(A) Premises for which there has been granted a license for the sale at retail of distilled spirits and wine by the package shall be permitted to remain open during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, but shall remain closed during the 24 hours of Sunday, Christmas and at any time when the election polls are open in the precinct in which the licensee’s business is located.
(B) Premises for which there has been granted a license for other retail sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink shall be permitted to remain open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, but shall be closed during the 24 hours of each Sunday, Christmas and at any time when the election polls are open in the precinct in which the licensee’s business is located. However, if the licensee provides a separate department within the licensed premises capable of being locked and closed off, within which is kept all stocks of alcoholic beverages, and if the department is kept locked during the aforesaid time the licensee is not permitted to remain open to sell alcoholic beverages, the licensee shall be deemed to have complied with division (A) above.
(C) Retail sales of malt beverages may be made between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight each day; except that, no such sales shall be made during the 24 hours of each Sunday, Christmas or during any time when the polls are open for an election in the precinct in which the license is granted. Premises for which a malt beverage license has been issued shall be permitted to remain open during the periods such sales are prohibited if all iced or chilled malt beverages are locked up and/or unchilled malt beverages are properly placarded indicating that the sale of such goods is prohibited.
(D) Any licensee for sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink or package who violates the preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and the license shall be subject to revocation or suspension within the discretion of the DSABC.
(E) During the time a licensee’s business is actually closed, the premises of any licensee for the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink or package must be closed to and vacant of all customers and all persons except the licensee and employees, who shall be allowed on the premises for business purposes only. Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold, given away, delivered or consumed by anyone in any room of the premises during the closing hours and no parties, private or public, shall be held on the premises. The premises shall not be loaned, rented or leased to anyone during closing hours for a party or for any other purposes.
(Prior Code, § 116.061) (Ord. 2008-01, passed 3-26-2008; Ord. passed 8-13-2018)
Penalty, see § 116.999