Bill Text: GA HB352 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Alcoholic beverages; local authorization; Sunday sales; provisions
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-11 - House Second Readers [HB352 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB352-Introduced.html
09 LC 36
1287
House
Bill 352
By:
Representatives Williams of the
4th,
Dickson of the
6th,
Willard of the
49th,
Jerguson of the
22nd,
Kaiser of the
59th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on
Sunday, so as to provide that in each county or municipality in which package
sales of only malt beverages and wine by retailers is lawful, the governing
authority of the county or municipality, as appropriate, may authorize package
sales by a retailer of malt beverages and wine on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until
7:00 P.M., if approved by referendum; to provide that in each county or
municipality in which package sales of malt beverages, wine, and distilled
spirits by retailers are all lawful, the governing authority of the county or
municipality, as appropriate, may authorize package sales by a retailer of malt
beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00
P.M., if approved by referendum; to provide procedures; to provide for
applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the local
authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, is
amended by adding new subsections to read as follows:
"(p)(1)
Notwithstanding other laws, in each county or municipality in which package
sales of malt beverages and wine by retailers is lawful, but package sales of
distilled spirits by retailers is not lawful, the governing authority of the
county or municipality, as appropriate, may authorize package sales by retailers
of malt beverages and wine on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., if such
Sunday sales of both malt beverages and wine are approved by referendum as
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2)
Any governing authority desiring to permit and regulate package sales by
retailers of both malt beverages and wine on Sunday from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00
P.M., pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall so provide by proper
resolution or ordinance.
Upon receipt
of the resolution or ordinance, the election superintendent shall issue the call
for an election for the purpose of submitting the question of Sunday package
sales by retailers of both malt beverages and wine to the electors of that
county or municipality for approval or rejection. The election superintendent
shall issue the call and shall conduct the election on a date and in the manner
authorized under Code Section 21-2-540. The election superintendent shall cause
the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election in the official organ of the
county. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the governing authority of (name of county or municipality) be authorized to
permit and regulate package sales by retailers of both malt beverages and wine
on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote for approval of package sales by retailers of malt
beverages and wine on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. shall vote 'Yes,'
and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of package sales by retailers of
malt beverages and wine on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. shall vote
'No.' If more than one-half of the votes cast on the question are for approval
of Sunday package sales by retailers of malt beverages and wine on Sundays from
12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., the resolution or ordinance approving such Sunday
package sales by retailers of malt beverages and wine shall become effective
upon the date so specified in that resolution or ordinance. The expense of the
election shall be borne by the county or municipality in which the election is
held. The election superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result
of the election, and certify the result to the Secretary of State.
(3)
Whenever package sales of malt beverages and wine on Sundays from 12:30 P.M.
until 7:00 P.M. are authorized by a county or municipality pursuant to this
subsection, Sunday package sales by retailers of malt beverages and wine may be
made only by licensed retailers, licensed to sell by the package.
(4)
The provisions of this subsection are in addition to or cumulative of and not in
lieu of any other provisions of this title relative to the sale of malt
beverages and wine by retailers.
(q)(1)
Notwithstanding other laws, in each county or municipality in which package
sales of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits by retailers are all
lawful, the governing authority of the county or municipality, as appropriate,
may authorize package sales by retailers of malt beverages, wine, and distilled
spirits on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., if such Sunday sales of malt
beverages, wine, and distilled spirits are approved by referendum as provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection. Pursuant to this subsection, the governing
authority may not seek authorization for Sunday sales
of
only one type
of alcoholic beverage, instead the governing authority must seek authorization
of packages sales by retailers of all alcoholic beverages, including malt
beverages, wine, and distilled spirits.
(2)
Any governing authority desiring to permit and regulate package sales by
retailers of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sunday from 12:30
P.M. until 7:00 P.M., pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall so
provide by proper resolution or ordinance. Upon receipt of the resolution or
ordinance, the election superintendent shall issue the call for an election for
the purpose of submitting the question of Sunday package sales by retailers of
malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits to the electors of that county or
municipality for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall issue
the call and shall conduct the election on a date and in the manner authorized
under Code Section 21-2-540. The election superintendent shall cause the date
and purpose of the election to be published once a week for four weeks
immediately preceding the date of the election in the official organ of the
county. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
'( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the governing authority of (name of county or municipality) be authorized to
permit and regulate package sales by retailers of malt beverages, wine, and
distilled spirits on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.?'
|
All
persons desiring to vote for approval of package sales by retailers of malt
beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00
P.M. shall vote 'Yes,' and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of package
sales by retailers of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays
from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. shall vote 'No.' If more than one-half of the
votes cast on the question are for approval of Sunday package sales by retailers
of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays from 12:30 P.M. until
7:00 P.M., the resolution or ordinance approving such Sunday package sales by
retailers of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits shall become effective
upon the date so specified in that resolution or ordinance. The expense of the
election shall be borne by the county or municipality in which the election is
held. The election superintendent shall canvass the returns, declare the result
of the election, and certify the result to the Secretary of State.
(3)
Whenever package sales of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits on Sundays
from 12:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. are authorized by a county or municipality
pursuant to this subsection, Sunday package sales by retailers of malt
beverages, wine, and distilled spirits may be made only by licensed retailers,
licensed to sell by the package.
(4)
The provisions of this subsection are in addition to or cumulative of and not in
lieu of any other provisions of this title relative to the sale of alcoholic
beverages by retailers."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.