[Ord. No. 353-2008 §I, 9-16-2008]
No person shall be allowed to sell intoxicating liquor at retail
by the drink for consumption on the premises where sold until such
person has first obtained a license to sell the same from the State
of Missouri and the City and until they have met all qualification
set forth in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 353-2008 §I, 9-16-2008]
A. Minors. No person owning or operating an establishment licensed
for the sale of any beer, wine or intoxicating liquor at retail whose
gross receipts for the sale of such beverages is sixty percent (60%)
or more of all gross receipts for business conducted in said establishment
shall permit any minor to enter, remain, loiter in or frequent such
establishment, unless:
1. No beer, wine or intoxicating liquor of any kind is available for
sale or consumption to persons on the premises during times when minors
are allowed on the premises;
2. Such person establishes that he is operating a restaurant as defined
in this Article;
3. Such person hosts a private party for a designated special event
such as, but not limited to, a wedding or graduation reception, in
which the attendees of such event use a portion of the establishment
not open to the general public and a parent or guardian of each minor
under the age of eighteen (18) is present.
B. Premise Where Liquor Is Consumed. No person owning or operating an establishment where beer, wine or intoxicating liquor of any kind is consumed by persons not operating or owning such establishment, and such beer, wine or intoxicating liquor was not purchased within such establishment, shall permit a minor to enter, remain, loiter in or frequent such establishment unless the exceptions to enforcement of Subsection
(A) are met.
C. For
purposes of this Section, the amount of sales for any beer, wine or
intoxicating liquor at retail shall be subject to audit by the City
Finance Department and shall be verified on an annual basis by a notarized
statement prepared by a certified public accountant, public accountant,
auditor, comptroller or similarly licensed accountant that receipts
from the sale of any beer, wine and intoxicating liquor did not exceed
sixty percent (60%) of the entire gross receipts from the conduct
of business within the establishment. The establishment shall maintain,
at a minimum and at all times on the premises or at a place easily
accessible to the Director of Finance, copies of the following records
in order to substantiate the sales figures reported in such statement:
pre-numbered guest checks, cash register tapes, bank statements and
canceled checks and invoices for food, beer, intoxicating liquor and
other items if available for sale at the establishment. Additional
records may be required by the Director of Finance as deemed necessary
to verify the contents of the notarized statement required herein.
D. This
Section shall not apply to any establishment, entity or person exempt
from liquor licensing requirements by the State of Missouri.
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A. No
person or employee of a person conducting a business by virtue of
a retail liquor license issued by the City for the sale of intoxicating
liquors of any type shall accept, during business hours, at the place
of business operating under any such license, any personal property
as a pledge for money lent by any such licensee or employee.
B. No
person being the holder of a liquor license or any employee of any
such licensee shall purchase from any person or customer, during business
hours at the place of business covered by such license, any secondhand
personal property other than personal property necessary to the conduct
of such licensee's retail liquor business.
C. No
person being the holder of a retail liquor license of any type or
employee of any such person shall exchange any intoxicating liquor
of any type for personal property, other than money or negotiable
instruments commonly used as a means of barter and exchange.
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A. No
person or employee of a person conducting a business by virtue of
any retail beer or liquor license issued by the City for the sale
of beer or intoxicating liquors of any type shall:
1. Offer for sale beer or intoxicating liquor of any type at less than
the cost of the beer or liquor to the license holder;
2. Sell, offer to sell or deliver to any person an unlimited number
of drinks containing beer or intoxicating liquor of any type during
a set period of time for a fixed price.