06 LC
36 0307S
The
Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee offered the following
substitute to HB 1501:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to regulation of alcoholic beverages in general, so as to
provide certain limits for fines imposed for violations of local alcoholic
beverage ordinances; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
regulation of alcoholic beverages in general, is amended by adding new Code
Section 3-3-2.2 to read as follows:
"3-3-2.2.
Notwithstanding
the limitations imposed by subparagraph (a)(2)(C) of Code Section 36-35-6 or any
other provision of general law, the maximum fine for violations of local
alcoholic beverages licensing ordinances referenced in Code Section 3-3-2
pertaining to licenses issued to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink for
consumption on the premises shall be $2,500.00. Nothing in this Code section
shall prohibit the governing authority of a county or municipality from imposing
a penalty that is otherwise allowed by law, unless such law is a local law in
conflict with this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.