The Lawrenceville city council voted Monday to amend the General Code of Ordinances to establish the license fee for brewer’s at $2,500 per year.

The amended ordinance defines a wholesaler or wholesale dealer as “any person who sells alcoholic beverages to other wholesale dealers, to retail dealers, or to retail consumption dealers.” For purposes of imposing excise taxes, Lawrenceville defines brewers as wholesalers.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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