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GA Code § 3-3-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-32. Shipment of Alcoholic Beverages Into State by Nonresident, Without License, Who Is in Business of Selling Alcoholic Beverages in Another State

  Any person in the business of selling alcoholic beverages in another state or country who knowingly and intentionally ships or causes to be shipped any alcoholic beverages directly to any resident of this state who does not hold a valid manufacturer's, importer's, broker's, or wholesaler's license issued by the State of Georgia is in violation of this chapter.   Any person found by the commissioner to be in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be issued a cease and desist order by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery. Any person who, after receiving a cease and desist order, is found by the commissioner to be in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section for a second or subsequent occurrence, within a two-year period of the first violation, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00. This subsection shall not apply to any person who has registered brands for sale with the commissioner pursuant to Code Section 3-4-152, 3-5-31 or 3-6-22 and who shall have current licenses and posted adequate surety bonds as required by this title; provided, however, violations of the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall constitute grounds for the commissioner to take appropriate administrative action against such person, including suspension or cancellation of license and forfeiture of bonds.   This Code section shall not apply to the direct shipment of sacramental alcoholic beverages to bona fide religious organizations as authorized by the commissioner.     (Code 1981, §3-3-32, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 399, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
GA Code § 3-3-33 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-33. Vaporized Form of Alcoholic Beverages and Alcohol Vaporizing Devices Prohibited

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Alcohol vaporizing device" means any device, machine, or process that mixes any alcoholic beverages with pure oxygen or other gas to produce a vaporized product for the purpose of consumption by inhalation.   "Licensed premises" means any premises in which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed for consumption on the premises and shall include any premises which are required by law to be licensed to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.   "Operator" means an owner, license holder, operator, manager, or person in charge of any licensed premises.       No person shall purchase, offer for sale or use, sell, or use any vaporized form of an alcoholic beverage produced by an alcohol vaporizing device. This paragraph shall not apply to a product that contains alcohol as otherwise lawfully prescribed by a health care practitioner who is licensed under Title 43.   No person shall own or possess any alcohol vaporizing device, including but not limited to any machine known as an Alcohol Without Liquid (AWOL) machine. This paragraph shall not apply to any nebulizer or atomizer used to supply a product that contains alcohol as otherwise lawfully prescribed by a health care practitioner who is licensed under Title 43.     No operator shall keep or allow to be kept on the licensed premises thereof any vaporized form of an alcoholic beverage produced by an alcohol vaporizing device.   Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section involving the offer for sale or use to a person under the age of 21 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that upon the second or subsequent conviction such person so convicted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.     (Code 1981, §3-3-33, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 346, § 1/HB 1066.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprinting required for violators.    - Offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 3-3-33 are designated as offenses for which those charged are to be fingerprinted. 2009 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2009-1.
GA Code § 3-3-34 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 2 - Prohibited Acts|§ 3-3-34. "Powdered Alcohol" Defined; Prohibition; Exception; Penalty

  For purposes of this Code section, the term "powdered alcohol" means a powdered or crystalline substance that contains any amount of alcohol for direct use or reconstitution.     No person shall manufacture, use, offer for use, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, or possess powdered alcohol.   No person licensed or issued a permit pursuant to this title shall use powdered alcohol as an alcoholic beverage or use powdered alcohol to create an alcoholic beverage.     This Code section shall not apply to the use of powdered alcohol for bona fide research purposes by a:   Health care provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research;   State institution;   Private college or university; or   Pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.     Any person convicted of a violation of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any violation of this Code section by a person licensed or issued a permit pursuant to this title shall constitute grounds for the suspension and revocation of any and all of such licenses and permits issued to such person.     (Code 1981, §3-3-34, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 578, § 4/HB 152.)
GA Code § 3-3-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages Generally|Article 3 - Prohibited Conduct on Licensed Premises|§ 3-3-40. Through 3-3-46

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 18-1/HB 553, effective July 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This article consisted of Code Sections3-3-40 through3-3-46, relating to prohibited conduct on licensed premises, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 3-3-40 through3-3-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 212, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 317, § 3/SB 63.
GA Code § 3-4-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-4-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Barrel" means 53 gallons.   "Denatured alcohol" or "denatured distilled spirits" means alcohol, as defined in Code Section 3-1-2, to which denaturants have been added in order to render the alcohol unfit for beverage purposes or internal human medicinal use. As used in this paragraph, the term "denaturants" means materials authorized for use pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as the same may now or hereafter be amended.   "Distiller" means a manufacturer.   "Fruit grower" means any person who grows peaches, apples, pears, grapes, or other perishable fruits in this state and who manufactures distilled spirits from the perishable fruits grown in this state.    (Code 1933, § 5A-2101, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 27; Ga. L. 2017, p. 406, § 1/SB 85.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective September 1, 2017, added paragraph (1); and redesignated former paragraphs (1) through (3) as present paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 3 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 1 et seq.
GA Code § 3-4-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-4-2. Applicability of Chapter to Ethyl Alcohol Used for Certain Purposes

