Georgia § 3-5-42 - Requirement and issuance of municipal licenses generally; requirement by county of license for business licensed by municipality.
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§ 3-5-42. Requirement and issuance of municipal licenses generally; requirement by county of license for business licensed by municipality.
If any business allowed under this chapter is proposed to be carried on within the corporate limits of a municipality, the applicant for a license shall pay to the proper officer, to be designated by the governing authority of the municipality, an annual license fee as fixed by the governing authority. The license shall apply to and be required for each brewer or place of manufacture and also for each place of wholesale and retail distribution. When any of the businesses described in this Code section are licensed by the municipal governing authority, no county license fee shall be required by the county governing authority. (Ga. L. 1935, p. 73, § 7; Code 1933, § 5A-4302, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)
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