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GA Code § 3-3-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-3-4. Exemptions From License Fees or Taxes

 There shall be no exception from the license fees or taxes provided by this title in favor of any person unless specifically provided for by law.   (Code 1933, § 5A-504, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Any differences in retail liquor license rates imposed by municipality must be based on reasonable classification.  1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 493. (rendered under former Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103).    County commissioners may not issue license free of charge to retailers to sell intoxicating liquor but may issue free license for sale of beer and wine.  1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 458. (rendered under former Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103).    Tax may be assessed and collected on untaxed liquor which state can prove person has previously sold.  1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 377. (rendered under former Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103).    Person in possession of untaxed liquor in wet county is not relieved of state tax thereon by its seizure  as contraband and by criminal prosecution. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 377. (rendered under former Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 168 et seq. 67B Am. Jur. 2d, Sales and Use Taxes, § 83. 71 Am. Jur. 2d, State and Local Taxation, § 234 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-3-5. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Not Complying With Federal Requirements as to Quality or Purity or Standards Adopted by Commissioner

 No alcoholic beverages shall be sold by any licensee under this title if the alcoholic beverages do not fully meet all federal requirements as to quality or purity, as represented by the label, or do not meet such standards as may be adopted by the commissioner.   (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 26; Code 1933, § 5A-505, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 26 et seq., 192 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 449.   ALR.    - Federal constitutional or legislative provisions as to intoxicating liquors as affecting state legislation, 10 A.L.R. 1587; 11 A.L.R. 1320; 26 A.L.R. 661; 70 A.L.R. 132.
GA Code § 3-3-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-3-6. Maintenance of Records as to Manufacture, Purchase, or Sale of Alcoholic Beverages by Manufacturers, Importers, or Dealers; Disposal of Records

  Each manufacturer, importer, wholesale dealer, retail dealer, and retail consumption dealer shall keep and preserve, as prescribed by the commissioner, records of all alcoholic beverages manufactured, purchased, or sold by him. The records shall be kept for a period of three years from the date of manufacture, purchase, or sale and shall at all times be open to inspection by the commissioner or any authorized agent or employee of the commissioner.   The commissioner may authorize by rule the disposal of records maintained pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, prior to the expiration of the specified three-year period, when he is satisfied as to their contents or otherwise determines that the maintenance of the records is no longer necessary.    (Ga. L. 1935, p. 73, § 6; Code 1933, § 58-822, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1316, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 18.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 192 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 138 et seq., 425 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-3-9. Penalty for Violations of Prohibitions in Chapter

  It is unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally to violate any prohibition contained in this chapter.   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who violates any prohibition contained in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1933, § 5A-9901, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)
GA Code § 3-3-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-3-11. Sale of Mixed Drinks for Off Premises Consumption

  For purposes of this Code section, the term:   "Approved container" means a tamper evident container that:   Does not contain openings or straw holes;   Is sealed in a manner that is visibly apparent if the container has been subsequently opened or tampered with; and   Has an affixed label or marking that identifies the licensee that prepared and sold the mixed drink.     "Curbside pick-up" means when a licensee furnishes purchased goods to a customer's vehicle within a clearly designated pick-up area located within a paved parking area adjacent to the licensed premises.   "Food service establishment" means any establishment holding a valid food service permit from its respective county health department.   "Mixed drink" means a beverage prepared by combining distilled spirits with nonalcoholic liquid or liquids and that:   Is prepared on the day of sale by an employee of the licensee;   Contains no more than 3 ounces of distilled spirits; and   Is sealed in an approved container.       Notwithstanding any other contrary provision of law and unless otherwise prohibited by local ordinance or resolution, any food service establishment which is licensed to sell distilled spirits for consumption on the premises may sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption in approved containers, provided that such mixed drinks are:   Sold to an individual 21 years of age or older who shall be limited to two mixed drinks per entree ordered;   Accompanied by a food order and a sales receipt with a time stamp that indicates the date and time of such purchases;   Sold for personal use and not for resale and picked up in person by the same individual customer to whom the mixed drinks and entrees were sold and from whom the food service establishment received payment; provided, however, that such individual customer shall not include a delivery service or third-party agent; and   Furnished with the accompanying food order to the customer on the premises or by way of curbside pick-up.     If transported in a motor vehicle, the customer shall place the mixed drink in a locked glove compartment, a locked trunk, or the area behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk.   Sales of mixed drinks for off-premises consumption shall be taxed in accordance with Code Sections 3-4-130 through 3-4-133.   The commissioner shall promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as he or she may deem reasonable and necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §3-3-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 498, § 1/SB 236.)
GA Code § 3-3-21.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-21.1. Possession of Alcoholic Beverages on the Grounds of a Public School

