O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 3-5-2 (2019)

Determination as to when possession occurs

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For purposes of this chapter, with respect to malt beverages manufactured within this state, possession occurs when the product is first identifiable as a malt beverage, in accordance with this title and such regulations as may be promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this title. With respect to malt beverages shipped from outside this state to a destination within this state, possession in the consignee occurs when the malt beverage first physically enters the state or when the risk of loss from destruction or casualty to the malt beverage is shifted from the consignor to the consignee located in this state, in accordance with the contract of the parties and the substantive commercial laws of this state, whichever event occurs first.

History

Code 1933, § 5A-4102, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Placement of

risks of loss in absence of breach of contract, § 11-2-509.