Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-2-3-.14 - Consumption on Premises - Retail, Contiguous Operation
(1)
A Person holding a Retail Consumption Dealer license and a valid Retailer of
Distilled Spirits license at locations where the Premises of each Place of
Business is contiguous to the other and where each business is treated as
completely separate for all purposes, including such things as inventory,
purchasing and record maintenance, may have a door between the retail Place of
Business and the consumption on premises Place of Business subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Each Place of
Business must hold a proper license;
(b) Each Place of Business must operate in
compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to such business;
(c) The door between the Places of Business
must be closed and locked during days and hours when the operation of either
Place of Business is prohibited;
(d) Each Place of Business must have a
separate entrance for the public and no common entrance shall be
permitted;
(e) Each Place of
Business shall have a separate and distinct trade name;
(f) Any storage room for the retail Place of
Business shall be in compliance with all rules and regulations pertaining to
that retail Place of Business;
(g)
Distilled Spirits may only be sold and delivered in the retail Place of
Business;
(h) Only the Licensee of
each Place of Business or his employees shall be permitted ingress and egress
through the passageway or door separating the two Places of Business, and all
such Persons must have a proper personnel statement on file with the Department
at all times;
(i) A separate cash
register shall be maintained in each Place of Business and all business
transactions of the two Places of Business shall be kept separate;
(j) The passageway or door between the two
Places of Business shall be located behind the bar or service counter of each
Place of Business or otherwise so situated or maintained as to be accessible
only to the Licensee and his employees and such passageway or door shall not be
used by customers, patrons, or any other Persons not permitted by this
Regulation.
1. Any connecting door or
passageway which is not located behind the bar or service counter of each Place
of Business must be specially approved by the Commissioner. There shall be
permanently affixed on or beside that door or passageway a sign in letters at
least two inches in height stating "Employees Only May Use This Door--Revenue
Regulation
560-2-3-.14."
(2) It is the express intent of
this Regulation that if a Retailer of Distilled Spirits location is operated
adjacent to an establishment which sells Alcoholic Beverages for consumption on
the premises as provided in paragraph (1) of this Regulation with an inside
connecting service door, such Retailer of Distilled Spirits location shall
remain a distinct and separate business entity, and the Retailer of Distilled
Spirits location is hereby declared to be a separate Premises from the
establishment which sells Alcoholic Beverages for consumption on the
premises.
(3) It shall be a
violation of this Regulation for any Licensee to sell, offer to sell, or keep
for the purpose of sale any item not commonly associated with that
establishment. Prohibited items shall include, but are not limited to, guns,
ammunition, knives, weapons of any character, gambling paraphernalia, including
playing cards or dice, non-immediately consumable items including groceries or
any other items not commonly associated with the consumption of Alcoholic
Beverages or establishments licensed for the sale of Alcoholic Beverages for
consumption on the premises.
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