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# O.C.G.A. § 36-80-30. Lemonade stands.

(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Lemonade Stand Act.”

(b) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) “Business” means any enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit.

(2) “Gross receipts” means all receipts from whatever sources derived before any deductions and does not include tips, gratuities, or other amounts customarily assumed to be intended for the individual who has served the customer or client.

(c) A county, municipal corporation, or other governmental entity shall not require a license, permit, or registration for a business that:

(1) Is operated solely by an individual or individuals who are under 18 years of age and:

(A) Are enrolled in a public school, licensed private school, or licensed home study program or a state approved adult education class if studying for a high school equivalency (HSE) diploma; or

(B) Have obtained a high school diploma or a high school equivalency (HSE) diploma;

(2) Is located on private property with the permission of the property owner;

(3) Generates gross receipts of $5,000.00 or less in a calendar year; and

(4) Sells nonconsumable goods or prepackaged foods or lemonade or other nonpotentially hazardous nonalcoholic beverages.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-80-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 546, § 1/SB 55, effective July 1, 2023; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 6(28)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024.

## Code Commission Notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 535, § 3/HB 254, Ga. L. 2023, p. 546, § 1/SB 55, and Ga. L. 2023, p. 569, § 3/SB 62 each enacted a Code Section 36-80-29. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2023, Code Section 36-80-29, as enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 546, § 1/SB 55, was redesignated as Code Section 36-80-30, and Code Section 36-80-29, as enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 569, § 3/SB 62, was redesignated as Code Section 36-80-31.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised capitalization in subparagraphs (c)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(B).

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.