§ 6-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Alcohol means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced.

Alcoholic beverage means and includes all alcohol, distilled spirits, beer, malt beverages, wine or fortified wine.

Church means any permanent building where persons regularly assemble for religious worship.

Distilled spirits means any alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation or containing more than 21 percent alcohol by volume, including but not limited to all fortified wines.

Fortified wine means any alcoholic beverage containing more than 21 percent alcohol by volume made from fruits, berries or grapes either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added. The term includes but is not limited to brandy.

Gallon and wine gallon mean a United States gallon of liquid measure equivalent to a volume of 231 cubic inches, or the nearest equivalent metric measurement.

Malt beverage means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops or any other similar product, or any combination of such products in water, containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume and including ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer and strong beer. The term does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine.

Manager means the person in charge of the day-to-day operations of the business establishment for which application for a license is made under this chapter.

Package means a bottle, can, keg, barrel or other original consumer container.

Premises means the definite closed or partitioned establishment, whether room, shop or building, wherein alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed.

Retailer and retail dealer mean, except as to distilled spirits, any person who sells alcoholic beverages, either in unbroken packages or for consumption on the premises, at retail only to consumers and not for resale. With respect to distilled spirits, the term means any person who sells distilled spirits in unbroken packages at retail only to consumers and not for resale.

School property means property of state, county, city or church schools and such other schools as teach subjects commonly taught in the common schools of this state, including playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis courts and other instructional areas contiguous to such property which are used by any such schools for the purpose of teaching physical education, band or other subjects which constitute a part of the school's curriculum.

Wine means any alcoholic beverage containing not more than 21 percent alcohol by volume made from fruits, berries or grapes, either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added. The term includes but is not limited to all sparkling wines, champagnes and combinations of such beverages, vermouths, special natural wines, rectified wines and like products. The term does not include cooking wine mixed with salt or other ingredients so as to render it unfit for human consumption as a beverage. A liquid shall first be deemed to be a wine at that point in the manufacturing process when it conforms to this definition.

(Code 1992, § 6-1)

State law reference

Similar provisions, O.C.G.A. § 3-1-2.

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.