(A) Penalty for non-payment. If the holder of any license shall fail to pay the regulatory license fee imposed by this section within ten days of the due date, an automatic penalty of $50 shall be assessed for the first offense. An automatic penalty of $100 shall be assessed on the second offense, and an automatic penalty of $200 shall be assessed on the third offense. In addition to the monetary penalty, the DSABC may hold a hearing for a second and third offense requiring the licensee to show cause why the license should not be suspended or revoked with full authority to do so upon appropriate findings. The calculation of the number of offenses for the purpose of invoking the above penalties shall be done on a 12-month basis, with the number of offenses being reduced to zero at the beginning of each new license period.
(B) Infraction constitutes a misdemeanor.
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be subject to the following penalties:
(a) For the first offense a fine not to exceed $500;
(b) For any subsequent offense a fine not to exceed $500 or confinement in jail not more than six months, or both; and
(c) Any proceeding for the revocation of any license issued hereunder shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of KRS 243.480.
(2) In addition to any other penalty provided for herein, any licensee violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to suspension or revocation of such licensee’s license, subsequent to a hearing before the DSABC.
(Prior Code, § 116.999) (Ord. 2008-01, passed 3-26-2008)