Sec. 6-3Compliance required
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This is the rulebook for selling, serving and drinking alcohol in Ashburn. It covers who can get a beer, wine or liquor license and how the city council grants, renews, suspends or takes one away; what hours stores and bars can sell; rules for events, BYOB ('brown bagging') and catering; the city's alcohol excise taxes; and a ban on drinking or open containers on city streets and property.
No person shall:
(1) Distribute, sell, or offer to sell, either at retail or wholesale, any alcoholic beverage in the city except to the extent permitted pursuant to a current alcoholic beverage license issued by the city;
(2) Distribute, handle, possess, sell, or offer to sell any alcoholic beverage in the city in violation of any provisions of this chapter or any provision of any law or regulation of the state relative to any alcoholic beverage;
(3) Distribute, handle, possess, sell or offer to sell any alcoholic beverage in the city except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
History: (Ord. No. 2012-07, § 2(Exh. A), 12-6-2012)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIINGE_S6-3CORE
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIINGE_S6-3CORE
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