When used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
Any establishment whose business building contains a square
footage of at least six thousand (6,000) square feet and where games
of skill commonly known as billiards, volleyball, indoor golf, bowling
or soccer are usually played or has a dance floor of at least twenty-five
hundred (2,500) square feet or any outdoor golf course with a minimum
of nine (9) holes and which has annual gross receipts of at least
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) of which at least fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000.00) of such gross receipts is in non-alcoholic
sales.
A place where all doors are locked and where no patrons are
in the place or about the premises.
An area or areas within a building or group of buildings
designated for the eating of food and drinking of liquor sold at retail
by establishments which do not provide areas within their premises
for the consumption of food and liquor, where the costs of maintaining
such area or areas are shared by the payment of common area maintenance
charges, as provided in the respective leases permitting the use of
such areas or otherwise and where the annual gross income from the
sale of prepared meals or food consumed in such common eating and
drinking area is or is projected to be, at least two hundred seventy-five
thousand dollars ($275,000.00).
Alcohol for beverage purposes, including alcoholic, spirituous,
vinous, fermented, malt or other liquors or combination of liquors,
a part of which is spirituous, vinous or fermented and all preparations
or mixtures for beverage purposes containing in excess of one-half
of one percent (0.5%) by volume, except for non-intoxicating beer
as defined herein. All beverages having an alcoholic content of less
than one-half of one percent (0.5%) by volume shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Chapter.
An intoxicating liquor consisting of wine containing not
in excess of fourteen percent (14%) of alcohol by weight made exclusively
from grapes, berries and other fruits and vegetables.
An intoxicating liquor containing alcohol in excess of three
and two-tenths percent (3.2%) by weight and not in excess of five
percent (5%) by weight manufactured from pure hops or pure extract
of hops, or pure barley malt, or wholesome grains or cereals and wholesome
yeast and pure water.
Any beer manufactured from pure hops or pure extract of hops
and pure barley malt or other wholesome grains or cereals, and wholesome
yeast, and pure water and free from all harmful substances, preservatives
and adulterants and having an alcoholic content of more than one-half
of one percent (0.5%) by volume and not exceeding three and two-tenths
percent (3.2%) by weight.
Any package sealed or otherwise closed by the manufacturer
so as to consist of a self-contained unit and consisting of one (1)
or more bottles or other containers of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer, where the package and/or container(s) describes the contents
thereof as intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer. "Original
package" shall also be construed and held to refer to any
package containing three (3) or more standard bottles of beer.
An individual, association, firm, joint stock company, syndicate,
partnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, conservator or any other
officer appointed by any State or Federal Court.
Any establishment having at least thirty (30) rooms for the
overnight accommodation of transient guests having a restaurant or
similar facility on the premises at least sixty percent (60%) of the
gross income of which is derived from the sale of prepared meals or
food or means a restaurant provided with special space and accommodations
where, in consideration of payment, food, without lodging, is habitually
furnished to travelers and customers and which restaurant establishment's
annual gross receipts immediately preceding its application for a
license shall not have been less than seventy-five thousand dollars
($75,000.00) per year with at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)
of such gross receipts from non-alcoholic sales or means a seasonal
resort restaurant with food sales as determined in Subsection (2)
of Section 311.095, RSMo. Any facility which is owned and operated
as a part of the resort may be used to sell intoxicating liquor by
the drink for consumption on the premises of such facility and, for
the purpose of meeting the annual gross food receipts requirements
of this definition, if any facility which is a part of the resort
meets such requirement, such requirement shall be deemed met for any
other facility which is a part of the resort.
Any establishment having a restaurant or similar facility
on the premises at least fifty percent (50%) of the gross income of
which is derived from the sale of prepared meals or food consumed
on such premises or which has an annual gross income of at least two
hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) from the sale of prepared meals
or food consumed on such premises.
