§ 6-236. Pricing of alcoholic drinks.  


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  • (a)

    This section shall be construed to cover, include and apply to every type of alcoholic beverages licensed to be sold in the county, including beer, wine, malt beverages and spirituous liquors.

    (b)

    Each licensee under this chapter shall maintain a daily schedule of the prices to be charged for all alcoholic beverages to be served and consumed on the licensed premises or in any room or part thereof. The licensee shall not vary the prices from hour to hour within a single day. The schedule of prices shall be maintained in a manner so as to be available to the paying public and law enforcement officers or agents of governmental authority. Such schedule shall be effective for not less than a 24-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at midnight, and shall show thereon the date for which the schedule is effective.

    (c)

    No licensee or holder of any license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or in any part thereof, or employee or agent of a licensee, shall:

    (1)

    Offer or deliver any free alcoholic beverage to the general public. This subsection shall not apply to tasting rooms of farm wineries, distilleries, or breweries where wine, spirituous liquors, and malt beverages are offered in a quantity to only taste the product or for persons in compliance with appropriate state law and section 6-131 of this chapter.

    (2)

    Deliver more than two alcoholic beverages to one person at one time, or allow any patron to possess more than two alcoholic beverages at one time.

    (3)

    Sell, offer to sell, or deliver to any person or group of persons any alcoholic beverage at a price less than the price regularly charged for such alcoholic beverage during the same 24-hour period for which the price schedule required by this section is in effect, except at private functions not open to the public.

    (4)

    Sell, offer to sell, or deliver to any person or group of persons two or more or an unlimited number of alcoholic beverages during any set period of time at a fixed price, except at private functions not open to the public.

    (5)

    Sell, offer to sell, or deliver alcoholic beverages, by the pitcher or carafe, except to two or more persons at any one time.

    (6)

    Increase the volume of alcohol contained in a drink without increasing proportionately the price regularly charged for such alcoholic beverage during the same 24-hour period for which the price schedule required by this section is in effect.

    (7)

    Encourage or permit on the licensed premises any game or contest or promotion which involves the drinking of alcoholic beverages or the awarding of alcoholic beverages as a prize.

    (8)

    Sell two or more alcoholic beverages for a price substantially the same as is charged for one such alcoholic beverage.

    (9)

    Require or encourage the purchase of a second or subsequent alcoholic beverage at the same time another alcoholic beverage is purchased.

    (10)

    Knowingly allow an alcoholic beverage purchased on the premises to be removed from the premises, except as provided in O.C.G.A. § 3-6-4, without having been consumed. "Premises," for the purpose of this subsection, shall be construed to mean the entire area under the supervision, management or control of the licensee, excluding areas for parking of motor vehicles; a patio shall be part of the premises only when the patio is in compliance with the zoning ordinance and zoning of the location. The patio must be in compliance with the building and fire and life safety code. In the case of licensees whose licensed location is located on a portion of the premises of club, organization, establishment or entity offering outdoor recreation (for instance, golf or tennis), the word "premises" shall extend to cover all areas operated as a part of the club or entity excluding areas for parking of motor vehicles.

    (d)

    There shall be no advertisement or promotion in any way, whether within or without the licensed premises, of any of the practices prohibited under this section.

    (e)

    No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit licensees from offering free food or entertainment at any time, or to prohibit licensees from including an alcoholic beverage as a part of a meal package; however, this subsection shall not be construed to allow a licensee to circumvent the intent of this section by offering meals which include an alcoholic beverage as a device or scheme to promote drink sales at a price per beverage less than the daily listed price.

(Ord. of 8-13-85; Ord. of 10-24-89, § I; Ord. of 9-25-90; Ord. of 5-11-93; Ord. of 10-11-94, § 13; Code 1977, § 3-4-73; Ord. of 1-24-06; Amd. of 2-24-09; Amd. of 2-28-17; Amd. of 7-25-17)