{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-3-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 3-5-2","heading":"Determination as to when possession occurs.","body":"For purposes of this chapter, with respect to malt beverages manufactured within this state, possession occurs when the product is first identifiable as a malt beverage, in accordance with this title and such regulations as may be promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this title. With respect to malt beverages shipped from outside this state to a destination within this state, possession in the consignee occurs when the malt beverage first physically enters the state or when the risk of loss from destruction or casualty to the malt beverage is shifted from the consignor to the consignee located in this state, in accordance with the contract of the parties and the substantive commercial laws of this state, whichever event occurs first.","path":["TITLE 3 Alcoholic Beverages","CHAPTER 5 Malt Beverages","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.03.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"14ff3e398e3d67b456f19aa5934ef6655f807df22da1625723c000521dc52b6d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-3-5-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-3-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}