Section
Package Liquor Sales
115.01 Alcoholic beverages subject to regulation
115.02 Application for certificate
115.03 Applicant to agree to comply with laws
115.04 Applicant to appear before Mayor and Commission; duty to give information
115.05 Action on application
115.06 Residency requirement
115.07 Applicants for certificate who have criminal record
115.08 Regulation of retail sales
115.09 License fee
115.10 Where establishments may be located
115.11 Retail stores to be on ground floor; entrances
115.12 Limitation on number of retailers
115.13 Sales for consumption on premises
115.14 Radios, amusement devices and seating facilities prohibited in retail establishments
115.15 Inspection fee
115.16 Violations
Beer
115.30 Beer Board; established; meetings; proceedings; powers
115.31 “Beer” defined
115.32 Permit required for engaging in beer business
115.33 Privilege tax
115.34 Beer permits shall be restrictive
115.35 Limitation on number of permits
115.36 Interference with public health, safety and morals prohibited
115.37 Prohibited conduct or activities by beer permit holders, employees and persons engaged in the sale of beer
115.38 Revocation or suspension of beer permits
115.39 Loss of clerk’s certification for sale to minor
115.40 Violations
Intoxicating Liquor Sales (Liquor by the Drink)
115.55 Definition of alcoholic beverages
115.56 Consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises
115.57 Privilege tax on retail sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises
115.58 Annual privilege tax to be paid to the city
115.59 Concurrent sales of liquor by the drink and beer
115.60 Advertisement of alcoholic beverages
115.99 Penalty
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-208
PACKAGE LIQUOR SALES
It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of selling, storing, transporting, distributing or to purchase or possess alcoholic beverages within the corporate limits of the city, except as provided by Tenn. Code Ann. Title 57, Ch. 3.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012) Penalty, see § 115.99
(A) Before any certificate, as required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-208, or a renewal, as required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-3-213, shall be signed by the Mayor, or by a majority of the City Commission, an application in writing shall be filed with the city on a form to be provided by the city, giving the following information:
(1) Name, age and address of the applicant;
(2) Time of residence in the state;
(3) Occupation or business and length of time engaged in such occupation or business;
(4) Whether or not the applicant has been convicted of a violation of any state or federal law or of the violation of this code or any city ordinance, and the details of any such conviction;
(5) If employed, the name and address of employer;
(6) If in business, the kind of business and location thereof;
(7) The name of the proposed liquor store;
(8) The location of the proposed store for the sale of alcoholic beverages;
(9) The name and address of the owner of the store;
(10) If the applicant is a partnership, the name, age and address of each partner and his or her occupation, business or employer. If the applicant is a corporation, the name, age and address of the stockholders and their degrees of ownership of stock in the corporation; and
(11) Certain financial information pertinent to the applicant, partnership, corporation and partners or stockholders.
(B) The information in the application shall be verified by the oath of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership or a corporation, the application shall be verified by the oath of each partner or by the president of the corporation.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012)
The applicant for a certificate of compliance shall agree in writing to comply with the state and federal laws and ordinances of the city and rules and regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission of the state for sale of alcoholic beverages.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012)
(A) Every application for a certificate of compliance shall be referred to the Police Department for investigation and to the City Attorney for review, each of whom shall submit his or her findings to the City Commission within 30 days of the date each application was filed.
(B) The City Commission may issue a certificate of compliance to any applicant, which shall be signed by the Mayor or by a majority of the City Commission.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012)
The applicant for a certificate of compliance shall have been a bona fide resident of the state for a period of not less than two years at the time his or her application is filed. If the applicant is a partnership or a corporation, the majority partner or stockholder must have been a bona fide resident of the state not less than two years at the time the application is filed. These requirements shall apply to all persons or entities whether they are applying to obtain a license to open a new store or purchase an existing store.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012)
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