06 LC 21
8680
House
Bill 1196
By:
Representatives Drenner of the
86th,
Chambers of the
81st,
Benfield of the
85th,
Ashe of the
56th,
and Epps of the
128th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to wine, so as to allow
restaurant patrons to re-cork and remove a partially consumed bottle of wine
that was purchased with a meal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
general provisions relative to wine, is amended by inserting at the end thereof
a new Code Section 3-6-4 to read as follows:
∀3-6-4.
Notwithstanding
any other contrary provision of law, any establishment which is licensed to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises may allow a consumer who
purchases an unsealed package of wine in conjunction with a food service and
consumes a portion of the wine on the premises with the meal to replace the cork
and remove the partially filled package from the
premises.∀
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.