§ 3-14-22. Hours of sale.

(a)

No holder of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail establishments for off-premises consumption in the county nor any agent or employee of a licensee, shall sell, serve, distribute or give away alcoholic beverages upon the licensed premises at any time except between 7:00 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Saturday nor shall they sell, serve, distribute or give away alcoholic beverages on Sundays or Christmas Day. Pursuant to the delegation of authority granted to the board of commissioners of the county, by the state, with respect to the wholesale and retail sale of alcoholic beverages on election days; the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be lawful during the polling hours of any election, provided however, nothing herein shall authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a polling place during such time as the polls are open.

(b)

No holder of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants in the county nor any agent or employee of a licensee, shall sell, serve, distribute or give away alcoholic beverages upon the licensed premises at any time except between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and at any time between 11:55 p.m. on Saturday until 1:55 a.m. on Sunday. Sales between 11:55 p.m. on Saturday and 1:55 a.m. on Sunday shall be treated as Saturday sales and not require a separate license pursuant to section 3-14-22.1. It shall be unlawful to sell, serve, distribute or give away alcoholic beverages on Christmas Day. Pursuant to the delegation of authority granted to the board of commissioners of the county, by the state with respect to the wholesale and retail sale of alcoholic beverages on election days; the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be lawful during the polling hours of any election; provided, however, nothing herein shall authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a polling place during such time as the polls are open.

(c)

An election day is hereby defined as that period of time beginning one (1) hour prior to the opening of the polls and ending one (1) hour after the closing of the polls. The prohibition against the giving or furnishing of alcoholic beverages, spirituous liquors, malt beverages or other intoxicating beverages to any person on election days shall apply only with the territorial boundaries for which the election is being held.

(d)

The other provisions of this section notwithstanding, no malt beverages shall be sold at a time prohibited by state law.

(Ord. No. 82-3, §§ XI, XIV(3), 3-16-82; Ord. No. 84-04, 2-7-84; Ord. No. 86-06, 3-18-86; Ord. No. 91-07, 9-24-91; Ord. No. 03-03, 5-5-03)

State law reference

Hours of sale, Official Code of Georgia Annotated, § 3-3-20.

Cross reference

Sunday sales, § 3-14-22.1.

Editor's note

The prohibition of Sunday sales was deleted from subsection (b) to conform with the provisions of Ord. No. 01-05, adopted Sept. 17, 2001, and approved at referendum on Nov. 6, 2001.