or
(B) the retail sale of automotive fuels and the retail sale of a line of goods that may include milk, bread, soda, and snacks;
(3) a warehouse club, superstore, supercenter, or general merchandise store and is primarily engaged in the retail sale of a general line of groceries or gourmet foods in combination with general lines of new merchandise, which may include apparel, furniture, and appliances; or
(4) a specialty or gourmet food store primarily engaged in the retail sale of miscellaneous specialty foods not for immediate consumption and not made on the premises, not including:
(A) meat, fish, and seafood;
(B) fruits and vegetables;
(C) confections, nuts, and popcorn; and
(D) baked goods.
(b) The term includes a convenience store or food mart as described in subsection (a)(2) only if the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises of the convenient store or food mart represents a percentage of annual gross sales of twenty-five percent (25%) or less of all items sold on the premises, excluding gasoline and automotive oil products.
(c) The term does not include an establishment known generally as a gas station that is primarily engaged in:
(1) the retail sale of automotive fuels, which may include diesel fuel, gasohol, or gasoline; or
(2) the retail sale of automotive fuels, which may include diesel fuel, gasohol, or gasoline and activities that may include providing repair service, selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories, or providing food services.
As added by P.L.94-2008, SEC.3.
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