The sale of any intoxicating liquor except malt liquor, in the
original package, in any quantity less than fifty (50) milliliters
shall be deemed "sale by the drink" and may be made
only by a holder of a retail liquor dealer's license and, when so
made, the container in every case shall be emptied and the contents
thereof served as other intoxicating liquors sold by the drink are
served.
[Ord. No. 571-C §1, 5-17-2004]
A.
No
person shall sell or offer for sale intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer in the City of Canton without a currently valid liquor license
issued by the City. A separate liquor license shall be required for
each of the categories and subcategories of liquor sales in which
the licensee desires to engage as set forth herein.
B.
General Licenses. Any person possessing the qualifications
and meeting the requirements of this Chapter may apply for the following
licenses to sell intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer:
C.
Sunday Sales. Any person who is licensed under the provisions
of this Chapter or who otherwise possesses the qualifications and
meets the requirements of this Chapter may apply for the following
licenses to sell intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer between
the hours of 6:00 A.M. on. Sundays and 1:30 A.M. on Mondays.
[Ord. No. 848-C, 11-15-2021]
1.
Package liquor—all kinds: Sales of liquor
of all kinds in the original package at retail not for consumption
on the premises where sold.
2.
Liquor by the drink—restaurant bar: Sales
of liquor of all kinds by the drink at retail for consumption on the
premises of any restaurant bar.
3.
Liquor by the drink—amusement place: Sales
of liquor of all kinds by the drink at retail for consumption on the
premises of any amusement place.
4.
Liquor by the drink—place of entertainment: Sales of liquor of all kinds by the drink at retail for consumption
on the premises of any place of entertainment.
D.
Permits.
1.
Temporary permit for sale by drink. Any person who possesses the qualifications, meets the requirements and complies with the provisions of Section 600.030(C) below may apply for a special permit to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on premises where sold.
2.
Tasting permit. Any person who is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor in the original package at retail under Subsections (B)(3) and (C) of this Section, above, may apply for a special permit to conduct wine, malt beverage and distilled spirit tastings on the licensed premises; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit the licensee to sell wine, malt beverages or distilled spirits for on-premises consumption.
3.
Caterers. A temporary license may be issued to any
caterer and other persons possessing a valid State and valid local
liquor license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail
for consumption on the premises pursuant to the provisions of this
Chapter who furnish provisions and service for use at a particular
function, occasion or event at a particular location other than the
licensed premises but not including a "festival" as defined in Chapter
316, RSMo., which shall authorize the service of alcoholic beverages
at such function, occasion or event during the hours at which alcoholic
beverages may lawfully be sold or served upon premises licensed to
sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on the premises
in which such function, occasion or event is held. Such licenses shall
be issued for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) consecutive
hours and may not be renewed. All provisions of the City's ordinances,
rules and regulations shall extend to such premises and shall be in
force and enforceable during all the time the licensee, its agents,
servants, employees or stock are in such premises.
[Ord. No. 571-C §1, 5-17-2004]
A.
Package Sales, Limitations. No license shall be issued for
the sale of intoxicating liquor in the original package, not to be
consumed upon the premises where sold, except to a person engaged
in and to be used in connection with, the operation of one (1) or
more of the following businesses: a drug store, a cigar and tobacco
store, a grocery store, a general merchandise store, a confectionery
or delicatessen store, nor to any such person who does not have and
keep in his/her store a stock of goods having a value according to
invoices of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), exclusive of
fixtures and intoxicating liquors. Under such license, no intoxicating
liquor shall be consumed on the premises where sold nor shall any
original package be opened on the premises of the vendor except as
otherwise provided in this Chapter or law.
B.
Newly-Opened Restaurant Bars Or Amusement Places.
1.
Any new restaurant bar having been in operation for less than ninety
(90) days may be issued a temporary license to sell intoxicating liquor
by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and Midnight on Sunday for a period not to exceed
ninety (90) days if the restaurant bar can show a projection of annual
business from prepared meals or food consumed on the premises of at
least fifty percent (50%) of the total gross income of the restaurant
bar for the year or can show a projection of annual business from
prepared meals or food consumed on the premises which would exceed
not less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00). The license
fee shall be prorated for the period of the temporary license based
on the cost of the annual license for the establishment.
