G.S. 18A-17(14), as the same appears in the 1975 Replacement Volume 1C, is hereby amended in line 6 after the word “officers.” by inserting the following:
“In lieu of, or in addition to the previous provisions of this subdivision any county or municipal board is authorized to enter into a contract or agreement with a local law enforcement agency to provide for enforcement of the alcoholic beverage control laws within the territorial jurisdiction of that local law enforcement agency.”
(Sess. Laws 1977, ch. 606, § 1.)