(A) No local option election held pursuant to sections 4301.32 to 4301.39 of the Revised Code shall affect or prohibit the following:

(1) The transportation, possession, or consumption of intoxicating liquors within the precinct in which the election is held, or sales in the precinct under B-3, E, or G permits;

(2) The sale of intoxicating liquors, at a permit premises located at any publicly owned airport, as defined in section 4563.01 of the Revised Code, at which commercial airline companies operate regularly scheduled flights on which space is available to the public, provided the permit holder operates pursuant to the authority of a liquor permit issued pursuant to Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code.

(B)

(1) As used in this division:

(a) "Ohio history connection area" means the Ohio Historical Center and Ohio village, both located contiguous to the State fairgrounds.

(b) "State fairgrounds" means the property that is held by the state for the purpose of conducting fairs, expositions, and exhibits and all other contiguous property that is owned, maintained, or managed by the Ohio expositions commission under section 991.03 of the Revised Code.

(2) No local option election held under sections 4301.32 to 4301.41 and 4305.14 of the Revised Code, or held under the provisions for local option elections and the election on the question of the repeal of Section 9 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code, whether held before, on, or after April 9, 2001, prohibits or otherwise affects the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor in or at the Ohio history connection area or the state fairgrounds under a permit issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code.

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 141, §1, eff. 9/29/2015.

Effective Date: 04-09-2001 .