§ 6-99. Annual license fee to be set by the board of commissioners.

(a)

There is hereby levied an annual license fee and tax on all persons in the unincorporated area of the county for the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, including spirituous malt and fermented wine. The annual license fee for each classification of license under this chapter shall be set by the board of commissioners.

(b)

The schedule of fees for each license classification under this chapter shall be on file at the board of commissioners' office and at the business license office.

(c)

Any new license issued under this chapter shall be effective annually from the date the license is issued until December 31 of each year. In the case of revocation or surrender of such license before the expiration of a full year since payment of the license fee, the holder of the license shall not be entitled to receive any refund whatsoever.

(d)

All license fees required under this chapter shall be paid by certified or cashier's check.

(Ord. of 10-24-89, § I; Ord. of 5-11-93; Ord. of 4-26-94; Code 1977, § 3-4-52; Ord. of 8-10-99)

State law reference

County license fees on sale of malt beverages, O.C.G.A. §§ 3-5-41, 3-5-43; maximum annual county license fee for distilled spirits, O.C.G.A. § 3-4-50.