(A) Notwithstanding sections 4301.32 to 4301.391 and 4305.14 of the Revised Code, and the provisions for local option elections and the election on the question of repeal of Section 9 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code, all C and D permits issued prior to December 4, 1968, by the division of liquor control with respect to premises located in territory annexed prior to December 4, 1968, to any township or municipal corporation in which the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor is allowed under C or D permits, and outstanding on that date or renewable as of that date under section 4303.271 of the Revised Code shall be considered as valid and lawfully issued, and to entitle the holder to the privileges thereof, unless such permit has been finally revoked under Chapter 4301. of the Revised Code, and shall be renewed by the division subject to section 4303.271 of the Revised Code, except that this section does not apply to a local option election held after November 17, 1969.

(B) Notwithstanding sections 4301.32 to 4301.391 and 4305.14 of the Revised Code, and the provisions for local option elections and the election on the question of repeal of Section 9 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code, the division may issue any C or D permit to a qualified applicant for a permit premises located in an area which was formerly a part of the uninhabited, unincorporated area of a township in which the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor under that C or D liquor permit is prohibited but which is currently a part of a precinct in a municipal corporation in which the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor under that C or D permit is allowed.

Effective Date: 03-30-1999 .