2.
Any new amusement place having been in operation for less than ninety
(90) days may be issued a temporary license to sell intoxicating liquor
by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and Midnight on Sunday for a period not to exceed
ninety (90) days if the amusement place can show a projection of gross
receipts of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) of
which at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) of such gross receipts
are in non-alcoholic sales for the first (1st) year of operation.
The license fee shall be prorated for the period of the temporary
license based on the cost of the annual license for the establishment.
C.
Temporary Permit For Sale By Drink—Certain Organizations.
1.
The City Clerk may issue a permit for the sale of intoxicating liquor
and non-intoxicating beer for consumption on premises where sold to
any church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political
or charitable club or organization for sale at a picnic, bazaar, fair
or similar gathering. The permit shall be issued only for the day
or days named therein and it shall not authorize the sale of intoxicating
liquor for more than seven (7) days by any such club or organization.
2.
If the event will be held on a Sunday, the permit shall authorize
the sale of intoxicating liquor and non-intoxicating beer on that
day beginning at 11:00 A.M.
3.
At the same time that an applicant applies for a permit under the
provisions of this Subsection, the applicant shall notify the Director
of Revenue of the holding of the event by certified mail and by such
notification shall accept responsibility for the collection and payment
of any applicable sales tax.
4.
No provision of law or rule or regulation of the City shall be interpreted
as preventing any wholesaler or distributor from providing customary
storage, cooling or dispensing equipment for use by the permit holder
at such picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering.
D.
Operating Hours, Days.
1.
No licensee or any employee of such licensee shall sell, give away
or otherwise dispose of or allow the same to be done, on or about
the premises, any intoxicating liquor in any quantity between the
hours of 1:30 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on weekdays and between the hours
of 1:30 A.M. on Sunday and 6:00 A.M. on Monday, except as otherwise
authorized and licensed for Sunday sales. Any person licensed to sell
intoxicating liquor by the drink shall keep a closed place during
the aforementioned prohibited times.
2.
When January first (1st), March seventeenth (17th), July fourth (4th)
or December thirty-first (31st) falls on Sunday and on the Sundays
prior to Memorial Day and Labor Day and on the Sunday on which the
national championship game of the National Football League is played,
commonly known as "Super Bowl Sunday", any person having a license
to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink may be open for business
and sell intoxicating liquor by the drink under the provisions of
his/her license on that day from the time and until the time which
would be lawful on another day of the week, notwithstanding any provisions
of this Chapter to the contrary.
E.
General License Regulations.
1.
Each license issued hereunder shall be conspicuously posted on the
premises for which the license has been issued.
2.
A separate license shall be required for each place of business.
Every license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall particularly
describe the premises at which intoxicating liquor may be sold thereunder
and such license shall not be deemed to authorize or permit the sale
of intoxicating liquor at any place other than that described therein.
3.
No license issued under this Chapter shall be transferable or assignable
except as herein provided. In the event of the death of the licensee,
the widow or widower or the next of kin of such deceased licensee,
who shall meet the other requirements of this Chapter, may make application
and the Clerk may transfer such license to permit the operation of
the business of the deceased for the remainder of the period for which
a license fee has been paid by the deceased. Whenever one (1) or more
members of a partnership withdraws from the partnership, the Clerk,
upon being requested, shall permit the remaining partner or partners,
originally licensed, to continue to operate for the remainder of the
period for which the license fee has been paid without obtaining a
new license.
4.
In the event any licensee desires to change the location of his/her
place of business in the City, it shall be necessary for him/her to
file an application in the same manner as herein provided for an original
application, except that no additional fee shall be charged and the
amended license, describing the new location, shall be issued immediately
upon the approval of the application by the Board. Any change of location
of the enterprise prior to issuance of such an amended license shall
constitute a violation of this Section.
F.
