Malt Beverage Distilled Spirits License ($500) Bond - City of West Point, GA in Georgia

Brief Summary

If your West Point license includes distilled spirits, the city wants a $500 bond in the packet before the clerk will process it. You can post $500 in cash or file a surety bond for a small annual premium and keep that cash in the business. The bond is issued on the city's own Alcoholic Beverages License Bond form, so it drops straight into the application.

The City of West Point requires a $500 Alcoholic Beverages License Bond from businesses licensed to sell liquor. The city fee schedule lists the bond as liquor only, so a store or restaurant selling only beer or wine does not post it. A $500 cash bond is accepted as an alternative. The bond guarantees payment of taxes, license fees, penalties and interest owed to the city and compliance with the city alcoholic beverage ordinance.

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How to Apply for a Malt Beverage Distilled Spirits License ($500) Bond:

• Confirm your license type includes liquor. The $500 bond is listed for liquor licenses only.
• Decide between a $500 cash bond and a $500 surety bond.
• Have the legal business name and trade name exactly as they appear on the city application.
• Complete the bond application and pay the premium.
• Receive the executed bond on the City of West Point Alcoholic Beverages License Bond form.
• File the sworn application, the bond and a money order or certified check for the license fee with the City Clerk at City Hall.

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Liquor licensees post the bond, beer and wine only sellers do not

The most common mistake here is assuming every alcohol license in West Point needs a bond. The city renewal application lists the $500 bond as "Liquor only." If you hold or are applying for a Liquor Off Premise license (liquor store) or a Liquor On Premise license (restaurant), include the bond. Malt beverage, wine and microbrewery licenses carry their own fees but are not listed with the bond.

What the bond covers

The city's Alcoholic Beverages License Bond names the City of West Point as obligee. It guarantees that the licensee will pay all sums owed to the city, including taxes, license fees, rental charges, penalties and interest, and will comply with the city ordinance regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages, adopted December 12, 1977, and related rules. Either party may cancel the bond on sixty days written notice.

License fees in the same packet

The renewal application lists these annual fees: Liquor Off Premise $5,000, Liquor On Premise $1,000, and $200 each for malt beverage and wine licenses (on or off premise) and microbrewery. Licenses run through December 31. The application is sworn, signed and filed with the City Clerk at City Hall with a money order or certified check for the exact fee. A state license from the Georgia Department of Revenue is a separate filing.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Georgia Malt Beverage Distilled Spirits License ($500) Bond:

• Bond amount of $500, with the City of West Point as obligee.
• Bond guarantees payment of taxes, license fees, rental charges, penalties and interest owed to the city.
• Bond guarantees compliance with the city alcoholic beverage ordinance and related rules.
• Sixty days written notice required to cancel the bond.
• Changes to answers on the application must be reported as an amendment within 30 days.

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