It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to wholesale, retail, sell, or distribute beer or vinous or malt liquor, as defined by law, within the corporate limits of the city without first having applied for and secured a license from the city secretary of such city as hereinafter provided. Mixed beverages may only be served by a restaurant that holds a mixed beverage permit with a food and beverage certificate. Any violation of this section for each day shall be a separate offense.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-1; Ordinance 609 adopted 6/24/2021)
Before any license required by this article shall be issued, the license fee required therefor shall be paid to the city secretary. Annual fees required for a license authorized by this article shall be as follows: For each wholesaler or general distributor, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, and for each retailer or distributor direct to consumer, twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. Such fee for the balance of the year 1933 shall be prorated, and the license issued for such year to be effective until December 31, 1933, only. For the year 1934 and thereafter, all licenses issued hereunder shall be effective from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of each year, unless sooner revoked as herein provided.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-2)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, operating under the provisions of this article, to sell or distribute beer to any one under the age of twenty-one years.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-4)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the sale of beer as a principal business, operating under the provisions of this article, to sell or distribute beer for consumption on the premises where sold, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. during weekdays, or between the hours of 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and 7:00 a.m. Monday morning.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-5)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation operating under the provisions of this article, to sell or distribute beer, or maintain a place of business where beer is sold or distributed, within three hundred feet of any church, school, or other educational institution.. the measurements to be along the property line of the street fronts and from front door to front door and in a direct line across intersections where they occur. Each day shall constitute a separate offense.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-6)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-7)
It is further provided that the city council, in addition to the foregoing penalty, may revoke any license issued hereunder for violation of any of the provisions hereof, upon the giving of ten days notice of such intention to the license holder.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-8)
The terms in this article shall be construed to have the following meanings:
County Courthouse Grounds.
All of the yard area and parking area around the courthouse building.
County Library.
All of the yard area and parking area around and to include the parking lot directly across 4th Street south of the county library building.
Public Park or Recreational Area.
Any public park owned or operated, maintained, or controlled by the City of Panhandle, any stadium, playing field, arena, or auditorium, owned, operated, maintained, or controlled by the City of Panhandle, county, or school district, when admittance to or attendance at such place is open to the public generally. This shall include the grounds as well as all buildings and appurtenances pertaining thereto.
Public Gathering Place.
Any area, grounds, or buildings where the general public are free to gather at will.
Public Street.
Any and all streets that are designated for public use and maintained by the City of Panhandle, Texas.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 2, sec. 2-11)
It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage, as defined in the Statutes of the State of Texas, or for any person to possess any alcoholic beverage for the purpose of consuming the same, on or around the county courthouse grounds, the county library grounds, any public park or recreational area, any public gathering place, or any public street, within the city limits, as defined in this article.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec. 2-12)
Any alcoholic beverage possessed in violation of this article is declared to be an illicit beverage, and the same may be seized without warrant to be used as evidence of a violation of law; and any person in possession thereof, or who otherwise violates any provisions of the article, may be arrested without warrant.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec. 2-13)
Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article 2, Sec. 2-14)