  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no person shall possess any alcoholic beverages upon the grounds or within any structure of a public elementary school; public high school; or public trade, vocational, or industrial school.   Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any situation where alcoholic beverages are used by a teacher for educational purposes nor to any situation where alcoholic beverages are used in a religious ceremony or observance.    (Code 1933, § 5A-508.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 625, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 49, 112.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 488 et seq., 505 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-24. Dispensing, Serving, Selling, or Taking Orders for Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Under 18 Years of Age

  No person shall allow or require a person in his employment under 18 years of age to dispense, serve, sell, or take orders for any alcoholic beverages.   This Code section shall not prohibit persons under 18 years of age who are employed in supermarkets, convenience stores, breweries, or drugstores from selling or handling alcoholic beverages which are sold for consumption off the premises.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 640, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1974, p. 460, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 409, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-510, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-511, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 22.)   Cross references.   - Designation of person under age 17 who possesses alcoholic beverages as a "child in need of services," § 15-11-2(11).    Contributing to delinquency of minor, § 16-12-1.    Authority of State Board of Education regarding instructional programs and materials pertaining to effects of alcohol, § 20-2-13.    Age of majority, § 39-1-1.    Parents' right of action against persons selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages to underage child, § 51-1-18.   Law reviews.   - For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B. J. 189 (1969).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   City ordinance was unconstitutional as conflicting with statute.    - Trial court erred by rejecting entertainers' challenge under the uniformity clause, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec.VI, Para. IV(a), to a city's ordinance prohibiting persons aged 18 to 21 from entering adult entertainment establishments where alcohol was served because the ordinance conflicted with O.C.G.A. §§ 3-3-23 and3-3-24(a), allowing persons over 18 to work in such establishments. Willis v. City of Atlanta, 285 Ga. 775, 684 S.E.2d 271 (2009).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 52, 157, 220 et seq., 243, 324.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 488 et seq, 511.   ALR.   - Liability of state or municipality in tort for damages arising out of sale of intoxicating liquor by state or municipally operated liquor store or establishment, 95 A.L.R.3d 1243.
GA Code § 3-3-24.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-24.1. "Bouncer" Defined; Admission of Under 21 Year Olds Into Bar

  As used in this Code section, the term "bouncer" means an individual primarily performing duties related to verifying age for admittance, security, maintaining order, or safety, or a combination thereof.   No person shall allow or require an individual under the age of 21 to serve as a bouncer on a premises or in an establishment where alcoholic beverages are dispensed, served, or sold pursuant to a license issued under this title.   No individual under the age of 21 shall enter or be allowed to enter a bar unless he or she is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who is 21 years of age or older. This subsection shall not apply to an individual while he or she is attending a live musical concert or live presentation of the performing arts for which he or she has paid an admission charge.     (Code 1981, §3-3-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 578, § 3/HB 152.)   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to definitions and penalties. The former Code section was based on Code 1933, § 5A-519, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 25; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 237, § 2, and was repealed by Ga. L. 2014, p. 187, § 1/HB 737, effective July 1, 2014.
GA Code § 3-3-24.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-24.2. Posting of Laws Regarding Sale of Alcoholic Beverages to Underage Persons

  Each retail business establishment in this state which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages of any kind shall post in a conspicuous place or places a notice which shall contain the provisions of the laws of this state which deal with the unlawful sale of such items to underage persons and the penalties for violating such laws.   The department shall prepare, print, and distribute the notices required by subsection (a) of this Code section. The notices shall contain those provisions of the law of this state which the department determines will best inform the citizens of this state of the relevant provisions of the law regarding sale of alcoholic beverages to underage persons.   The commissioner may take punitive action against violators, up to and including revocation of the state retail dealer's license of any retail business establishment which fails to comply with this Code section. The undertaking of any punitive action allowed under this Code section shall not prohibit criminal prosecution for sale to underage persons.    (Code 1933, § 5A-520, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 26.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 52, 157, 220 et seq., 243, 324.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 488 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-25. Sale of or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to Prisoners or Inmates of Places of Confinement; Introduction or Possession of Alcoholic Beverages at Georgia War Veterans Home

  No person knowingly and intentionally shall:   Offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange, give, provide, or furnish alcoholic beverages to any person confined in any jail, penal institution, correctional facility, or other lawful place of confinement; or   Introduce or possess any alcoholic beverages in the buildings of the Georgia War Veterans Home operated for the use and care of disabled war veterans.     Nothing contained in this Code section shall prevent or prohibit:   The administration of alcohol by the staff of the institutions provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section to any prisoner, patient, or lawful inmate in strict compliance with the prescription of a licensed physician; or   The staff members of the Georgia War Veterans Home who maintain their domicile on the grounds of such institution from possessing alcoholic beverages for their own consumption or for that of their families or persons invited to their homes, except patients or lawful inmates of such institution.     No person shall knowingly allow any other person to violate this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1874, p. 92, § 1; Ga. L. 1875, p. 328, § 1; Code 1882, § 1374a; Penal Code 1895, § 437; Penal Code 1910, § 437; Code 1933, § 58-607; Ga. L. 1977, p. 183, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1247, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-512, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 81, § 2/HB 85.)   Cross references.   - Restriction on sale of spirituous beverages at or near armories, camps, and other facilities of the organized militia or other place where the force is performing military duty, § 38-2-306.    Furnishing of alcoholic beverages to inmates of correctional institutions, § 42-5-18.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Sale to persons confined to county correctional institute.    - Evidence was wholly insufficient to support the appellant's conviction for selling alcoholic beverages to persons confined to county correctional institute. Baumgartner v. State, 201 Ga. App. 877, 412 S.E.2d 874 (1991).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Nature and elements of offense of conveying contraband to state prisoner, 64 A.L.R.4th 902.   Validity, construction, and application of state statute criminalizing possession of contraband by individual in penal or correctional institution, 45 A.L.R.5th 767.
GA Code § 3-3-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-26. Prohibition on Drinking of Alcoholic Beverages on Retail Package Premises; Sampling Permitted; Regulation

