§ 6-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Alcohol means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced.

Alcoholic beverage means and includes all alcohol, distilled spirits, beer, malt beverage, wine, or fortified wine.

Malt beverage means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any other similar product, or any combination of such products in water, containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume and including ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and strong beer. The term "malt beverage" does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine.

Person means any individual, firm, partnership, cooperative, nonprofit membership corporation, joint venture, association, company, corporation, agency, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, fiduciary, or other group or combination acting as a unit, body politic, or political subdivision, whether public, private, or quasipublic.

Private club means any "bona fide club" as defined in O.C.G.A. § 3-7-1, provided however that, for the purposes of this chapter, shall include private clubs which also operate a functioning golf course and which has a kitchen and dining room of sufficient size to serve its members and guests on an occasional basis.

Restaurant means any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where meals are served, and where meals actually are served and regularly served, such space being provided (in no event less than 1,000 square feet), with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity (adequate seating for no fewer than 50 persons) and having employed in such restaurant a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food for its guests.

Wine means any alcoholic beverage containing not more than 21 percent alcohol by volume made from fruits, berries, or grapes either by natural fermentation or by natural fermentation with brandy added. The term "wine" includes, but is not limited to, all sparkling wines, champagnes, combinations of such beverages, vermouths, special natural wines, rectified wines, and like products. The term "wine" does not include cooking wine mixed with salt or other ingredients so as to render it unfit for human consumption as a beverage. A liquid shall first be deemed to be a wine at the point in the manufacturing process when it conforms to this definition of wine.

(Ord. No. 2002-06, § 2, 11-12-2002; Ord. of 8-26-2003, § 2; Ord. of 2-14-2017, § 2)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.