Alcohol Laws for the Bar and Restaurant Industry

Georgia Bar and Restaurants  On Premise Alcohol Laws 

Dram Shop Laws are laws that hold retail establishments and servers in those establishments liable for damages caused by serving alcohol to an obviously intoxicated or underage patron. There are currently only 8 states without Dram Shop Laws.  More on Dram Shop Laws

The Alcohol Industry spends more than $4.5 billion annually advertising its products. The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth has researched the current state by state status of laws governing underage exposure to this marketing. State Alcohol Advertising Laws

For Alcohol Laws pertaining to "On Premise Sales" and License Requirements go to your State's Department of Revenue website.

             
                

Federal and State Alcohol Laws and Regulations

Federal

The laws and regulations of buying, selling, and transporting alcohol are unlike any other product in the nation. The federal government has a general authority of the production of alcohol which is a total of 39 federal level alcohol related laws.

The U.S. Department of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has a list of current alcohol regulations. TTB List of Alcohol Regulations


A Center of Pacific Institute for research and Evaluation has a list of projects on the study of law and enforcement of alcohol. Many agencies have information on policies and enforcement both federal and local. Read alcohol laws and enforcement projects

To find, view, and comment on federal regulations and actions concerning Alcohol. Your Voice in Federal Decision Making


State

State Laws of Selling, Buying, and Posessing Alcohol. State By State Laws

Questions about Alcohol and Drinking Laws. State and Local Laws


Individual states have primary authority over the availability and selling of alcohol. These laws differ from state to state.

Alabama                     Indiana                          Nebraska                        South Carolina
Alaska                        Iowa                              Nevada                           South Dakota
Arizona                       Kansas                          New Hampshire               Tennessee
Arkansas                    Kentucky                       New Jersey                     Texas
California                     Louisiana                       New Mexico                    Utah
Colorado                     Maine                            New York                        Vermont
Connecticut                 Maryland                       North Carolina                  Virgina
Delaware                    Massachusetts               North Dakota                   Washington
Florida                        Michigan                        Ohio                               West Virgina
*Georgia                       Minnesota                    Oklahoma                       Wisconsin
Hawaii                         Mississippi                    Oregon                           Wyoming
Idaho                           Missouri                        Pennsylvania
Illinois                          Montana                        Rhode Island




See a map of "Odd State Alcohol Laws" provided by Atlanta Journal Constitution          

                                                      

               
       
Tobacco Laws and Regulations

Current State by State Tobacco Control Laws  http://slati.lungusa.org/states.asp
Proposed State Tobacco Tax Increase Legislation NCSL Health Program
List of Smoking Bans in the U.S. State by State Smoking Bans



          


Bar and Restaurant Tipped Employees- IRS Tax Tips

Reporting Tip Income- Restaurant IRS Tax Tips
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/article/0,,id=98401,00.

Tax Tips- Voluntary Compliance agreements
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/article/0,,id=98367,00.html

IRS Tips Tax- Enforcement
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=112037,00.html

Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income - FORM
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8027.pdf


         


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