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Dalton council adopts cap on new package liquor licenses, adds transfer route and concert rule
Summary
The Dalton City Council approved an amendment to Chapter 6 of the city code imposing a population-based cap on package liquor licenses, added a limited transferability provision for existing package-sale licensees and changed rules for multiple drink purchases at downtown events.
Dalton — The Dalton City Council on July 21 approved an amendment to Chapter 6 of the 2001 revised code of the City of Dalton that limits the number of package (retail) liquor licenses based on population and adds related provisions for license transfers and downtown single-transaction limits.
The ordinance, second reading Ordinance 25-19, sets a cap of "1 liquor store per 2,500" residents using the most recent U.S. Census population, allows an existing package-sale license holder to transfer a license to a qualified buyer, and permits a customer to purchase up to two drinks on a single ID at…
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