Bill Text: GA SB124 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Alcoholic Beverages; prohibit sales within a certain distance of a church building

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-23 - Senate Read and Referred [SB124 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB124-Introduced.html

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Senate Bill 124

By: Senator Mullis of the 53rd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to prohibit sales within a certain distance of a church building; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-21, relating to sales of alcoholic beverages near churches, school buildings, or other sites, as follows:

"(a)(1) No person knowingly and intentionally may sell or offer to sell:

(A) Any distilled spirits in or within 100 yards 300 feet of any church building or within 200 yards 600 feet of any school building, educational building, school grounds, or college campus;

(B) Any wine or malt beverages within 100 yards 300 feet of any school building, school grounds, or college campus. This subparagraph shall not apply at any location for which a license has been issued prior to July 1, 1981, nor to the renewal of such license. Nor shall this subparagraph apply at any location for which a new license is applied for if the sale of wine and beer was lawful at such location at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding such application;

(C) Any distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages within 100 yards 300 feet of an alcoholic treatment center owned and operated by this state or any county or municipal government therein. This paragraph shall not apply to any business having a license in effect on July 1, 1981; or

(D) Any wine or malt beverages within 300 feet of any church building.

(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'school building' or 'educational building' shall apply only to state, county, city, or church school buildings and to such buildings at such other schools in which are taught subjects commonly taught in the common schools and colleges of this state and which are public schools or private schools as defined in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-690."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.