(a)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, any municipality which lies wholly or partially within a county which has approved in a county-wide referendum the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits as provided in Article 3 of this chapter may, by ordinance or resolution and without the necessity of conducting a separate referendum, authorize the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits and may exercise the powers contained in this title relating to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits.
(2) In any municipality in which the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits is authorized as provided in this Code section, such manufacture, sale, or distribution may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing authority of the municipality, be prohibited.
(b)
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, any municipality which lies wholly or partially within a county which has approved in a county-wide referendum the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises as provided in Part 1 of Article 5 of this chapter may, by ordinance or resolution and without the necessity of conducting a separate referendum, authorize the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises and may exercise the powers contained in this title relating to the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises.
(2) In any municipality in which the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises is authorized as provided in this Code section, such sales may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing authority of the municipality, be prohibited.
(c) A municipality shall not be authorized to approve the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section or the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section unless a majority of the electors voting in the county-wide referendum election who reside in the municipality voted in favor of approving the manufacture, sale, or distribution of distilled spirits or in favor of approving the sale of distilled spirits by the drink for consumption only on the premises.
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