Section 3-5-20. Levy and amount of state occupational license tax; annual reporting

   (a) An annual occupational license tax is imposed upon each brewer, manufacturer, broker, importer, wholesaler, and retail dealer of beer in this state, as follows:
      (1) Upon each brewer...........................................$ 1,000.00
      (2) Upon each wholesale dealer................................... 500.00
      (3) Upon each importer........................................... 500.00
      (4) Upon each broker.............................................  50.00
      (5) Upon each retail dealer.....................................   50.00
      (6) Upon each brewpub operator................................. 1,000.00
      (7) Upon each special event use permit applicant.................. 50.00

(b) An annual occupational license tax shall be paid for each place of business operated. An application for the applicable license required pursuant to this title along with the payment of the tax required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be submitted to the department immediately upon assuming control of the place of business and annually thereafter for so long as the business is operated.

Ga. L. 1935, p. 73, § 5; Ga. L. 1937, p. 148, § 1; Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 173, § 1; Ga. L. 1939, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, Ex. Sess., p. 5, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 356, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, Ex. Sess., p. 23, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-4501, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 734, § 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 827, § 5/HB 1066.