  This chapter shall not apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes:   For scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, medicinal, and culinary purposes;   For use by those authorized to procure ethyl alcohol tax free, as provided by federal law;   In the manufacture of denatured alcohol or denatured distilled spirits produced and used as provided by federal law;   In the manufacture of patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial preparations or products unfit for beverage purposes; or   In the manufacture of flavoring extracts and syrups unfit for beverage purposes.     Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall prohibit the commissioner from promulgating reasonable rules and regulations with regard to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for any of the above-mentioned purposes in order to ensure proper enforcement of this title.    (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 13; Code 1933, § 5A-2102, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 3 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 1 et seq.   ALR.    - Forbidding prescription, or restricting the amount, of intoxicating liquor for medicinal purposes, 49 A.L.R. 588.
GA Code § 3-4-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 3-4-3. Retail Dealer's Signs; Signs Advertising Georgia Lottery

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a licensed retail dealer in distilled spirits may display at the licensee's place of business unilluminated signs, using letters not larger than eight inches in height, flat against the outside of the building, below the roof line, bearing the words "liquor," "beer," "wine," "champagne," or any combination thereof, and "package store" or "liquor store," together with the trade name of the retail dealer.In addition to such signs flat against the outside of the building, the retail dealer may display at a location on the tract of property upon which the business is located, but not affixed to the building, one unilluminated sign using letters not larger than eight inches in height bearing the words "package store" or "liquor store" and the trade name of the retail dealer.Subject to any more restrictive size limitations contained in the ordinances of the political subdivision in which the place of business is located, a sign not affixed to the building may be no larger than 16 square feet in area.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, the commissioner shall be authorized by rules and regulations to permit licensed retail dealers in distilled spirits to display signs inside and outside their retail establishments which advertise or promote any lottery authorized under Chapter 27 of Title 50, the "Georgia Lottery for Education Act," provided that such signs are in compliance with said Chapter 27 of Title 50 and the rules and regulations of the board of directors of the Georgia Lottery Corporation.     (Code 1981, §3-4-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 623, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1073, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 196 et seq., 239.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 439.
GA Code § 3-4-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Package Sales|§ 3-4-20. Levy and Amount of State Occupational License Tax; Application for License

 (a) An annual occupational license tax is imposed upon each distiller, manufacturer, broker, importer, wholesaler, fruit grower, and retail dealer of distilled spirits in this state, as follows: (1) Upon each distiller and manufacturer ...................... $ 1,000.00 (2) Upon each wholesale dealer ................................. 1,000.00 (3) Upon each importer ......................................... 1,000.00 (4) Upon each fruit grower ..................................... 500.00 (5) Upon each broker ........................................... 100.00 (6) Upon each retail dealer .................................... 100.00 (7) Upon each special event use permit applicant ............... 100.00   An annual occupational license tax shall be paid for each place of business operated. An application for the applicable license required pursuant to this title along with the payment of the tax required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be submitted to the department immediately upon assuming control of the place of business and annually thereafter for so long as the business is operated.   (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, §§ 5, 9; Ga. L. 1972, p. 207, § 4; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1125, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 923, § 2; Code 1933, § 5A-2501, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 30; Ga. L. 2012, p. 827, § 2/HB 1066.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 168 et seq., 175 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 400 et seq., 409 et seq.   ALR.    - Civil liability of one who takes out license for sale of intoxicating liquor for benefit of another, 2 A.L.R. 1516.    Exacting for intoxicating liquor license an amount in excess of cost of regulation in order to limit the number and determine the character and responsibility of licensees, 103 A.L.R. 327.    Intoxicating liquor business as subject to a tax imposed generally on occupations or business, 117 A.L.R. 686.    Intoxicating liquor license as subject to execution or attachment, 148 A.L.R. 492.    Power to limit the number of intoxicating liquor licenses, 163 A.L.R. 581.    Change in law pending application for permit or license, 169 A.L.R. 584.   Right to withdraw application to procure or to transfer liquor license, 73 A.L.R.2d 1223.   Liquor license as subject to execution or attachment, 40 A.L.R.4th 927.
GA Code § 3-4-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Package Sales|§ 3-4-21. Prohibition of Holding or Having Beneficial Interest in More Than Two Retail Dealer Licenses