Druggists May Sell And Physicians Prescribe Liquor. Any
druggist may have in his/her possession intoxicating liquor purchased
by him/her from a licensed vendor under a license pursuant to State
law or intoxicating liquor lawfully acquired at the place of acquisition
and legally transported into this State and lawfully inspected, gauged
and labeled as provided by State law; such intoxicating liquor to
be used in connection with the business of a druggist in compounding
medicines or as a solvent or preservant; provided, that nothing in
this Chapter shall prevent a regularly licensed druggist, after he/she
procures a license therefor, from selling intoxicating liquor in the
original package, but not to be drunk or the packages opened on the
premises where sold; and provided further, that nothing in this Chapter
shall be construed as limiting the right of a physician to prescribe
intoxicating liquor in accordance with his/her professional judgment
for any patient at any time or prevent a druggist from selling intoxicating
liquor to a person on prescription from a regularly licensed physician
as above provided.
A.
The
following categories and subcategories of licenses shall be issued
upon compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and payment of
the license fee indicated:
1.
General licenses.
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a.
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Malt liquor—original package
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$75.00
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b.
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Non-intoxicating beer—original package
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$22.50
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c.
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Intoxicating liquor (all kinds)—original package
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$150.00
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d.
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Malt liquor—by drink
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$75.00
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e.
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Malt liquor and light wines—by drink
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$75.00
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f.
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Non-intoxicating beer—by drink
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$37.50
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g.
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Intoxicating liquor (all kinds)—by drink
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$450.00
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h.
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Common eating and drinking places
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$450.00
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2.
Sunday sales. (Additional fees)
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a.
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Intoxicating liquor—original package
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$300.00
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b.
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Restaurant bars
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$300.00
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c.
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Amusement places
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$300.00
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d.
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Liquor by the drink—charitable organizations
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$300.00
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3.
Permits.
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a.
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Temporary permit—by the drink for certain organizations
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$37.50 (7 days max.)
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b.
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Tasting permit
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$37.50
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c.
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Caterers
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$15.00
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Of the license fee to be paid for any such license, the applicant
shall pay as many twelfths (12ths) as there are months (part of a
month counted as a month) remaining from the date of the license to
the next succeeding July first (1st).
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A.
Filing Of An Application. Each application for an original
or renewal license shall be filed with the City Clerk on a form to
be provided by the City, signed and sworn to by the applicant. Each
application shall be accompanied by a proper remittance reflecting
the appropriate license fee made payable to the City.
B.
Qualifications. Neither the applicant nor any officer, director
or shareholder of a corporate applicant shall have been convicted
of a felony or of any distribution, sale or possession of any controlled
substances or dangerous drugs. The applicant shall present with the
application a bona fide sale contract or option duly executed, which
may be subject to the applicant obtaining a liquor license or a bona
fide lease duly executed by the lessor or an option for a lease duly
executed, subject to the applicant obtaining a liquor license, covering
the property for which a liquor license is requested. If the applicant
is a corporation, the petition shall set forth all of the above information
with respect to the managing officer or officers, identifying such
officer or officers. The application shall further state the full
name of the corporation, its date of incorporation, its registered
agent and registered address, the names and addresses of all shareholders
of the corporation and whether said corporation operates any other
business or controls or is controlled by any other corporation or
business and, if so, the application shall further state the name
of such controlled or controlling corporation or business, its registered
agent and registered address and the location of all businesses operated
by it and the name and address of any such businesses with a liquor
license, whether within or without the City; and the application shall
also state if such controlling corporation or any controlled corporation
is doing business under a fictitious name and the address where said
business is located. The Board of Aldermen also may request such additional
information of an applicant as it may deem necessary for it to make
a determination with respect to the issuance of a liquor license.
C.
Hearing On Application. Upon the filing of the application with the Clerk, the Clerk shall fix a date for a hearing before the Board not more than thirty-one (31) days from the date of filing of the application and shall give the applicant written notice of the date of the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Section 600.090 of this Chapter.
1.
