Alcohol is, by law, an age-restricted product that is regulated
differently than other products. The provisions of this Chapter establish
vital regulation of the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
in order to promote responsible consumption, combat illegal underage
drinking, and achieve other important policy goals such as maintaining
an orderly marketplace composed of licensed alcohol producers, importers,
distributors and retailers.
[CC 2001 §5.08.260; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. II §16, 1-20-1994]
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit any activity
not in compliance with Missouri State Liquor Control laws and regulations
and, furthermore, all licenses issued hereunder must be in compliance
with the ordinances of the City.
[CC 2001 §5.08.010; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. I §1, 1-20-1994]
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.
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. 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 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 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, where
the package and/or container(s) describes the contents thereof as
intoxicating liquor. "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.
The particularly described place where intoxicating liquor
is sold and may be one (1) room, a building comprising several rooms,
or a building with adjacent or surrounding land such as a lot or garden
where a licensee hereunder has his or her place of business.
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.
A.
No
person shall sell or offer for sale intoxicating liquor in the City
of Bonne Terre 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:
1.
Package liquor — malt liquor only: Sales of
malt liquor at retail in the original package not for consumption
on the premises where sold. This license may include Sunday Sales
from 6:00 A.M. to 1:30 A.M. the following day.
[Ord. No. 202127, 9-13-2021]
2.
Package liquor — all kinds: Sales of all kinds of intoxicating liquors in the original package at retail not for consumption on the premises where sold, including sales as set forth in Subsections (B)(1) of this Section.
4.
Malt liquor by the drink: Sales of malt liquor at
retail by the drink for consumption on the premises. This license
may include Sunday Sales from 6:00 A.M. to 1:30 A.M. the following
day.
[Ord. No. 202127, 9-13-2021]
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 on Sundays between the hours
of 6:00 A.M. and 1:30 A.M. the following day.
[Ord. No. 202127, 9-13-2021]
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 — retailers. 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.
Tasting permit — winery, distiller, manufacturer, etc.
a.
Any winery, distiller, manufacturer, wholesaler or brewer or designated employee may provide and pour distilled spirits, wine or malt beverage samples off a licensed retail premises for tasting purposes provided no sales transactions take place. For purposes of this Subsection (D)(3), a "sales transaction" shall mean an actual
and immediate exchange of monetary consideration for the immediate
delivery of goods at the tasting site.
b.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary,
any winery, distiller, manufacturer, wholesaler or brewer or designated
employee may provide, furnish or pour distilled spirits, wine or malt
beverage samples for customer tasting purposes on any temporary licensed
retail premises as described in Sections 311.218, 311.482, 311.485,
311.486 or 311.487, RSMo., or on any tax exempt organization's licensed
premises as described in Section 311.090, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 202131, 10-18-2021]
A.
Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, any person who is licensed to
sell intoxicating liquor at retail by the drink for on-premises consumption
may sell retailer-packaged alcoholic beverages to customers in containers,
filled on such premises by any employee of the retailer who is twenty-one
(21) years of age or older, for off-premises consumption if all the
following requirements are met:
1.
The container of the alcoholic beverage is rigid, durable, leakproof,
sealable, and designed to prevent consumption without removal of the
tamper-proof cap or seal. A sealable container does not include a
container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws;
2.
The contents of each container do not exceed one hundred twenty-eight
(128) ounces;
3.
The patron orders and purchases a meal from the licensee simultaneous
with the alcoholic beverage purchase. For purposes of this Subdivision,
a "meal" is defined as food that has been prepared on-premises;
4.
The number of alcoholic beverages sold under this Section by a licensee
for off-premises consumption is limited to twice the number of meal
servings sold by the licensee for off-premises consumption;
5.
The licensee provides the patron with a dated receipt or an electronic
record for the meal and alcohol beverages; and
6.
The container is either:
B.
Containers that are filled under Subsection (A) of this Section shall be affixed with a label or a tag that contains the name and address of the business that filled the container, in type not smaller than three (3) millimeters in height and not more than twelve (12) characters per inch, and states, "THIS BEVERAGE CONTAINS ALCOHOL."
C.
The
filling of a container under this Section shall be in compliance with
Section 3-304.17(C) of the 2009 Food and Drug Administration Food
Code.
D.
No provision of law, or rule or regulation of the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, shall be interpreted to allow any wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer of intoxicating liquor to furnish containers that are filled under Subsection (A) of this Section to any person who is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor at retail.
[CC 2001 §5.08.130; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. II §3, 1-20-1994; Ord. No. AB-94B §1, 11-14-1996]
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.
C.
Temporary Permit For Sale By Drink — Certain Organizations.
1.
The City Clerk may issue a permit for the sale of intoxicating liquor
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 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 person having a license issued pursuant to this Chapter nor any
employee of such person shall sell, give away or permit the consumption
of 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 upon or about his/her premises,
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 Council. 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.
