Alcohol Beverage Wine Package ($1,000) Bond - City of Forsyth, GA in Georgia

Brief Summary

Forsyth will not accept a wine license application without this $1,000 performance bond attached. It costs a modest premium instead of cash, and having the bond in hand when you file keeps your application from stalling.

Under Sec. 4-48 of the City of Forsyth Code, an applicant for a malt beverage or wine license files a $1,000 personal performance bond with the application. The bond guarantees compliance with the city's laws, rules, regulations and ordinances and stays in force for as long as the license is valid. Forsyth is the Monroe County seat, and a separate state alcohol license is also required.

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How to Apply for a Alcohol Beverage Wine Package ($1,000) Bond:

• Confirm the store sits inside City of Forsyth limits in Monroe County, not Forsyth County.
• Call the City Clerk at 478-994-5649 to start the city alcohol beverage license.
• Have the applicant and business names exactly as they appear on the license application.
• Complete the bond application and pay the premium for the $1,000 performance bond.
• File the signed bond with the license application, as Sec. 4-48 requires, along with the advertising fee under Sec. 4-10.
• Contact the Georgia Department of Revenue for the separate state alcohol license.
• Renew the license and bond before the calendar year ends, filing renewals with the City Manager.

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Check which Forsyth you are in

This bond belongs to the City of Forsyth in Monroe County, in middle Georgia. It is not a Forsyth County bond. Forsyth County, around Cumming, runs its own alcohol licensing under different rules. If your store sits inside Forsyth city limits, this is your bond.

What Sec. 4-48 requires

Chapter 4 of the City of Forsyth Code governs alcoholic beverages. Sec. 4-48 requires a malt beverage or wine license applicant to file a personal performance bond in the amount of $1,000 with the application. The bond is conditioned on compliance with the city's laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and it must stay in force while the license is valid. It is a compliance bond, so letting it lapse puts the license itself at risk.

The amount depends on the license. Package liquor licenses carry a $7,000 bond under Sec. 4-201, and distilled spirits by the drink carry $5,000 under Sec. 4-255. A store selling only wine, or wine and beer, posts the $1,000 bond.

License term and renewal

Sec. 4-17 issues licenses for a calendar year. A license may be renewed annually by paying the applicable fees and submitting a renewal application to the City Manager before the current license expires. Sec. 4-10 also requires an advertising fee when a completed application is submitted, with the amount set each year by City Council resolution. Keep the bond renewed on the same cycle.

City and state licenses

The city's Starting a Business guide says alcohol sellers need both a City and a State Alcohol Beverage License. Start with the City Clerk at 478-994-5649. The state license is handled by the Georgia Department of Revenue, which the city lists at 706-295-6688.

Cost

The surety sets the premium after reviewing the owner's credit and the business. You pay that premium, not the $1,000 bond amount.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Georgia Alcohol Beverage Wine Package ($1,000) Bond:

• Personal performance bond of $1,000 under City of Forsyth Code Sec. 4-48.
• City of Forsyth, Georgia named as obligee.
• Bond filed with the application and kept in force while the license is valid.
• Principal name on the bond matching the license application exactly.
• Both a city and a state alcohol beverage license before sales begin.

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