{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-60-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-60-1","heading":"Licensing of self-service motor fuel dispensing pumps; penalty for operation without license or attendant.","body":"(a) The governing authority of each county and municipal corporation is authorized to license the operation of self-service motor fuel dispensing pumps and to charge a fee for each license. If the governing authority determines that the operation of self-service motor fuel dispensing pumps will not be injurious to the health or welfare of the residents of the political jurisdiction affected, it shall grant a license to any applicant not otherwise disqualified by law who makes application on a form prescribed by the governing authority. The license shall be effective from January 1 to December 31 of each year.\n(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate a self-service motor fuel dispensing pump unless an attendant is present at the pump’s location and such person, firm, or corporation has obtained a valid license from the governing authority of the political jurisdiction affected. Any person, firm, or corporation violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(c) This Code section shall not apply to motor fuel dispensing units which are not open to the public.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations","CHAPTER 60 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.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":"3ad4888c092d00de4b99b6a8c08daa23e917609aa9c95a95a571ae4acd66850e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-45-20","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-60-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}