(A) Except as provided in division (D), no premises for which there has been granted a license for the sale of distilled spirits or wine at retail by the drink or by the package shall be permitted to remain open for any purpose between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday. However, that premise shall be permitted to remain open during the hours the polls are open on primary, or regular, local option, or special election day.
(B) Except as provided in division (D), no brewer or distributor shall deliver any malt beverages between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week. No retailer shall sell, give away, or deliver any malt beverages between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. A retailer may sell malt beverages during the hours the polls are open on a primary, or regular, local option or special election day.
(C) In all places wherein spirituous, vinous, or intoxicating liquors or malt beverages are sold by the drink for consumption on the premises in the city, all customers must vacate the premises by l:30 a.m.
(D) (1) The hours of operation for a premise that has been granted a Special Sunday Retail Drink License shall be the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sundays. This division (D) does not exempt retailers from observing all other conditions and requirements under any other ordinance or laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(2) A distiller with a gift shop selling souvenir packages shall be eligible to operate between the hours of 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight on Sunday. Businesses which have been granted a NQ-4 Retail Malt Beverage Drink License, Nonquota Retail Malt Beverage Package License and/or a Quota Retail Package License shall be eligible to operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sunday.
(E) Private clubs which meet the requirements below shall be eligible to receive a Special Sunday Retail Drink License. The hours of operation for a facility holding a Special Sunday retail drink license shall be the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on Sundays. This division does not exempt retailers from observing all other conditions and requirements under any other ordinance or laws of the state. Eligible private clubs are those which have been granted all appropriate licenses for the sale of distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages which:
(1) Are non-profit, eleemosynary organizations with a membership of at least 200; and
(2) Have been in existence for a period of at least two years.
(F) Per KRS 244.290, in years where December 31, (New Years Eve) falls on a Sunday, the hours of operation, on December 31, for any facility holding a valid distilled spirits and wine retail drink license, or a malt beverage retail drink license per § 114.20, shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Monday morning January 1. This division does not exempt retailers from observing all other conditions and requirements under any other ordinance or laws of the state.
(G) Holders of Special Temporary (Special Event) licenses shall be eligible for Sunday sales between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
(Ord. 491, passed 11-12-91; Am. Ord. 501, passed 5-12-92; Am. Ord. 511, passed 9-8-92; Am. Ord. 746, passed 3-26-02; Am. Ord. 2005-12, passed 4-26-05; Am. Ord. B2006-15, passed 6-20-06; Am. Ord. 2006-26, passed 9-26-06; Am. Ord. B2007-7, passed 4-24-07; Am. Ord. B2009-02, passed 5-12-09; Am. Ord. B2012-04, passed 4-24-12; Am. Ord. B2013-13, passed 7-12-13; Am. Ord. B2013-19, passed 11-26-13; Am. Ord. B2014-16, passed 6-24-14; Am. Ord. B2015-37, passed 12-29-15; Am. Ord. B2018-18, passed 9-4-18)
Statutory reference:
Peddling alcoholic beverages prohibited, see KRS 244.480
Power of city to regulate Sunday sales, see KRS 244.290