| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 55 0497 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Bill 229 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th and Summers |
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| 4 | 4 | | of the 13th |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | To amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Hemp Farming Act," and Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to prohibit the issuance of3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | wholesale consumable hemp licenses to wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages; to prohibit4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages from selling or otherwise distributing consumable5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | hemp products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | purposes.7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1.9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Farming Act," is amended by revising Code Section 2-23-6.3, relating to wholesale11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | consumable hemp establishment licenses, as follows:12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | "2-23-6.3.13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, consideration, issuance, and revocation14 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of wholesale consumable hemp licenses issued by the department pursuant to this Code15 |
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| 23 | 23 | | S. B. 229 |
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| 25 | 25 | | section shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 5 of this title, and such licenses |
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| 27 | 27 | | shall otherwise be governed by such chapter.17 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) Applications for a wholesale consumable hemp license shall be made on a form18 |
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| 29 | 29 | | furnished by the Commissioner and, together with such other information as the19 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Commissioner may require, shall state:20 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) The name of the applicant;21 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) The business address of the applicant;22 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) The complete telephone number and email address of the applicant;23 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (4) The location of the facility where the applicant will store consumable hemp products24 |
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| 35 | 35 | | and otherwise operate as a wholesaler of consumable hemp products in this state and25 |
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| 36 | 36 | | whether such facility is owned or leased by the applicant; and26 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (5) If the applicant is a business entity, the name of the owners, partners, members, or27 |
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| 38 | 38 | | shareholders of such entity.28 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (c) Wholesale consumable hemp licenses shall be issued by the department for one29 |
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| 40 | 40 | | calendar year at an annual licensing fee of at least $500.00 but not more than $10,000.00,30 |
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| 41 | 41 | | as established by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may establish separate classes of31 |
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| 42 | 42 | | wholesale consumable hemp licenses based on the amount of consumable hemp products32 |
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| 43 | 43 | | to be sold by the licensee, and the annual licensing fees required by this subsection shall33 |
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| 44 | 44 | | be in different amounts for each such separate class of wholesale consumable hemp34 |
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| 45 | 45 | | licenses.35 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (d) Wholesale consumable hemp licenses issued by the department pursuant to this Code36 |
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| 47 | 47 | | section shall be issued in connection with a single facility where the licensee will store37 |
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| 48 | 48 | | consumable hemp products or otherwise operate as a wholesaler of consumable hemp38 |
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| 49 | 49 | | products. For a person to store consumable hemp products or otherwise operate as a39 |
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| 50 | 50 | | wholesaler of consumable hemp products at multiple facilities, such person shall be40 |
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| 51 | 51 | | required to obtain from the department separate wholesale consumable hemp licenses for41 |
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| 52 | 52 | | each such facility.42 |
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| 53 | 53 | | S. B. 229 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (e) No wholesale consumable hemp license shall be issued by the department pursuant to43 |
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| 56 | 56 | | this Code section to any person that is a licensed wholesale dealer of alcoholic beverages44 |
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| 57 | 57 | | under the provisions of Title 3 or to any person that is affiliated with such a licensed45 |
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| 58 | 58 | | wholesale dealer."46 |
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| 59 | 59 | | SECTION 2.47 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of48 |
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| 61 | 61 | | alcoholic beverages generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:49 |
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| 62 | 62 | | "3-3-35.50 |
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| 63 | 63 | | No licensed wholesale dealer shall sell or otherwise distribute consumable hemp products,51 |
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| 64 | 64 | | as such term is defined in Code Section 2-23-3."52 |
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| 65 | 65 | | SECTION 3.53 |
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| 66 | 66 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.54 |
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| 67 | 67 | | S. B. 229 |
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