A. 
The Coventry Town Council shall be designated the local liquor licensing board and shall exercise such powers and duties related to licensing of establishments that sell alcoholic, intoxicating or malt beverages as may be proscribed by law or ordinance.
B. 
In addition to the enforcement of the provisions of this article and of Chapter 153 pertaining to licensed establishments, the local liquor licensing board has the power to enforce Title 3 of the Rhode Island General Laws, pertaining to alcoholic, intoxicating or malt beverages applicable to such licensees within the jurisdiction of the Town of Coventry.
The local liquor licensing board shall receive from the police department notification of the violation of the terms of any license issued by the Town of Coventry, including the breach of any condition on which said license is issued, as well as notification of any violation of any rule, regulation, ordinance, or statute applicable thereto as well as any information concerning a person holding any such license which relates to the fitness of such person to be licensed. Similar information shall be furnished to the local licensing board by any officer, department, or agency of the Town as to matters within the officer's or agency's jurisdiction concerning licensees and/or licensed premises.
Unless otherwise provided by state law, the local liquor licensing board may suspend, annul, rescind, cancel or revoke any license issued by said liquor licensing board for any reason which the board may deem to be in the public interest; provided, however, that no license shall be suspended for more than 72 hours, or annulled, rescinded, cancelled, or revoked unless the licensee shall have been given at least three days' written notice of the action proposed to be taken and the grounds therefor and the time and place of the hearing. Said licensee shall also be notified of the right to be represented by legal counsel at said hearing.
A. 
In addition to any criminal penalties which may be imposed by a court of law, any holder of a liquor license issued by the Town of Coventry who breaches any condition on which the licensee is issued, or who violates any rule, regulation, ordinance, or statute applicable thereto, shall be subject to a fine as set forth below and/or suspension or revocation of license. Each separate violation hereunder shall be considered a separate offense even if multiple violations occur on the same date or arise out of the same incident. In the event that there are no offenses within 24 successive months of the date of the last offense, then the next offense shall be treated as a first offense. The local liquor licensing board may, in its sole discretion, request a donation be made to a nonprofit substance abuse or alcohol abuse prevention organization as a payment-in-lieu-of-fine.
B. 
Categories of violations.
(1) 
Public safety violations. For the purposes of this article, public safety violations are considered the most serious because they present a direct threat to public safety. These violations include, but are not limited to: sale or service to a minor; sale or service to an apparently intoxicated person; disorderly conduct by licensee, employee, or permitting the same on the premises (see also RIGL § 3-5-23); and refusal to allow inspection and/or obstructing a law enforcement officer from performing his or her official duties.
(2) 
Regulatory violations. For the purposes of this article, regulatory violations are those violations involving general regulation and administration of licensees as set forth in these ordinances or under Title 3 of the Rhode Island General Laws. These violations include, but are not limited to, failure of employee(s) to have mandatory, current alcohol server training certificate; failure to follow or abide by closing time rules or regulations; failure to follow or abide by other regulations set forth in these ordinances, or under Title 3 of the Rhode Island General Laws, or promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulations.
C. 
Minimum penalties. No penalty imposed hereunder shall be less than:
(1) 
For a first offense, a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
(2) 
For a second offense in a twenty-four-month period, a mandatory minimum fine of $750.
(3) 
For a third offense in a twenty-four-month period, a mandatory minimum penalty of a fine of $1,000 and a three-day license suspension.
D. 
Maximum penalty. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a second or subsequent offense in a twenty-four-month period shall be subject to a maximum fine of $1,000 for each separate violation, even if multiple violations occur on the same date or arise out of the same incident.