(a) 
Legal hours of sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption are as follows:
(1) 
Monday through Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to midnight.
(2) 
Sunday: 12:00 midnight to 1:00 a.m. and noon to 12:00 midnight.
(3) 
Wine with more than 17 percent alcoholic content shall not be sold on any day after 10:00 p.m. or on Sunday.
(b) 
Legal hours of sale of mixed beverages for on-premises consumption are as follows:
(1) 
Monday through Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
(2) 
Sunday: 12:00 midnight to 1:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
(3) 
For the holder of a mixed beverage late hours permit, mixed beverages may be sold on Sundays between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., and on any other day between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m.
(c) 
Any person selling any alcoholic beverages during times other than the legal hours of sale will be in violation of this section and will be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed the limit set out in section 1-13.
(d) 
Any person found purchasing any alcoholic beverage being sold in violation of sections (a) or (b) above shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed the limit set out in section 1-13.
(Ordinance 1293, § 1, adopted 10/14/1985; Ordinance 2805, § 1, adopted 9/27/2004)
(a) 
A person may not sell alcoholic beverages and a license or permit to sell alcoholic beverages will not be certified by the city unless the sale of alcoholic beverages at the location at which such activity is sought to be established and maintained is permitted under the North Richland Hills zoning ordinance, as amended, this chapter, and all other applicable ordinances, rules, and regulations of the city. Certification under this section does not make a nonconforming use conforming.
(b) 
The sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited for any establishment that is also a sexually oriented business.
(Ordinance 3576,[1] § 2, adopted 3/25/2019)
[1]
Editor’s note – This ordinance also repealed former § 6-2, which pertained to permits required for certain establishments selling alcoholic beverages and derived from Ordinance 2747, 10/27/2003.
(a) 
The owner, operator, or person in control of an establishment licensed by the State for on-premise alcoholic beverage consumption shall provide sales tax information to the city to verify compliance with zoning regulations no later than April 1st of each year. The information must include gross sales for the establishment, gross sales of alcoholic beverages, a copy of the filings supplied to the State of Texas for sales tax, and a copy of any mixed beverage sales tax returns. The information must cover the preceding calendar year.
(b) 
The information may be marked 'confidential' and limited by the provider to use in enforcement of these requirements.
(c) 
Penalty for violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction thereof fined in an amount not to exceed the limit set out in section 1-13. Each day any such violation shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation punishable hereunder.
(d) 
Rights and remedies. All rights and remedies of the city are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances affecting health and safety which have accrued at the time of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this section, but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
(Ordinance 3576, § 3, adopted 3/25/2019)