Georgia Code, Title 3, Chapter 5, Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale

• § 3-5-20 - Levy and Amount of State Occupational License Tax; Annual Reporting
  (a) An annual occupational license tax is imposed upon each brewer, manufacturer, broker, importer, wholesaler, and retail dealer of beer in this state, as...
• § 3-5-21 - Sale, Offer for Sale, or Possession of Bottles or Cans Not Having Prescribed Identification on Crowns or Lids; Alternate Identification for Use on Certain Imported Bottles or Containers
  (a) The commissioner may prescribe by regulation that no person engaged in the business of selling, manufacturing, or distributing malt beverages specified in this...
• § 3-5-22 - Shipment of Malt Beverages Within or Into State Without License Prohibited; Requirement As to Furnishing of Labels of Beverages to Be Shipped Into State for First Time
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1, 1983.
• § 3-5-23 - License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages -- Grounds and Procedure for Revocation Generally
  (a) No license issued by the state or by any other duly authorized licensing authority to any person for the manufacture of malt beverages...
• § 3-5-24 - License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages -- Rights Conferred; Separate Revocation of Licenses for Sale of Malt Beverages for Resale Within and Outside State Authorized; Effect of Revocation on Sale Within State
  (a) A license to manufacture malt beverages shall include the right to sell the product of the brewer for resale within and outside the...
• § 3-5-25 - License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages -- Renewal
  Every unrevoked license authorizing the manufacture of malt beverages, whether issued by the state or by any other duly authorized licensing authority, shall be...
• § 3-5-25.1 - License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages -- Bond Required on Application for License or Renewal
  The commissioner may require, in addition to other bonds required by this title, a bond to be filed with the application for a license...
• § 3-5-26 - Persons to Whom Malt Beverages May Be Sold by Wholesale Dealers
  Licensed wholesale dealers may sell malt beverages only to other licensed wholesale dealers and to importers and retail dealers licensed in this state.
• § 3-5-27 - Malt Beverages Acquired by Retail Dealers From Persons Other Than Licensed Wholesale Dealers Declared Contraband
  Any malt beverage possessed, sold, or offered for sale by a retail dealer which was purchased or otherwise acquired from any person other than...
• § 3-5-28 - Delivery, Receipt, and Storage of Malt Beverages Sold by Wholesale Dealers to Retail Dealers
  All malt beverages sold by a wholesale dealer to a retail dealer shall be delivered only to the premises of a licensed retail dealer...
• § 3-5-29 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- "Agreement" Defined
  As used in Code Sections 3-5-30 through 3-5-34, the term "agreement" shall mean a commercial relationship, not required to be evidenced in writing, of...
• § 3-5-30 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- Purpose; Intent; Enforcement
  (a) Code Sections 3-5-31 through 3-5-34 are promulgated pursuant to the authority granted to the state under the provisions of the Twenty-first Amendment to...
• § 3-5-31 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- License Requirement for Shippers of Beer; Application
  (a) No shipper shall be permitted to ship beer into the state without first obtaining a proper license from the commissioner in the manner...
• § 3-5-32 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- Conflicts of Interest
  No licensed registered brewer, broker, or importer authorized to do business in this state nor any of his employees or members of such brewer's,...
• § 3-5-33 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- Prohibited Acts
  No brewer, broker, or importer shall: (1) Induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any wholesaler to accept delivery of any malt...
• § 3-5-34 - Brewer-Wholesaler Relations -- Applicability of Code Sections 3-5-29 Through 3-5-33
  Code Sections 3-5-29 through 3-5-33 shall apply to designations in effect on or after July 1, 1983.
• § 3-5-35 - Declaration of Policy; "Brewpubs"
  The General Assembly reaffirms the policy of this state of strict enforcement of laws and regulations applicable to the manufacture or sale of beer,...
• § 3-5-36 - "Brewpub" Exception to Three-Tier Distribution System
  A limited exception to the provisions of Code Sections 3-5-29 through 3-5-32 providing a three-tier system for the distribution and sale of malt beverages...
• § 3-5-37 - "Brewpub" Exception; Rules and Regulations
  The Department of Revenue shall be authorized to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out or...
• § 3-5-38 - Permits for Free Tasting of Malt Beverages During Educational and Promotional Brewery Tours; Merchandising; Fees for Tours; Selling of Beverages; Administration
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Brewery tour" means guided access to the manufacturing portion of the licensed premises of...

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