[CC 2001 §5.08.070; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. I §8, 1-20-1994; Ord. No. AB-94B §1, 11-14-1996]
A.
No
license shall be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquor, as defined
in this Chapter, within two hundred (200) feet of any school, church
or other building regularly used as a place of religious worship,
unless the applicant for the license shall first obtain the consent
in writing of the City Council, except that when a school, church
or place of worship shall hereafter be established within two hundred
(200) feet of any place of business licensed to sell intoxicating
liquor, the license shall not be denied for this reason. Such consent
shall not be granted until at least ten (10) days' written notice
has been provided to all owners of property within two hundred (200)
feet of the proposed licensed premises.
B.
Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to a license issued by the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control for the sale of intoxicating liquor pursuant to Section 311.218, RSMo., or to a license issued to any church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political or charitable club or organization which has obtained an exemption from the payment of Federal taxes.
C.
Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to any premises holding a license issued before January 1, 2004, by the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco Control for the sale of intoxicating liquor. To retain a license under this Subsection, the licensed premises shall not change license type, amend the legal description, or be without a liquor license for more than ninety (90) days.
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:
3.
Permits.
a.
Temporary permit — by the drink for certain organizations (7
days max.): $37.50.
b.
Tasting permit: $37.50.
c.
Caterers: $15.00 per each calendar day.
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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.
The
City may issue a temporary permit to caterers and other persons holding
licenses 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. The temporary permit shall be effective for a period not to exceed one hundred sixty-eight (168) consecutive hours and 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. For every permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the permittee shall pay to the City an amount as set out in Section 600.040(A)(3)(c) above, or fraction thereof, for which the permit is issued.
B.
Except as provided in Subsection (C), all provisions of the Liquor Control Law and the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City, in which is located the premises in which such function, occasion or event is held, shall extend to such premises and shall be in force and enforceable during all the time that the permittee, its agents, servants, employees or stock are in such premises. Except for Missouri-produced wines in the original package, the provisions of this Section shall not include the sale of packaged goods covered by this temporary permit.
C.
Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, any caterer who possesses a valid State
and valid local liquor license may deliver alcoholic beverages in
the course of his/her catering business. A caterer who possesses a
valid State and valid local liquor license need not obtain a separate
license for each City the caterer delivers in, so long as such City
permits any caterer to deliver alcoholic beverages within the City.
D.
To
assure and control product quality, wholesalers may, but shall not
be required to, give a retailer credit for intoxicating liquor with
an alcohol content of less than five percent (5%) by weight delivered
and invoiced under the catering permit number, but not used, if the
wholesaler removes the product within seventy-two (72) hours of the
expiration of the catering permit issued pursuant to this Section.
A.
Filing Of An Application And Application Fee. 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 the proper remittance, being the total cost of the license applied for, as specified in the City Code Section 600.040, Schedule of License Fees, or as amended by the City Council by Ordinance, made payable to the City. Once an original application or renewal application is granted it shall become effective on the first (1st) day of August, or if granted after the first (1st) day of August, on the date the application is granted, and shall be valid, unless otherwise suspended and/or revoked, until the thirty-first (31st) day of July the following year. The license tax to be paid for any such license may be prorated by the Council, following written application by an applicant. The Council may prorate the application fee by twelfths. If approved by the Council the proration shall be equal to the number of months (parts of a month shall be counted as a month) remaining from the date of the license application to the next succeeding August first (1st), but in no event shall the proration approved by the Council reduce the license fee to less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the yearly license fee.
[Ord. No. 201818, 6-11-2018; Ord. No. 201947, 12-13-2019; Ord. No. 202222, 10-17-2022]
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 City Council 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.
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.
D.
Applications for renewal of licenses must be filed on or before the first (1st) day of July of each calendar year. The City Clerk may grant an extension of the application filing date for good cause shown. A request for extension of the application date shall be made in writing and submitted to the City Clerk prior to the filing date passing. The request for extension shall state the reason(s) for the need for the extension. Upon approval of the request the City Clerk may grant an extension of thirty (30) days to the applicant. Such renewal application shall be reviewed by the Council at its next regular meeting. Upon approval of a majority of the Council and payment of the license fee, in the amount stated in Subsection (A) above, the City Clerk shall renew the license. In the event that any person residing or conducting business within two hundred (200) feet of the applicant's place of business shall file a written protest against the renewal of such license, the Council shall conduct a hearing on the application for license renewal as provided in this Subsection.
[Ord. No. 201818, 6-11-2018]
A.
