Georgia SB 152: Alcoholic Beverages; certain limitations upon manufacturers; change

Bill Text

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Senate Bill 152
By: Senators Albers of the 56th and Hufstetler of the 52nd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages,1
so as to change certain limitations upon manufacturers of alcoholic beverages; to increase2
the quantity certain manufacturers of alcoholic beverages may produce and sell at wholesale3
or retail; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, is7
amended in Code Section 3-4-24.2, relating to the three-tier system of distribution and sale8
of distilled spirits, Sunday sales, regulatory authority, and conditions or limitations, by9
revising subsection (a) as follows:10
"(a) A limited exception to the provisions of this title providing a three-tier system for the11
distribution and sale of distilled spirits shall exist to the extent that the license to12
manufacture distilled spirits in this state shall include the right to sell up to 500 barrels of13
distilled spirits per year produced at the distiller's licensed premises to individuals who are14
on such premises for: consumption on the premises, consumption off the premises, or both.15
(1) Consumption on the premises; and16
(2) Consumption off the premises, provided that such sales for consumption off the17
premises shall not exceed a maximum of 2,250 milliliters of distilled spirits per consumer18
per day."19
SECTION 2.20
Said title is further amended in Code Section 3-5-24.1, relating to the exception to the malt21
beverages three-tier system, taxing, regulatory authority, and conditions or limitations, by22
revising subsection (a) as follows:23
"(a) A limited exception to the provisions of this title providing a three-tier system for the24
distribution and sale of malt beverages shall exist to the extent that the license to25

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manufacture malt beverages in this state shall include the right to sell up to 3,000 barrels26
of malt beverages per year per brewer's licensed premises produced at any of the brewer's27
licensed premises to individuals who are on such premises for: consumption on the28
premises, consumption off the premises, or both. Fifty percent of malt beverages sold for29
consumption on a brewer's licensed premises shall be produced on the same licensed30
premises on which such sales occur.31
(1) Consumption on the premises; and32
(2) Consumption off the premises, provided that such sales for consumption off the33
premises shall not exceed a maximum of 288 ounces of malt beverages per consumer per34
day."35
SECTION 3.36
Said title is further amended in Code Section 3-5-36, relating to "brewpub" exception to the37
three-tier distribution system, by revising paragraph (2) as follows:38
"(2) A brewpub license authorizes the holder of such license to:39
(A) Manufacture on the licensed premises not more than 10,000 barrels of malt40
beverages in a calendar year solely for retail sale;41
(B) Operate an eating establishment that shall be the sole retail outlet for such malt42
beverages;43
(C) Operate an eating establishment that may offer for sale for consumption on the44
premises any other alcoholic beverages produced by other manufacturers which are45
authorized for retail sale under this title, including wine, distilled spirits, and malt46
beverages, provided that such alcoholic beverages are purchased from a licensed47
wholesaler; and, provided, further, that in addition to draft beer manufactured on the48
premises, each brewpub licensee shall offer for sale commercially available canned or49
bottled malt beverages from licensed wholesalers; and50
(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, sell up to a maximum of51
5,000 10,000 barrels annually of such malt beverages to licensed wholesale dealers.52
Under no circumstances shall such malt beverages be sold by a brewpub licensee to any53
person holding a retail consumption dealer's license or a retailer's license for the54
purpose of resale;"55
SECTION 4.56
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.57