The Board shall consider the location of the proposed business for
which a license is sought with respect to its proximity to a school,
a church, a public park or playground and to other places of the character
for which a license is sought and shall have authority to refuse to
issue a license when in their judgment the issuance thereof would
not be in the best interests of the locality in which the applicant
applies for a location of such place. In no event shall the Board
approve the issuance of a license for the sale of liquor within one
hundred (100) feet of any school, church or other building regularly
used as a place of worship unless the applicant for the license shall
first obtain the consent in writing of the board of directors of the
school or the consent in writing of the majority of the managing board
of the church or place of worship; except that when a school, church
or place of worship shall thereafter be established within one hundred
(100) feet of any place of business licensed to sell intoxicating
liquor, renewal of the license shall not be denied for lack of consent
in writing as herein provided.
2.
The Board shall approve the application if after the hearing it finds
that:
a.
Issuance of the requested license would be in the best interests
of the locality of the proposed business;
b.
The applicant is a person of good moral character, a native born
or naturalized citizen of the United States of America, a registered
voter and a taxpaying citizen of the City;
c.
No license theretofore issued to such applicant to sell intoxicating
liquors has been revoked within two (2) years of the date of the application;
d.
The applicant has not been convicted since the ratification of the
Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of
the violation of any law applicable to the sale of intoxicating liquor
or that such applicant has not employed in his/her business any person
whose license has been revoked or who has been convicted of violating
the provisions of such law since the date aforesaid;
e.
The applicant plans and proposes to conduct a retail liquor business
in compliance with the laws of the State of Missouri, the ordinances
of the City and the provisions of this Chapter.
D.
Upon
approval of any application for a license, the Clerk shall grant the
applicant a license to conduct business in the City for a term to
expire with the thirtieth (30th) day of June next succeeding the date
of such license, unless such license be revoked or suspended for cause
before the expiration of such time.
E.
Applications for renewal of licenses must be filed on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of May of each calendar year. Such renewal application shall be reviewed by the Board at its next meeting. Upon approval of the majority of the Board and payment of the license fee provided herein, the Clerk shall renew the license. In the event that any person residing or conducting businesses within two hundred (200) feet of the applicant's place of business shall file a written protest against the renewal of such license, the Board shall conduct a hearing on the application for license renewal as provided in Subsection (D) of this Section.
[Ord. No. 600-C §1, 6-19-2006]
A.
Persons Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older May Sell Or Handle Liquor
Or Beer, When.
1.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person under the
age of twenty-one (21) years shall sell or assist in the sale or dispensing
of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer.
2.
In any place of business licensed in accordance with this Chapter,
persons at least eighteen (18) years of age may stock, arrange displays,
operate the cash register or scanner connected to a cash register,
accept payment for and sack for carry-out intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer. Delivery of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer away
from the licensed business premises cannot be performed by anyone
under the age of twenty-one (21) years. Any licensee who employs any
person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, as authorized by this
Subsection, shall, when at least fifty percent (50%) of the licensee's
gross sales does not consist of non-alcoholic sales, have an employee
twenty-one (21) years of age or older on the licensed premises during
all hours of operation.
3.
Persons eighteen (18) years of age or older may, when acting in the
capacity of a waiter or waitress, accept payment for or serve intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer in places of business which sell food
for consumption on the premises if at least fifty percent (50%) of
all sales in those places consists of food; provided that nothing
in this Section shall authorize persons under twenty-one (21) years
of age to mix or serve across the bar intoxicating beverages or non-intoxicating
beer.
B.
Sales To Minor—Exceptions. No licensee, his/her employee
or any other person shall procure for, sell, vend, give away or otherwise
supply any intoxicating liquor in any quantity whatsoever to any person
under the age of twenty-one (21) years, except that this Section shall
not apply to the parent or guardian of the minor nor to the supplying
of intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one (21)
years for medical purposes only or to the administering of such intoxicating
liquor to such person by a duly licensed physician. No person shall
be denied a license or renewal of a license issued under this Chapter
solely due to a conviction for unlawful sale or supply to a minor
while serving in the capacity as an employee of a licensed establishment.
