2025-01-16 January 16, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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January 16, 2025 6:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Human Resources Training Room Page 3 of 9 Repeal Section 6-75 to Chapter 6 – Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance because it references a state law that has been repealed. Sec. 6-75. - Educational tastings of distilled spirits within a distillery (a) As used in this section, the term educational tasting license shall be limited to a person possessing a current license from the city for the manufacture of distilled spirits. (b) Tastings shall be conducted in a manner consistent with O.C.G.A. title 3, ch. 4, relating to distilled spirits. Add Section 6-86 to Chapter 6 – Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance to add the pouring license requirements for special event facilities Sec. 4-79. Tasting events at package stores. (a) Licensed retail package liquor stores may conduct tastings in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 3-3-26 and O.C.G.A. Tit. 3, Ch. 15 (O.C.G.A. § 3-15-1 et seq.). (b) Permit required. (1) A malt beverage tasting permit for purposes of this section shall be limited to a holder of a current license for the sale of malt beverages by the package. (2) A wine tasting permit for purposes of this section shall be limited to a holder of a current license for the sale of wine by the package. (3) A distilled spirits tasting permit for purposes of this section shall be limited to a holder of a current license for the sale of distilled spirits by the package. (c) A representative or salesperson of a manufacturer or wholesaler may open a package of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a retail package liquor store or other retail dealer for the purpose of providing samples of such alcoholic beverage product to a retail dealer or its employees for consumption on the licensed premises. (d) All tastings must occur in an office, storage room, or other area of the licensed premises of the retail dealer that is closed to the public. (e) All samples must be provided and consumed in the presence of a representative or salesperson of the manufacturer or wholesaler. (f) Such representative or salesperson of the manufacturer or wholesaler must remove from the licensed premises any packages he or she brought onto such licensed premises in order to provide samples of alcoholic beverage products. (g) For purposes of this section, the term "sample" means a small amount of any malt beverage, wine, or distilled spirits. (h) A retail package liquor store shall be authorized to conduct up to 52 tasting events per calendar year, subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) A tasting event shall only take place on the licensed premises and only at times at which such alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold on such licensed premises; (2) Only one tasting event per day may be held on the licensed premises and such tasting event shall not exceed four hours; (3) Only one type of alcoholic beverage may be served at a tasting event, either malt beverages, wine, or distilled spirits; provided, however, that more than one brand of such type of alcoholic beverage may be offered so long as not more than four packages are open at any one time; (4) If the tasting event is for malt beverages, a consumer shall not be served more than eight ounces of malt beverages during such tasting event. If the tasting event is for wine, a consumer shall not be served more than five ounces of wine during such tasting event. If the tasting event is for distilled spirits, a consumer shall not be served more than 1½ ounces of distilled spirits during such tasting event;