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 shall exist for owners and operators of brewpubs, subject to the following terms and conditions:
History. Code 1981, § 3-5-36 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 734, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1514, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 680, § 2/HB 472; Ga. L. 2015, p. 317, § 7/SB 63; Ga. L. 2017, p. 406, § 9/SB 85.
The 2017 amendment, effective September 1, 2017, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (4) for the former provisions, which read: “A brewpub license does not authorize the holder of such license to sell alcoholic beverages by the package for consumption off the premises;”.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, semicolons were substituted for periods at the end of paragraphs (2) through (5) and “and” was added at the end of former paragraph (6) [now paragraph (5).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - State License Requirements and Regulations for Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale
§ 3-5-20. Levy and Amount of State Occupational License Tax; Application for License
§ 3-5-23. License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages — Grounds and Procedure for Revocation Generally
§ 3-5-25. License for Manufacture of Malt Beverages — Renewal
§ 3-5-26. Persons to Whom Malt Beverages May Be Sold by Wholesale Dealers
§ 3-5-29. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — “Agreement” Defined
§ 3-5-30. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — Purpose; Intent; Enforcement
§ 3-5-31. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — License Requirement for Shippers of Beer; Application
§ 3-5-32. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — Conflicts of Interest
§ 3-5-33. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — Prohibited Acts
§ 3-5-34. Brewer-Wholesaler Relations — Applicability of Code Sections 3-5-29 Through 3-5-33
§ 3-5-35. Declaration of Policy; “Brewpubs”
§ 3-5-36. “Brewpub” Exception to Three-Tier Distribution System