O.C.G.A. § 3-4-130 (2019)
Imposition of tax by municipalities authorized; rate of tax
(a) The governing authority of each municipality in which the sale of distilled spirits by the drink is permitted may impose, levy, and collect an excise tax upon the sale of the beverages, which tax shall not exceed 3 percent of the charge to the public for the beverages. (b) This Code section shall not apply to the sale of fermented beverages made in whole or in part from malt or any similar fermented beverage.
History
Ga. L. 1977, p. 744, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-2906, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 168, 169. 67B Am. Jur. 2d, Sales and Use Taxes, §§ 8, 34, 80 et seq., 134 et seq.. ALR. - Excise tax on foreign corpora-
tion engaged exclusively in interstate commerce measured by net income from business within the taxing state, 44 A.L.R. 1228.