Politics & Government
Gwinnett Pops the Cork to Sunday Alcohol Sales
The new law takes effect Sunday for unincorporated areas, including unincorporated Lawrenceville. Will it change your habits?
Retailers in unincorporated areas of Lawrenceville will be able to sell packaged alcohol on Sunday, May 6, and Sundays thereafter. In April, the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners to move up the effective date.
in a referendum in March. Originally, June 1 was the effective start date. Sales are allowed from 12:30-11:30 p.m., though stores can set their own hours within that window.
The City of Lawrenceville and several other cities in Gwinnett .
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Commissioners also established fees for retailers: a $500 annual fee for a retailer selling both beer and wine on Sundays, and $250 for a retailer selling one of those items.
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