§ 3-10-10. Existence of Property Rights in Distilled Spirits or Vessels Kept or Used in Violation of Chapter; Contraband
No property rights of any kind shall exist in distilled spirits or in the vessels kept or used for the purpose of violating this chapter, or in any such liquors when received, possessed, or stored at any forbidden place or anywhere in a quantity forbidden by law or when kept, stored, or deposited for the […]
§ 3-10-11. Contraband Apparatus and Appliances; Existence of Property Rights Therein; Summary Destruction of Contraband; Governing Procedure for Forfeiture of Vehicles, Boats, and Vessels
All apparatus or appliances which are used for the unlawful purpose of distilling or manufacturing any distilled spirits are declared to be contraband. No person shall have any property right in or to the contraband specified in this subsection. Whenever apparatus or appliances used or about to be used for the unlawful purpose of manufacturing, […]
§ 3-10-12. Raw Materials or Substances, Fixtures, Implements, or Apparatus Used or Intended for Use in Unlawful Distillation or Manufacture of Distilled Spirits Declared Contraband; Property Rights in Contraband; Governing Procedures for Seizure and Forfeiture
Any raw materials or substances, including, but not limited to, sugar of any grade or type, and any fixture, implement, or apparatus used or intended for use in the unlawful distilling or manufacturing of any distilled spirits are declared to be contraband. No person shall have any property right in or to any contraband specified […]
§ 3-10-13. Duties of District Attorneys as to Investigation and Prosecution of Violations of Chapter; Duties of Sheriffs
Any district attorney in a county may commence prosecution on his own affidavit against any party violating any provision of this chapter. The district attorney, upon receiving information giving him probable cause to believe that there has been a violation of this chapter, shall lay the matter before the grand jury or institute a criminal […]
§ 3-10-14. Evidence as to Color, Odor, Appearance, and Taste of Beverage Manufactured, Sold, or Disposed of by Defendant; Burden of Proof When Defendant Claims Beverage Not a Distilled Spirit
In all prosecutions against any persons for manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, keeping, or having or otherwise disposing of distilled spirits, it shall be competent for the state to give in evidence the fact that the beverage which the evidence may tend to show the defendant had manufactured, sold, bartered, exchanged, furnished, given away, or […]
§ 3-10-15. Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Chapter
It is unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally to violate any prohibition contained in this chapter relating to provisions applicable only in dry political subdivisions. Any person who violates any prohibition contained in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1915, Ex. Sess., p. 77, § 23; Code 1933, § […]
§ 3-10-6. Forfeiture of Rights of Lessee or Tenant Where Unlawful Act Performed Upon Premises With Lessee’s or Tenant’s Knowledge or Permission
The unlawful manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale or disposition of any distilled spirits shall work, at the option of the landlord, a forfeiture of the rights of any lessee or tenant under any lease or contract for rent of the premises where the unlawful act is performed by the lessee or tenant or by […]
§ 3-10-7. Transportation or Shipment of Distilled Spirits for Sale or Use in Violation of Title; Exceptions for Possession for Personal Use and Transportation Through Counties or Municipalities
It is unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally to transport, ship, or carry from any point outside this state to any point within this state or from place to place within this state any distilled spirits intended by any person interested in such beverages to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used […]
§ 3-10-8. Common Nuisances — Defined; Institution of Quo Warranto Proceedings Against Clubs or Associations Maintaining Nuisances
The following are declared to be common nuisances and may be abated or enjoined as such upon complaint of the Attorney General, or the district attorney of the superior court, or any citizen of the county where the common nuisance is located: Any place used for the unlawful manufacture, sale, barter, keeping for sale, or […]
§ 3-10-9. Common Nuisances — Proceedings for Abatement of Nuisances
Any common nuisance as defined in Code Section 3-10-8 shall be an unlawful place, and the act of keeping and maintaining any such place shall be deemed a separate offense for each day that it continues. Common nuisances may be abated by writ of injunction issued out of the superior court upon a complaint filed […]