Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-2-3-.02 - Restriction to Retailer Business Hours; Exception; Restrictions on Other Mercantile Establishments; Manner of Operation
(1) No Retailer of
Distilled Spirits shall open its Place of Business or furnish, sell, or offer
for sale, any Alcoholic Beverage at any of the following times:
(a) In violation of a county or municipal
ordinance or regulation;
(b) In
violation of a special order of the Commissioner;
(c) Sundays prior to 11:00 a.m. or after
11:30 p.m., except as otherwise provided in O.C.G.A. §
3-3-7; or
(d) Any other day prior to 8:00 a.m. or after
11:45 p.m.
(2) No
Retailer of Distilled Spirits shall be in or permit others to be in its Place
of Business at any of the following times:
(a)
In violation of a county or municipal ordinance or regulation;
(b) In violation of a special order of the
Commissioner;
(c) On Sundays prior
to 9:00 a.m.;
(d) On Sundays after
12:00 a.m. (midnight) or, if the Place of Business closes earlier than 11:30
p.m., 30 minutes past the closing time;
1.
Example: Package store A closes at 11:00 p.m. The Retailer and all
other persons are prohibited from being in the Place of Business after 11:30
p.m.
(e) On
all days other than Sunday, prior to 6:00 a.m.;
(f) On all days other than Sunday, after
12:15 a.m. or, if the Place of Business closes earlier than 11:45 p.m., 30
minutes past the closing time.
1.
Example: Package store A closes at 11:30 p.m. The Retailer and all
other persons are prohibited from being in the Place of Business after 12:00
a.m. (midnight).
(3) Nothing contained in paragraph (2) shall
prohibit a Retailer from being in its Place of Business at any time:
(a) For purposes of responding to emergency
situations such as fire or burglary;
(b) For purposes of taking inventory, making
repairs, renovating, or any other Alcoholic Beverage business purpose which
does not involve the presence of Persons other than the Retailer, its agents or
employees, when the activities could not reasonably be carried out during
regular business hours, provided that the Licensee posts on all door entrances
to the Place of Business a sign to read: "CLOSED, NO CUSTOMERS ALLOWED ON
PREMISES."
(c) This exception does
not relieve the Licensee from full compliance with all local laws and
regulations or authorize the presence on the Retailer's Place of Business of
any Person other than the Retailer, its agents or employees.
(4) Except as provided in Rule
560-2-3-.14, no Retailer shall
operate in connection with any other mercantile establishment.
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