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title: O.C.G.A. § 3-8-6. Technical institutes; service of alcoholic beverages; regulation and tax.
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# O.C.G.A. § 3-8-6. Technical institutes; service of alcoholic beverages; regulation and tax.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘technical institute’’ means any facility which is operated by a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and which has a business conference center capable of accommodating 200 people or more incident to its operation.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Sections 3-3-21 and 3-3-21.1, a technical institute may serve alcoholic beverages incident to its operation of a business conference center.

(c) For purposes of regulating and taxing the sale, storage, and distribution of alcoholic beverages as provided in this Code section, a technical institute shall be considered to be within a municipality if the institute, or a greater part of the institute, is within the limits of the municipality. A technical institute shall be considered to be within the unincorporated area of a county if the institute, or a greater part of the institute, is located within the unincorporated area of the county.

## History

Code 1981, § 3-8-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1225, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 3/SB 435.