Alcohol Beverage Malt Beverages Retailer Pouring ($1,000) Bond - City of Forsyth, GA in Georgia

Brief Summary

The $1,000 performance bond goes in with your Forsyth application to serve beer on premises. It is a small bond with a modest annual premium, and having it ready keeps the application from stalling at the City Clerk's desk.

The City of Forsyth in Monroe County, Georgia requires a $1,000 personal performance bond with each application for a malt beverage or wine license under Sec. 4-48 of the city code. For a retail pouring malt beverage dealer, which sells beer for consumption on premises, the bond guarantees compliance with all city laws, rules, regulations and ordinances and stays in force so long as the license is valid.

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How to Apply for a Alcohol Beverage Malt Beverages Retailer Pouring ($1,000) Bond:

• Confirm the premises are inside the City of Forsyth limits.
• List every alcohol license you need, since beer, wine and spirits by the drink each carry their own bond.
• Confirm the bond amount and any city bond form with the Forsyth City Clerk.
• Complete the bond application in the exact legal name on the license application.
• Pay the premium and receive the signed $1,000 bond.
• File the bond in person with the sworn, notarized application at the City Clerk's office.

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Count your bonds before you apply

A restaurant or bar usually needs more than this one bond. Beer and wine are separate pouring licenses in Forsyth, each with its own application and its own $1,000 bond under Sec. 4-48. Serving distilled spirits by the drink adds a $5,000 bond under Sec. 4-255. Even a business that only allows customers to bring their own alcohol must hold a pouring license under Sec. 4-452. And check the jurisdiction. This is the City of Forsyth, the Monroe County seat, not Forsyth County.

What the bond guarantees

Sec. 4-48 reads that an applicant for any license under the malt beverage and wine division shall file a personal performance bond of $1,000 with the application to ensure compliance with all laws, rules, regulations and ordinances of the city, and that the bond remains in force so long as the license is valid. Under Sec. 4-18, City Council may forfeit all or part of the bond for a violation of Chapter 4, with the amount tied to the seriousness of the violation, after at least three working days' written notice and a hearing.

Distance and other conditions

Sec. 4-52 bars a malt beverage or wine license within 100 yards of a church, school, college building or a government owned alcohol treatment center. Businesses continuously licensed since before July 1, 1981 are exempt from that rule. Initial applicants and managers must submit fingerprints, and the application is presented in person to the City Clerk, sworn before a notary.

Term and renewal

Licenses run for the calendar year. The annual fee is set by Council resolution and is due within 30 days after approval. Renewal goes to the City Manager before the license expires. Sec. 4-19 lets Council change bond amounts and fees by resolution no later than January 31 each year, so confirm the current figure with the City Clerk before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Georgia Alcohol Beverage Malt Beverages Retailer Pouring ($1,000) Bond:

• City of Forsyth named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $1,000 for the retail pouring malt beverage license.
• Bond kept in force for as long as the license is valid.
• Premises outside the Sec. 4-52 distance limits unless the 1981 exemption applies.
• Fingerprints for initial applicants and managers.

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