Alcoholic Beverages; provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores; locations near school buildings; local governing authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to provide for local control of distance requirements for grocery stores as to the retail sale of wine and malt beverages for consumption off the premises only such that grocery stores shall be allowed to open in locations near school buildings and school grounds if so permitted by the local governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.