  No person shall be issued more than two retail dealer licenses, nor shall any person be permitted to have a beneficial interest in more than two retail dealer licenses issued under this chapter, regardless of the degree of such interest.   For purposes of this Code section:   The term "person" shall include all members of a retail dealer licensee's family; and the term "family" shall include any person related to the holder of the license within the first degree of consanguinity and affinity as computed according to the canon law.   The beneficiaries of a trust shall be considered to have a beneficial interest in any business forming a part of the trust estate.     Nothing contained in this Code section shall prohibit the reissuance of a valid retail dealer license if the license has been:   Held prior to the creation of any of the above relationships by marriage; or   Held prior to April 3, 1978.      (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1376, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-2502, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Leasing third liquor store to another licensee.    - Subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. § 3-4-21 prohibits the holder of two retail liquor licenses not only from holding any other such licenses but also from having any financial, contractual, or other business interest in another retail liquor store and thus from leasing a third location for which one holds a beer or wine license to another retail liquor licensee or retail liquor business. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 84-47.   "Person" defined.   - "Person," as the term is used in this section, means a licensee, a license applicant, and any person having any degree of interest in a retail liquor store. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-59.   Prohibition as to family members.   - This section prohibits holding more than two retail liquor licenses and having an interest in more than two retail package stores by family members related within first degree of consanguinity and affinity as computed according to canon law; this class of relations would include the following: A person's spouse, parents, stepparents, parents-in-law, brothers and sisters, stepbrothers and stepsisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, children, stepchildren, and children-in-law. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-59.   Computing degrees of consanguinity and affinity.   - Degrees of consanguinity and affinity are to be computed according to the canon law method. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-59.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 104 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 175.   ALR.    - Civil liability of one who takes out license for sale of intoxicating liquor for benefit of another, 2 A.L.R. 1516.    Power to limit the number of intoxicating liquor licenses, 124 A.L.R. 825; 163 A.L.R. 581.
GA Code § 3-4-21.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Package Sales|§ 3-4-21.1. Requirement for Retail License; Application of Existing License to New Location

  A separate retail license shall be required for each place of business.   In cases where a retail licensee is moving his package sales business to a different location, he shall be authorized to make application to have the license for the location previously occupied apply to the new location. Anything contained in Code Section 3-4-21 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the retail licensee complies with all other requirements of law, the commissioner shall authorize the existing license to apply to the new location.     (Code 1933, § 5A-2502.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1463, § 3; Code 1981, §3-4-21.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1463, § 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 90 et seq., 104 et seq., 144 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 63 et seq., 138 et seq.
GA Code § 3-4-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Package Sales|§ 3-4-22. Filing of Bonds by Applicants for Licenses Generally

  All applicants for all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall file with the commissioner, along with each initial application, a bond:   Conditioned to pay all sums which may become due by the applicant to this state as taxes, license fees, or otherwise, arising out of the operation of the business for which licensure is sought; and   Conditioned to pay all penalties which may be imposed upon the applicant for failure to comply with the laws and rules and regulations pertaining to distilled spirits.  The surety for the bonds shall be a surety company licensed to do business in this state, and the bonds shall be in such form as may be required by the commissioner and may be for a term of up to five calendar years.      The bonds shall be in the following calendar year amounts:   For distillers and manufacturers, $10,000.00;   For wholesale dealers and importers, $5,000.00; and   For retail dealers and brokers, $2,500.00.     All applicants for annual renewal of licenses issued pursuant to this chapter, other than retail licenses, shall file an annual bond or have a multiyear bond on file with the department that extends at least through the end of the calendar year for which renewal is sought. Such bonds shall meet the same conditions as those filed with the initial application.    (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 10; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1426, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-2503, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 31; Ga. L. 2006, p. 206, § 8/HB 1248; Ga. L. 2014, p. 759, § 1/SB 240.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 1 Am. Jur. 2d, Abatement, Survival, and Revival, § 73 et seq. 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 162 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 388 et seq.   ALR.    - Validity of statute or ordinance which requires liability or indemnity insurance or bond as condition of license for conducting business or profession, 120 A.L.R. 950.
GA Code § 3-4-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 4 - Distilled Spirits|Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Package Sales|§ 3-4-23. Certificate of Residence Required for Retail Dealer's License; Intention of Code Section

  No retail dealer's license shall be issued to any person unless an application is filed with the commissioner, accompanied by a certificate by the judge of the probate court of the county of the applicant's residence certifying that the applicant has been a bona fide resident of the county or municipality for at least 12 months immediately preceding the application and is a resident of the county or municipality where distilled spirits may be legally sold under this chapter.   It is the purpose and intention of this Code section to prevent the sale of distilled spirits in any county or municipality other than those where distilled spirits may be legally sold under this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 24; Ga. L. 1972, p. 207, § 10; Code 1933, § 5A-2504, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 32; Ga. L. 2006, p. 206, § 9/HB 1248.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    The word "or" (now "and") used in this section is construed to have a conjunctive, not a disjunctive, meaning;  the county ordinary (now judge of probate court) where applicant resides must certify both that applicant has resided in particular county of state for the last 12 months and that county is wet. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-313.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, § 117.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 174.