Exception to Three Tier System; Sales at Brewer's Licensed Premises; Taxing; Regulatory Authority; Conditions or Limitations

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Alcoholic Beverages
  4. Malt Beverages
  5. State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale
  6. Exception to Three Tier System; Sales at Brewer's Licensed Premises; Taxing; Regulatory Authority; Conditions or Limitations

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  1. A limited exception to the provisions of this title providing a three-tier system for the distribution and sale of malt beverages shall exist to the extent that the license to manufacture malt beverages in this state shall include the right to sell up to 3,000 barrels of malt beverages per year produced at the brewer's licensed premises to individuals who are on such premises for:
    1. Consumption on the premises; and
    2. Consumption off the premises, provided that such sales for consumption off the premises shall not exceed a maximum of 288 ounces of malt beverages per consumer per day.
  2. A brewer may sell malt beverages pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section on all days and at all times that sales of malt beverages by retailers are lawful within the county or municipality in which the licensed premises of the brewer is located, including, but not limited to, Sundays.
  3. Any brewer engaging in sales of malt beverages pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall remit all state and local sales, use, and excise taxes to the proper tax collecting authority.
  4. 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.
  5. Upon a violation by a brewer of any provision of this Code section or this title or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the commissioner shall have the power to place conditions or limitations on such brewer's license and to modify or amend such conditions or limitations.

(Code 1981, §3-5-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 406, § 8/SB 85.)


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