C.
Misrepresentation Of Age By Minor To Obtain Liquor—Use Of Altered
Driver's License, Passport Or I.D. Cards, Penalties.
1.
No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall represent,
for the purpose of purchasing, asking for or in any way receiving
any intoxicating liquor, that he/she has attained the age of twenty-one
(21) years, except in cases authorized by law.
2.
In addition to Subsection (C)(1) of this Section, no person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall use a reproduced, modified or altered chauffeur's license, motor vehicle operator's license, identification card issued by any uniformed service of the United States, passport or identification card established in Section 302.181, RSMo., for the purpose of purchasing, asking for or in any way receiving any intoxicating liquor.
D.
Minors In Possession Of Intoxicating Liquor. Any person
under the age of twenty-one (21) years who purchases, or attempts
to purchase, or has in his or her possession, any intoxicating liquor
as defined in Section 311.020, RSMo., or who is visibly intoxicated
as defined in Section 577.001, RSMo., or has a detectable blood alcohol
content of more than two-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more
by weight of alcohol in such person's blood is guilty of a violation
of this Section. For purposes of prosecution under this Section or
any other provision of this Code involving an alleged illegal sale
or transfer of intoxicating liquor to a person under twenty-one (21)
years of age, a manufacturer-sealed container describing that there
is intoxicating liquor therein need not be opened or the contents
therein tested to verify that there is intoxicating liquor in such
container. The alleged violator may allege that there was not intoxicating
liquor in such container, but the burden of proof of such allegation
is on such person, as it shall be presumed that such a sealed container
describing that there is intoxicating liquor therein contains intoxicating
liquor.
A.
Unlawful For Licensed Retailer To Purchase From Other Than Licensed
Wholesaler. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to purchase
any intoxicating liquor except from, by or through a duly licensed
wholesale liquor dealer in this State. It shall be unlawful for such
retail liquor dealer to sell or offer for sale any intoxicating liquor
purchased in violation of the provisions of this Section.
B.
Mixing Liquor With Drugs Prohibited. No licensee or any
other person, shall for any purpose whatsoever mix or permit or cause
to be mixed with any intoxicating liquor kept for sale, sold or supplied
by him/her as a beverage any drug or form of methyl alcohol or impure
form of alcohol.
C.
Unlawful To Sell Unlabeled Liquor—Penalty. It shall
be unlawful for any person to sell any intoxicating liquor which has
not been inspected and labeled according to the provisions of the
Liquor Control Law of Missouri and any such person upon conviction
shall have his/her license revoked and shall be ineligible to receive
any subsequent liquor license for a period of two (2) years thereafter.
D.
Only Those Liquors Authorized By License To Be Kept On Premises. It shall be unlawful for any licensee licensed for the sale of
intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for consumption on the
premises to keep in or upon the premises described in such license
any intoxicating liquor other than the kind of liquor expressly authorized
to be sold by such licensee.
E.
Persons Apparently Intoxicated Not To Be Provided With Intoxicating
Liquor Or Non-Intoxicating Beer. It shall be unlawful for
any licensee or his/her employee or agent, to sell or supply intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer, or permit such to be sold or supplied,
to a habitual drunkard or to any person who is under or apparently
under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
F.
Live Entertainment On Premises Prohibited. No person licensed
for the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on
the premises shall permit or allow any live entertainment on the premises.
The playing and singing of music solely shall not be considered entertainment
under this Section.
A.
Suspension Or Revocation Of License—When—Manner. The Board may suspend or revoke the license of any person for cause shown. In such cases the City Clerk shall schedule a hearing before the Board not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of revocation or suspension and prior to the hearing the Clerk shall give not less than ten (10) days' written notice specifying grounds for the suspension or revocation thereof to the licensee of the grounds upon which the license is sought to be revoked or suspended and the time, date and place of the hearing. Notice may be accomplished by personal delivery, U.S. mail or by posting on the licensed premises. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Section 600.090 of this Chapter.