Liquor
license applications will be presented to the City Clerk with a criminal
background check for each applicant and any other persons in charge,
as the City Council may require, from the Missouri Highway Patrol,
prior to approval or disapproval by the City Council. The application
must include the name and address of the applicant, as well as the
name and address of the principal owners, officers, directors, firms,
partnerships, associations and/or corporations that have an interest
and/or stake in the entity making each application. The application
shall also describe the premises for which the license would be issued.
B.
The
City Clerk shall submit the criminal background check results to the
City Council with the application and all other required documents
prior to approval by the City Council. Such report shall include the
criminal record of the applicant. In addition to the applicant the
City Council may request additional criminal background check(s) of
any one or more owner, manager, director or other person in charge
of operations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 201817 also changed the title of this
Section from "Police Investigation" to "Criminal Background Investigation."
[CC 2001 §5.08.060; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. I §7, 1-20-1994]
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.
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. Delivery
of intoxicating liquor 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.
In any distillery, warehouse, wholesale distributorship or similar
place of business which stores or distributes intoxicating liquor
but which does not sell intoxicating liquor at retail, persons at
least eighteen (18) years of age may be employed and their duties
may include the handling of intoxicating liquor for all purposes except
consumption, sale at retail or dispensing for consumption or sale
at retail. Any wholesaler licensed pursuant to this Chapter may employ
persons of at least eighteen (18) years of age to rotate, stock and
arrange displays at retail establishments licensed to sell intoxicating
liquor.
4.
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 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.
B.
Sales To Minor — Exceptions.
1.
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.
2.
Any owner, occupant, or other person or legal entity with a lawful
right to the exclusive use and enjoyment of any property who knowingly
allows a person under the age of twenty-one (21) to drink or possess
intoxicating liquor or knowingly fails to stop a person under the
age of twenty-one (21) from drinking or possessing intoxicating liquor
on such property, unless such person allowing the person under the
age of twenty-one (21) to drink or possess intoxicating liquor is
his/her parent or guardian, is guilty of an ordinance violation.
3.
It shall be a defense to prosecution under this Subsection if:
a.
The defendant is a licensed retailer, club, drinking establishment,
or caterer or holds a temporary permit, or an employee thereof;
b.
The defendant sold the intoxicating liquor to the minor with reasonable
cause to believe that the minor was twenty-one (21) or more years
of age; and
c.
To purchase the intoxicating liquor, the person exhibited to the
defendant a driver's license, Missouri non-driver's identification
card, or other official or apparently official document, containing
a photograph of the minor and purporting to establish that such minor
was twenty-one (21) years of age and of the legal age for consumption
of intoxicating liquor.
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.
1.
No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, shall purchase or attempt to purchase, or have in his/her possession, any intoxicating liquor as defined in Section 600.010 or, shall be visibly in an intoxicated condition as defined in Section 577.001, RSMo., or shall have a detectable blood alcohol content of more than two-hundredths of one percent (.02%) or more by weight of alcohol in such person's blood.
2.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a student who:
a.
Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
b.
Is enrolled in an accredited college or university and is a student
in a culinary course;
c.
Is required to taste, but not consume or imbibe, any beer, ale, porter,
wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage as part of the required
curriculum; and
d.
Tastes a beverage under Subsection (D)(2)(c) of this Section only for instructional purposes during classes that are part of the curriculum of the accredited college or university.
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The beverage must at all times remain in the possession and
control of any authorized instructor of the college or university,
who must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Nothing in this
Subsection, may be construed to allow a student under the age of twenty-one
(21) to receive any beer, ale, porter, wine or other similar malt
or fermented beverage unless the beverage is delivered as part of
the student's required curriculum and the beverage is used only for
instructional purposes during classes conducted as part of the curriculum.
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3.
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, or who is visibly in an intoxicated condition as defined in
Section 577.001, RSMo., shall be deemed to have given consent to a
chemical test or tests of the person's breath, blood, saliva, or urine
for the purpose of determining the alcohol or drug content of the
person's blood. The implied consent to submit to the chemical tests
listed in this Subsection shall be limited to not more than two (2)
such tests arising from the same arrest, incident, or charge. Chemical
analysis of the person's breath, blood, saliva, or urine shall be
performed according to methods approved by the State Department of
Health and Senior Services by licensed medical personnel or by a person
possessing a valid permit issued by the State Department of Health
and Senior Services for this purpose. The State Department of Health
and Senior Services shall approve satisfactory techniques, devices,
equipment, or methods to be considered valid and shall establish standards
to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct
analyses and to issue permits which shall be subject to termination
or revocation by the State Department of Health and Senior Services.
The person tested may have a physician, or a qualified technician,
chemist, registered nurse, or other qualified person at the choosing
and expense of the person to be tested, administer a test in addition
to any administered at the direction of a Law Enforcement Officer.
The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person
shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test
taken at the direction of a Law Enforcement Officer. Upon the request
of the person who is tested, full information concerning the test
shall be made available to such person. "Full information" is limited
to the following:
a.
