A. Power Of Mayor And City Council: The mayor and city council may suspend, revoke, deny or refuse to renew a license issued pursuant to the terms of this article for any violation of or failure to comply with the provisions of this article.
B. Revocation:
1. Violation By Licensee Or Employee Of Licensee: The mayor and city council shall have the right to revoke the license of any person for any violations by the licensee or any employee of said licensee or for any violation of the laws of the state of Idaho as contained in Idaho Code title 23, chapter 9, or any amendments thereto.
2. Written Or Oral Complaint; Notice: Upon any written or oral complaint, the mayor and city council shall cause notice to be served personally, or by mail, upon the said licensee, or by leaving said notice with an adult person employed or apparently employed in the premises, requiring said licensee to appear before said mayor and city council to be heard upon said complaint.
3. Revocation Without Further Process: If it shall appear at said hearing that cause exists and there has been a violation by the licensee or any employee of said licensee of any provision of this article or any violation of the laws of the state of Idaho as contained in Idaho Code title 23, or any amendments thereto, or said licensee has failed to maintain any of the qualifications for a license or has obtained any of the disqualifications, said license shall be revoked without further process of law. No refund of any unused portion of said license fee shall be made.
4. Revocation Of State License: Any revocation by the state of Idaho of the state license for retail sale of liquor alcohol by the drink shall automatically revoke the city license.
C. Automatic Suspension Or Revocation Of Beer Or Wine Licenses: The suspension or revocation of a state or county liquor by the drink license or a state, county or city license for the sale of beer or wine shall automatically result in the suspension or revocation of any license for the sale of liquor held by the same licensee and issued for the same premises or location. The suspension or revocation shall be equal in length to and run concurrently with the period of the original suspension or revocation.
D. Violation Of Obscenity Laws: Any conviction for violation of Idaho Code title 18, chapter 41, relating to obscenity laws, by any licensee, agent or employee, shall also result in a suspension as described in Idaho Code section 23-933A.
(1974 Code § 2-311; amd. Ord. 1017, 1-9-2023)