B.
Grounds For Suspension Or Revocation. A license may be suspended
or revoked for any of the following reasons:
[Ord. No. 831-C, 10-21-2019]
1.
Violating any of the provisions of either this Chapter, Chapters
311 or 312, RSMo., or any ordinance of the City;
2.
Failing to obtain or keep a license from the Supervisor of Alcohol
and Tobacco Control;
3.
By failing to obtain or keep a license from Lewis County, Missouri,
for the sale of alcoholic beverages;
4.
Making a false affidavit in an application for a license under this
Chapter;
5.
Failing to keep an orderly place or house;
6.
Selling, offering for sale, possessing or knowingly permitting the
consumption on the licensed premises of any kind of intoxicating liquors,
the sale, possession or consumption of which is not authorized under
the license;
7.
Selling, offering for sale, possessing or knowingly permitting the
consumption of any intoxicating liquor which has not been inspected
and labeled according to the laws of the State of Missouri; or
8.
Selling, giving or otherwise supplying intoxicating liquor to:
a.
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years,
b.
Any person during unauthorized hours on the licensed premises,
c.
A habitual drunkard or to any person who is under or apparently under
the influence of intoxicating liquor, or
d.
Any person on the licensed premises during a term of suspension as
ordered by the Board.
C.
Automatic Revocation/Suspension. A license shall be revoked
automatically if the licensee's State liquor license is revoked or
if the licensee is convicted in any court of any violation of Chapter
311 or Chapter 312, RSMo., or of any felony violation of Chapter 195,
RSMo., in the course of business. A license shall be suspended automatically
if the licensee's State liquor license is suspended and the suspension
shall be for a term not less than that imposed by the State.
D.
Effect Of Suspension. No person whose license shall have
been suspended by order of the Board shall sell or give away any intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer during the time such suspension is
in effect. Any licensee desiring to keep premises open for the sale
of food or merchandise during the period of suspension shall display
the Board's order of suspension in a conspicuous place on the premises
so that all persons visiting the premises may readily see the same.
A.
Testimony—Evidence. Hearings before the Board shall
be in the nature of informal investigations. Testimony of witnesses
and other evidence pertinent to the inquiry may be taken in such hearings
and all proceedings in such hearings shall be recorded. Any person
residing or conducting a business within two hundred (200) feet of
the proposed establishment shall have the right to produce witnesses
and testimony.
B.
Witnesses—How Summoned. Subpoenas may be issued by
the Board for any person whose testimony is desired at any hearing.
Such subpoenas may be served and returns thereon made by any agent
and in the same manner as provided by law for the service of subpoenas
in civil suits in the Circuit Courts of this State. The Board also
may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of documents
or other items pertaining to the subject of the inquiry.
C.
Witnesses To Be Sworn. Before any witness shall testify
in any such hearing, he/she shall be sworn by the City Clerk to tell
the truth and nothing but the truth.
D.
Decision—Suspension Or Revocation. If the evidence supports a finding that the license should be revoked or suspended pursuant to Section 600.080 of this Chapter, the Board shall issue a written order which shall include specific findings of fact setting forth the grounds for the action taken. If the evidence fails to support a finding that the license should be revoked or suspended, then no such order shall be issued.
E.
Appeal. Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by a decision
of the Board may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court as provided
in Chapter 536, RSMo., provided such appeal is filed within ten (10)
days of the date of the Board's decision. The Board may delay the
implementation of its order pending appeal.
A.
Any
person who is licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages at any
establishment shall place on the premises of such establishment a
warning sign as described in this Section. Such sign shall be at least
eleven (11) inches by fourteen (14) inches and shall read "WARNING:
Drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy may cause birth defects".
The licensee shall display such sign in a conspicuous place on the
licensed premises.
B.
Any
employee of the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control may report
a violation of this Section to the Supervisor and the Supervisor shall
issue a warning to the licensee of the violation.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety
(90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