The type of test administered and the procedures followed;
b.
The time of the collection of the blood or breath sample or urine
analyzed;
c.
The numerical results of the test indicating the alcohol content
of the blood and breath and urine;
d.
The type and status of any permit which was held by the person who
performed the test;
e.
If the test was administered by means of a breath-testing instrument,
the date of performance of the most recent required maintenance of
such instrument.
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"Full information" does not include manuals, schematics, or
software of the instrument used to test the person or any other material
that is not in the actual possession of the State. Additionally, "full
information" does not include information in the possession of the
manufacturer of the test instrument.
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E.
Assisting Minor In Falsification Of Age. It is unlawful
for any person to give, lend, sell or otherwise provide any person
between the ages of seventeen (17) years and twenty-one (21) years
any falsified identification or the identification of another person
for the purpose of establishing the age of the minor as being twenty-one
(21) years of age or older.
For purposes of determining violations and prosecution under
this Chapter or any other rule or regulation of the Supervisor of
Alcohol and Tobacco Control, 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
no 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.
Packaging, Labeling. Any retailer licensed pursuant to this
Chapter shall not:
1.
Sell intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five
percent (5%) by weight to the consumer in an original carton received
from the wholesaler that has been mutilated, torn apart or cut apart;
or
2.
Repackage intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than
five percent (5%) by weight in a manner misleading to the consumer
or that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
Only Those Liquors Authorized By License To Be Kept On Premises.
1.
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.
2.
Any retailer licensed pursuant to this Chapter shall not:
a.
Sell intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than five
percent (5%) by weight to the consumer in an original carton received
from the wholesaler that has been mutilated, torn apart or cut apart;
or
b.
Repackage intoxicating liquor with an alcohol content of less than
five percent (5%) by weight in a manner misleading to the consumer
or that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.
F.
Persons Apparently Intoxicated Not To Be Provided With Intoxicating
Liquor. It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or his/her
employee or agent, to sell or supply intoxicating liquor, 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.
G.
Drinking In Public Places Prohibited.
1.
For purposes of this Section, the term "public place" shall mean any public street, highway, alley, sidewalk, thoroughfare or other public way of the City, or any parking lot; except any street temporarily designated as a "play street" in accordance with Section 315.130 of this Code.
2.
No person shall drink or ingest any intoxicating liquor in or on
any public place.
3.
No person shall possess or have under his/her control any unsealed
glass, bottle, can or other open container of any type containing
any intoxicating liquor while in or upon any public place.
4.
No person shall possess or have under his/her control any unsealed
glass, bottle, can or other open container of any type containing
any intoxicating liquor while within or on any motor vehicle while
the same is being operated upon, or parked or standing in or upon,
any public place. Any person operating a motor vehicle shall be deemed
to be in possession of an open container contained within the motor
vehicle he/she has control of whether or not he/she has actual physical
possession of the open container.
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.
[CC 2001 §5.08.170; Ord. No. AB-94 Art. II §7, 1-20-1994]
A.
The
City Council reserves the right to refuse to issue a license for the
sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink when in its judgment the
location for which the license is sought is not in the best interest
of the community, taking into consideration the proximity of homes,
schools, churches, playgrounds or other activities and conditions
or circumstances or when in the judgment of the City Council the person
seeking the license is not fit to operate such an establishment.
B.
If,
in the judgment of the City Council, any person previously operating
an establishment for the sale of intoxicating liquor has not conducted
an orderly establishment, the City Council may refuse to renew the
license upon its expiration.
C.
The
City Council may conditionally renew a license upon the satisfaction
of certain requirements as established by the Council.
D.
Liquor
licenses may be revoked by the City Council for the following causes:
1.
The operation of the business is interrupted during the term of the
license.
2.
The operation is not kept orderly.
3.
The operator has violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or
the Liquor Control Act of the State.
4.
The operator does not have a standing license from the State Supervisor
of Liquor Control.
5.
The application for licensing was made by false affidavit.
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No license may be revoked until notice is given in writing and
a hearing held before the City Council. The hearing shall be held
no less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days from the service
of the notice.
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A.
Hearing Officer. Hearings may be had before the City Council
or before a Hearing Officer appointed by the Council who shall be
an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri. If
held before a hearing officer, he/she shall report to the Council
findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations. The Council
may accept, modify or refuse to accept the report of the hearing officer
or any portion thereof.
B.
Witnesses — How Summoned. Subpoenas may be issued
by the Council 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 Council 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 600.090 of this Chapter, the Council 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 Council may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court as provided
in Chapter 536, RSMo., provided such appeal is filed within thirty
(30) days of the date of the Council's decision. The Council may delay
the implementation of its order pending appeal.
