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title: O.C.G.A. § 3-5-35. Declaration of policy; ‘‘brewpubs’’.
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# O.C.G.A. § 3-5-35. Declaration of policy; ‘‘brewpubs’’.

The General Assembly reaffirms the policy of this state of strict enforcement of laws and regulations applicable to the manufacture or sale of beer, including without limitation those establishing the three-tier distribution system with prohibitions against ownership and employment interests between the three tiers but creates a limited exception for the operation of ‘‘brewpubs’’ as such term is defined in Code Section 3-1-2.

## History

Code 1981, § 3-5-35, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 734, § 3.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, Code Section 3-5-35 as enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 486, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 3-5-38.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Brewpubs, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Revenue, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, Subject 560-2-8.