(a) The city hereby levies, and shall collect, a fee from every person who is issued a permit or license for a premise located within the city, as allowed under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended. The amount of the fee is the maximum permitted under state law.
(b) The Special Collections Division of the Dallas Water Utilities Department shall, upon receipt of payment, issue and provide a receipt to the permittee or licensee.
(c) The receipt must be displayed with the certificate of occupancy in a conspicuous location at the permitted or licensed premise at all times. A person commits an offense if he fails to display the receipt in accordance with this subsection.
(d) A refund of the fees levied under this section may not be made for any reason, except when:
(1) the permittee or licensee is prevented from continuing in business as a result of a local option election; or
(2) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or its administrator rejects a permit or license application.
(e) A permittee or licensee who sells an alcoholic beverage at a business location within the city before the permittee or licensee pays the fees levied under this section commits a class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $200. (Ord. Nos. 30653; 31332, eff. 10/1/19)