  Except as provided in this Code section or Chapter 15 of this title, no retail package liquor store shall knowingly and intentionally allow or permit the breaking of any package or packages containing alcoholic beverages on the premises where sold or allow or permit the drinking of the contents of such package or packages on the premises where sold.   Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit a representative or salesperson of a manufacturer or wholesaler from opening a package of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a retail package liquor store or other retail dealer for the purpose of providing samples of such alcoholic beverage product to a retail dealer or its employees for consumption on the licensed premises, provided that:   All samples are provided and consumed in the presence of a representative or salesperson of the manufacturer or wholesaler in an office, storage room, or other area of the licensed premises of the retail dealer that is closed to the public; and   Such representative or salesperson of the manufacturer or wholesaler removes from the licensed premises any packages he or she brought onto such licensed premises in order to provide samples of alcoholic beverage products.  For purposes of this subsection, the term "sample" means a small amount of any malt beverage, wine, or distilled spirits.      The commissioner shall promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as he or she may deem reasonable and necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 9; Code 1933, § 5A-513, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 615, § 5/HB 879.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective August 3, 2020, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a); in subsection (a), substituted "Except as provided in this Code section or Chapter 15 of this title, no retail package liquor store" for "No retail dealer" at the beginning and deleted the former last sentence, which read: "This Code section shall not apply with respect to sales pursuant to a license for consumption on the premises."; and added subsections (b) and (c).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions rendered under former Code 1933, § 58-1027 are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Under former Code 1933,  §  58-1027, it was unlawful to permit sale of spirituous liquors and whiskeys, as defined in former Code 1933,  §  58-1011, in unbroken packages  or by the drink to be consumed on premises. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 460 (rendered under former Code 1993 § 58-1027).
GA Code § 3-3-27.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-27.1. Report to the Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverages Transported Into This State

 Except with respect to alcoholic beverages lawfully possessed pursuant to Code Section 3-3-8, no person, common carrier, or contract carrier shall transport any alcoholic beverage into this state unless such transportation is immediately reported to the commissioner. Each such report shall show the consignor and consignee, the quantity delivered, and such other information as required by the commissioner.   (Code 1933, § 5A-514.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 23.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 30 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 425 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-28. Reuse, Counterfeiting, or Forging of Tax Stamps

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 528, § 1/HB 558, effective July 1, 2005.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 11; Code 1933, § 5A-515, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.
GA Code § 3-3-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-30. Storage and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages by Corporations Granted the Privilege of Establishing, Operating, and Maintaining Foreign Trade Zones

  Any provision of this title to the contrary notwithstanding, any public or private corporation which has been granted the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign trade zone by the Foreign Trade Zones Board in accordance with an act of Congress, approved June 18, 1934, entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce and for other purposes," may store alcoholic beverages, until the termination of such privilege, within the boundaries of such foreign trade zone. Any public or private corporation which has been granted the privilege of establishing, operating, or maintaining a foreign trade zone may also distribute alcoholic beverages to destinations outside this state.   Nothing contained in this Code section shall authorize the sale at retail of any alcoholic beverages within the boundaries of a foreign trade zone if the sale would otherwise be prohibited by the laws of this state.    (Code 1933, § 5A-518, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 24.)   Cross references.   - Foreign trade zones generally, T. 52, C. 10.   U.S. Code.   - Foreign trade zones, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 19 U.S.C. § 81a et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 30 et seq., 98 et seq., 192 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 425 et seq.
GA Code § 3-3-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-31. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares that the direct shipment of alcoholic beverages by persons in the business of selling alcoholic beverages in other states or countries to residents of this state in violation of this title poses a serious threat to the public health, safety, revenue, and the economy of Georgia. The General Assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the present penalties for illegal direct shipments of alcoholic beverages to residents of this state are inadequate to ensure compliance with the provisions of this title and that the measures provided for in Code Section 3-3-32 are fully consistent with the powers conferred upon the State of Georgia by the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.    (Code 1981, §3-3-31, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 399, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Creation of limited exceptions, § 3-6-30.