Subject 560-2-2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(1) Every license issued under the Act shall be prominently displayed to the public by the holder at the Licensee's Place of Business. (2) Retail Consumption Dealers shall display the annual alcohol license at each licensed premises. (a) On-premises retail consumption locations w…

(1) Taxes imposed on all Alcohol manufactured, imported, sold, possessed, delivered, purchased, used, consumed, handled, or offered for sale within Georgia shall be collected from Wholesalers by use of a reporting system. (a) Every Wholesaler shall file a monthly report with the …

(1) Persons making initial license applications pursuant to Georgia laws and regulations, after properly filing all required documents, may be authorized by the Commissioner to operate pursuant to a temporary permit. (2) Before any temporary permit shall be issued, the applicant …

(1) In every case in which an Alcoholic Beverage license is suspended, the Licensee shall be required to post a public notice in a prominent and conspicuous place on the front window or door of the licensed premises throughout the period of suspension. (a) The dimensions of the n…

(1) By the application for, the acceptance of, or the conduct of business under any license or permit issued pursuant to this Act, every holder of a license or permit issued and every employee or officer of such Licensee agrees to appear and give sworn testimony and produce docum…

(1) No application for a license to sell Alcoholic Beverages will be considered as long as the applicant, Person, firm, or corporation holding any interest in the business for which application is made has failed to meet any obligations imposed by any tax law of Georgia. (2) The …

(1) Neither a Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, or Broker, nor any of its employees or members of such Manufacturer's, Shipper's, Importer's, or Broker's Immediate Family shall have, own, or enjoy any ownership interest in, or partnership arrangement or other business association …

No employee of any Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, Broker, joint registrant, or Wholesaler shall at any time, with or without compensation, act as a salesperson or sales-clerk in a Retailer's or Retailer Consumption Dealer's Place of Business.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, all measurements to determine compliance with distance requirements under the Act for the issuance of an initial state Alcoholic Beverages license shall be measured by the most direct route of travel on the ground and shall be measured in the…

(1) Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this Act and these regulations, no Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, Broker, or Wholesaler, nor their employees, agents, Representatives, or anyone acting on their behalf, shall directly or indirectly: (a) Make any gift, refund, price…

(1) It shall be a violation of these regulations for any licensed Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer to offer any coupon or rebate affecting the price or prices of Alcoholic Beverages, nor shall any licensed Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer accept any coupon or rebate in …

(1) The Commissioner and/or the Commissioner's agents may enter the licensed Place of Business of any person engaged in the manufacture, transportation, distribution, sale, storage, or possession of Alcoholic Beverages at any time for the purpose of inspecting the Place of Busine…

(1) Whenever any Licensee's Place of Business is threatened with destruction or looting because of riot, civil disorder, or natural disaster, the Licensee is authorized to transport its supply of Alcoholic Beverages to a secure location by any means of any transportation availabl…

(1) A Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer may submit a request for Wholesalers to conduct a single initial setting of Alcoholic Beverages at the Retailer's or Retail Consumption Dealer's location. (2) A Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer at their option, may submit a request…

(1) A Wholesaler, Broker, Importer, or Manufacturer is only authorized to distribute to a Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer, without cost, generic point-of-sale advertising materials for use inside the licensed Place of Business. (a) The materials may be provided without char…

(1) A Wholesaler, Broker, Importer, or Manufacturer may conduct "marketing events" in Georgia as a promoting or sponsoring party. (a) The marketing event shall be at no cost to the participants; (b) The person promoting or sponsoring the marketing event ("promoter") shall notify …

(1) Any Alcoholic Beverage Licensee may sponsor or cosponsor a promotional event with any other promoter, provided the promoter is not an Alcoholic Beverage Licensee, and the location of the event is licensed as a Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer. (2) The Alcoholic Beverage …

(1) No advertising of Alcoholic Beverages shall be published or disseminated in Georgia which: (a) Contains any statement, design, or pictorial representation which falsely implies that the product has been endorsed by, made by, used by; or produced for or under the supervision o…

(1) For purposes of this Regulation, the term "trade show" shall be an exhibition organized and hosted by a licensed Wholesaler, Broker, Importer, Shipper, or Manufacturer for the purpose of providing information regarding new Alcoholic Beverage products. (a) A Wholesaler, Broker…

(1) No Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, Broker, or Wholesaler, its agents, or employees, shall: (a) Make any sale or delivery of any Alcoholic Beverages without a written invoice made concurrently with the sale or delivery in accordance with requirements of this Regulation; (b) M…

No Licensee shall sell, offer for sale, or allow to be sold any Alcoholic Beverages through any vending machine or through any unattended machine.

No Licensee, employee of such Licensee, or any person acting on behalf of or with the knowledge of such Licensee shall give, sell, offer to sell, furnish, cause to be furnished, or offer to furnish any Alcoholic Beverage to any person who is under the lawful drinking age as estab…

Any act which may be construed as a subterfuge in an effort to circumvent any of these regulations shall be deemed a violation of the regulation attempted to be circumvented.

(1) Any person holding any license, permit, or registration issued pursuant to this Chapter or any employee or agent of such person who violates any provision of this Chapter, or directs, consents to, permits, or acquiesces in such violation, either directly or indirectly shall, …

No Licensee shall keep, possess, or store at the Licensee's Place of Business any Alcoholic Beverages for which the Licensee does not hold a valid license to sell those Alcoholic Beverages at that Licensee's Place of Business.

No Licensee, employee of any Licensee, or any person acting on behalf of any Licensee shall furnish or give Alcoholic Beverages to any person on any day or at any time when sale of same is prohibited by law.

Except where not required by law, no Person shall move or cause to be moved into Georgia, receive, hold, purchase, give away, sell, or offer to sell in Georgia any Alcoholic Beverages unless the Brand has first been registered with and approved by the Commissioner or the Commissi…

(1) Retailers or Retail Consumption Dealers remitting payment for purchases of merchandise from a Wholesaler shall, upon notification that any payment has been dishonored, make immediate payment for such purchases. This requirement applies regardless of whether the Retail or Reta…

(1) Any Licensee who has any disciplinary action taken against the Licensee or the Licensee's employees by any authority, either municipal, county, state, or federal, shall notify the Commissioner, through the Georgia Tax Center or the Commissioner's agents within fifteen (15) da…

(1) Upon termination of a Retailer's or Retail Consumption Dealer's business, including termination of such Retailer's or Retail Consumption Dealer's special event permit pursuant to Rule , Rule , Rule , or Rule , such Retailer or Retail Consumption Dealer may return to the appro…

(1) For products that are unmarketable due to internal content deterioration resulting in the product varying substantially in taste or appearance from the Manufacturer's specifications, or other conditions the Commissioner deems appropriate, the Manufacturer, Shipper or Importer…

(1) The Commissioner may issue a special use permit subject to the following mandatory conditions: a. Using the Georgia Tax Center, accessible through the Department's website, the permittee shall submit an application to the Department no later than ten (10) business days prior …