O.C.G.A. § 43-21-50 (2019)
License requirement
(a) Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of operating, outside the corporate limits of any municipality in this state, a roadhouse, public dance hall, or any other similar establishment by whatever name called, where travelers, transient guests, or other persons are or may be lodged, or operating restaurants, cafes, or places where food or drinks, or both, are sold to be consumed at such places, shall, before engaging in such business, apply for and obtain a license from the county commissioners or from the judge of the probate court in the county in which such business is to be carried on.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in any business described in this Code section without first obtaining a license therefor. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, §§ 1, 13.
Annotations
Cross references. Powers of local governments to regulate retail sales of alcoholic beverages generally, § 3-3-2.
Authorization for and regulation of private clubs selling distilled spirits, T. 3, C. 7.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 40A Am. Jur. 2d, Hotels, Motels and Restaurants, § 25 et seq. C.J.S. 43A C.J.S., Inns, Motels and Eating Places, § 6 et seq. ALR. Validity of license tax or fee on show or place of amusement, 58 A.L.R. 1340; 111 A.L.R. 778. Public regulation of dancing, dance halls, dancing schools, 60 A.L.R. 173. Right of one who acquires title to, or
other interest in, real property to benefit of a license previously issued by the public, permitting use of property for a specified purpose, 131 A.L.R. 1339. Tax or license fee in respect of dancing or other entertainment provided in connection with service of refreshment, 142 A.L.R. 572. Validity of statutory or other regulation of roadhouses and places of entertainment outside of incorporated cities and town, 145 A.L.R. 757.
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