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O.C.G.A. § 3-6-60

Levy and amount of tax generally; rate of tax; manner of imposition, payment, and collection; imposition of tax by both county and municipality located within county

— Code 1933, § 5A-5731, enacted by Ga

(a) The governing authority of each municipality or county where the

sale of wine is permitted by this chapter, at its discretion, may levy an excise tax on the first sale or use of wine by the package, which tax shall not exceed 22¢ per liter and a proportionate tax at the same rate on all fractional parts of a liter.

(b) The rate of taxation, the manner of its imposition, payment, and collection, and all other procedures related to the tax authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be as provided for by each county or municipality electing to exercise the power conferred by subsection (a) of this Code section.

(c) No county excise tax shall be imposed, levied, or collected in any portion of a county in which a municipality within the county is imposing the same tax on wine sold by the package.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.