§ 3-31. Sale to certain persons prohibited.

No licensee shall sell or give away, or permit the sale or gift to, or the procuring for, any alcoholic beverage to any person under 21 years of age, to any person who is mentally incompetent, or to any person who is physically or mentally incapacitated due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

(1)

Proper identification. It shall be the duty of the licensee to ensure that any person, acting as an employee or agent on behalf of the licensee and engaged in selling, bartering, trading, giving or otherwise furnishing of any alcoholic beverage to any consumer, request to see and to be furnished with proper identification in order to verify the consumer's age.

(2)

Punishment or suspension/revocation of business license for chapter violations. For violation of any section of this chapter, the license of the licensee shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Mayor and City Council. Furthermore, any person violating any section of this chapter shall be subject to any or all penalties as set forth in section 1-12, penalties to be imposed at the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge and/or penalties imposed by State law.

(Code 1978, § 3-3; Ord. No. 2000-7, § I(2), 11-16-2000; Ord. No. 2002-03, § I, 10-1-2002; Ord. No. 2012-04, § I, 10-4-2012)

State law reference

Sales to underage persons and intoxicated persons, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-22 et seq.