§ 6-71. Sale of growlers and/or wine package.

(a)

Growlers means a bottle or can not to exceed two liters and not less than 12 ounces that is filled with beer from a keg by a duly authorized licensee or employee of said licensee, with said licensee holding a package beer license issued by the city.

(b)

Package beer/wine license. License holders who hold a license to conduct retail sale of beer beverages and/or wine in its original package.

(c)

Growlers and/or wine may also be sold by the package from premises licensed for consumption on the premises, provided that the package wine and/or beer licenses are also obtained. Growlers and/or wine package sales are the only type of package sales permitted from premises which are also licensed for consumption on the premises.

(d)

The sale of growlers, as defined above, is authorized for those licensees holding a package beer license, but is not authorized under any circumstances for those licensees also holding a package distilled spirits license; or for those licensees who offer for sale vehicular fuel. The filling of growlers by means of a tapped keg shall not constitute the breaking of package as contemplated by O.C.G.A., § 3-3-26. Growlers may only be filled from kegs procured by the licensee from a duly licensed wholesaler. Growlers may be filled and made available for retail sale only if securely sealed. In order to be securely sealed, the growler must be sealed with a tamper proof cap or seal.

(Ord. No. 17-7-01 , 8-1-17)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 17-7-01 , adopted Aug. 1, 2017, repealed the former § 6-29 and enacted a new § 6-29 as set out herein. The former § 6-29 pertained to sale of growlers and derived from Ord. No. 14-02-01, adopted Feb. 18, 2014 and Ord. No. 17-04-01 , adopted April 18, 2017.