§ 6-4. Illegal acts on licensed premises.

No holder of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages within Georgetown-Quitman County, nor any agent, representative or employee of such licensee, shall perform any of the acts following which are hereby declared illegal:

(1)

Sell alcoholic beverages to a minor.

(2)

Sell alcoholic beverages to any person while such person is in an intoxicated condition.

(3)

Sell alcoholic beverages upon the licensed premises or permit consumption thereon, on any day or at any time when such sales or consumption is prohibited by law.

(4)

Permit on the licensed premises any disorderly conduct; breach of peace; or any lewd, immoral, improper entertainment, conduct or practices.

(5)

Dispense in any way to minors. It shall be unlawful for the licensee to sell, attempt to sell, give, distribute or dispense alcoholic beverages to a minor.

(6)

Purchase for minor. It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase alcoholic beverages on behalf of a minor.

(7)

Possession by minor. It shall be unlawful for any minor to have in his possession, care or custody any alcoholic beverage.

(8)

Spurious credentials. It shall be unlawful for any minor to exhibit fake, forged, borrowed or otherwise illegal credentials in an effort to obtain alcoholic beverages in any manner to which he is not legally entitled.

(9)

Acquiesce, permit or allow, the bringing into, use of, sale, possession, dispensing, storing or in any other manner condone the presence of controlled substances/illicit drugs, narcotics, cocaine, crack, marijuana or any other substances declared illegal by Georgetown-Quitman County, state or U.S. Government. Failure of the owner, operator, manager, representative, agents or employees of same to insure compliance with this section shall, within 24 hours of such finding by the governing body, the state or the U.S. Government, result in immediate revocation of the alcoholic beverage license and closing of the business so licensed.

(10)

Permit or allow any person to bring into licensees' place of business any form of alcoholic beverages and/or consume the alcoholic beverages brought into the licensed premises. The intent and purpose of this prohibition is to prohibit what is commonly referred to as brown bagging.

All violations of this section are, in addition to the above, subject to all penalties provided for in this chapter and/or ordinances, laws, regulations of Georgetown-Quitman County, state and U.S. Government.

(Ord. No. 02-14, 10-14-14)

State law reference

Furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages; use of false identification; proper identification for sale of alcoholic beverages; dispensing, serving, etc., of alcoholic beverages by persons under 21 years of age in the course of employment; seller's duty to request proper identification, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-23; public indecency, O.C.G.A. § 16-6-8; prohibited conduct on licensed premises, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-40 et seq.; age of legal majority, O.C.G.A. § 39-1-1.