The Roswell City Council gave preliminary approval Monday to an ordinance which would allow patrons to bring an unopened bottle of wine into a business licensed for consumption. Georgia law already allows patrons to take wine purchased at a restaurant home with them, so long as it was served with a meal and is resealed and locked in the vehicle away from the driver.

Alpharetta passed a similar "brown-bag" law earlier this year. Roswell's measure will go a final vote at the Dec. 12 council meeting.

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U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., speaks at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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