(A) Neither the permit holder nor any person employed by the permit holder shall drink beer or other alcoholic beverages or illegally use drugs while performing his or her employment duties. An owner is always assumed to be on duty while in his or her establishment and in the public part of the business.
(B) No beer shall be sold to persons who are intoxicated as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-310.
(C) In all locations where beer is sold, there must be sufficient lighting for employees to properly inspect the age and identification cards of customers.
(D) The permit holder shall maintain an orderly establishment and not be in violation of any health, building, or fire department regulations or ordinances of the town, county, or state. Permit holders shall cooperate fully with the Police Department in any necessary and normal investigation.
(E) No person or business entity having at least a 5% ownership interest in the applicant, and if a business entity owns at least a 5% ownership interest in the applicant, no owner of at least a 5% ownership interest in such business entity, nor any person to be employed in the distribution, sale, or manufacture or sale of beer shall have been convicted within the past ten years of any violation of the laws against possession, sale, manufacture, or transportation of beer or other alcoholic beverages, and/or any crime involving the manufacture, delivery, sale, or distribution of any controlled substance that is listed in Tenn. Code Ann. Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 2, Schedules I through V, and/or any crime involving moral turpitude.
(F) The Beer Board has the full power and authority to enter, inspect, and investigate any business operated pursuant to any beer permits issued by it and has full authority to call upon any members of the police and health departments for assistance in the enforcement of the state laws, town ordinances, and the rules and regulations of the Beer Board pertaining to the sale of beer.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any beer permit holder, employee, or person engaged in the sale of beer to employ any minor under 18 years of age in the sale, storage, distribution, or manufacture of beer.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any beer permit holder, employee, or person engaged in the sale of beer to make or allow any sale of beer to any mentally incapacitated person.
(I) It shall be unlawful for any beer permit holder, employee, or person engaged in the sale of beer to allow intoxicated persons to loiter on the premises for which a permit has been issued.
(J) It shall be unlawful to fail to prominently display a current beer permit.
(K) It shall be unlawful for a permit holder to have a manager and/or employee fail to call the police promptly to report any fight or disturbance.
(L) It shall be unlawful to sell or allow the sale to or consumption of beer by any person under 21 years of age.
(M) It shall be unlawful to sell, serve, or allow to be sold on its premises any alcoholic beverage, as defined in § 116.01 of this chapter, unless such location holds a valid, current mixed drink license issued by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
(N) It shall be unlawful to permit customers or employees to be nude, topless, or bottomless at any time.
(O) It shall be unlawful to allow the sale or consumption of beer from any location under suspension by the Beer Board.
(P) It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with the laws regarding hours of operation as outlined in this subchapter.
(Q) Violations of divisions (A) through (P) above shall be considered prima facie evidence that the violation is allowed by the permit holder and the burden of proof to prove otherwise shall be shifted to the permit holder.
(R) It shall be unlawful to allow any loud, unusual, or obnoxious noises to emanate from the premises.
(S) It shall be unlawful to allow consumption of beer in an establishment restricted to off-premises consumption.
(T) It shall be unlawful to fail to provide at least one working telephone for incoming and outgoing calls at all times.
(U) It shall be unlawful for a permit holder to allow dancing on its premises by employees or agents of the business.
(V) It shall be unlawful to allow pool or billiard playing in the same room where beer is consumed.
(Ord. 2007-14, passed 11-26-07; Am. Ord. 2010-13, passed 12-13-10; Am. Ord. 2017-03, passed 2-13-17)