Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 560 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Chapter 560-2 - ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO DIVISION
Subject 560-2-5 - MANUFACTURERS, SHIPPERS, IMPORTERS, & BROKERS
Rule 560-2-5-.08 - Initial Registration by Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, or Broker; Designation of Wholesalers and Sales Territories

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 560-2-5-.08

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

(1) Except where not required by law, every Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, or Broker shall, at least thirty (30) days in advance of offering any Alcoholic Beverages for sale for the first time in Georgia:

(a) Submit an application for a license through the Georgia Tax Center and:

1. Include one U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Beverage approved Brand Label for each Brand and Brand Label of Alcoholic Beverage to be shipped for the first time into, or within, Georgia. The registration of Brands or Brand Labels shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) Brands and Brand Labels per submission, with unlimited submissions;

2. If such Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, or Broker is not listed as the applicant on the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Beverage Certification/Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval for such Brand or Brand Label, submit a letter of authorization from such applicant granting such Manufacturer, Shipper, Importer, or Broker the authority to register such Brand or Brand Label in Georgia;

3. Designate, in the application for registration, sales territories for each of its Brands or Brand Labels to be sold for the first time into, or within, Georgia; and

4. Name one licensed Wholesaler in each territory who, shall be the exclusive Wholesaler of such Brand or Brand Label within that territory;

(b) Such designations of Wholesalers or Wholesalers' territories shall be initially approved by the Commissioner and shall not be changed nor initially disapproved except for cause, and the Commissioner shall determine cause after a hearing pursuant to these Regulations.

(2) Any application for registration of Brands or Brand Labels that tends to create a monopoly or lessen competition with respect to Alcoholic Beverages will not be approved. A proposed change or transfer that will place more than 25% of the case volume of all Distilled Spirits sold in Georgia under one Wholesaler or controlled group is presumed to be an attempt to create a monopoly and lessen competition.

O.C.G.A. §§ 3-2-2, 3-4-152, 3-5-31, 3-6-22, 48-2-12.

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