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City attorney outlines state revenue risk if council expands complimentary alcohol ordinance to cigar or hookah lounges
Summary
Council discussed amending the city’s complimentary-license ordinance to include cigar lounges and hookah establishments; the city attorney advised that Georgia Department of Revenue enforcement could still require alcohol licenses for businesses that distribute free alcohol to patrons under certain conditions.
The council discussed whether to amend Cairo’s complimentary-license ordinance to allow cigar lounges and hookah establishments to provide complimentary alcoholic beverages without a sales license.
The city attorney explained that the city may amend its ordinance but that the Georgia Department of Revenue treats free distribution of alcohol differently in some cases. "If somebody walks in off the street and says,…
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