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Title 3. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES · Chapter 4. DISTILLED SPIRITS · Article 6. DESIGNATION OF SALES TERRITORIES AND WHOLESALERS FOR OUT-OF-STATE BRANDS

3-4-151. Purposes and policies.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. This article is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted to the state under the provisions of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution specifically for the following purposes and policies:

  2. (1)

    To prevent unfair business practices, discrimination, and undue control of one segment of the distilled spirits industry by any other segment;#

  3. (2)

    To foster vigorous and healthy competition in the distilled spirits industry;#

  4. (3)

    To promote and keep alive a sound and stable system of distribution of distilled spirits to the public;#

  5. (4)

    To protect public revenues by facilitating the collection and accountability of state and local excise taxes; and#

  6. (5)

    To promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 3-6-151, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 375, § 1; Code 1981, § 3-4-151, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 3.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t1-t2-t3-(v3)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V3, 2019 edition, pages 788 to 789; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 206dab95f27a.