(a) For holders of licenses authorizing sales for off premises consumption only, liquor sales and deliveries are permitted during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. unless excepted under subsection (b) below. For holders of all other classes of liquor licenses, liquor sales and deliveries are permitted during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday, inclusive; and between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, inclusive, unless excepted under subsection (b) below.
(b) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section all license holders may be open for the retail sale of alcoholic liquors until 2:00 a.m. on the following special dates, when falling on a Sunday through Thursday in any given year: New Year's Eve, Superbowl Sunday, Memorial Day Eve, July 4th Eve, July 4th, Labor Day Eve, Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. As used herein, "eve" shall refer to the calendar day commencing immediately prior to the referenced holiday and extending to 2:00 a.m. on the referenced holiday.
(c) All times specified herein shall be determined in accordance with the prevailing time under laws of the State.
(d) Except for holders of licenses authorizing sales of alcoholic liquor for off premises consumption only, no licensee shall permit or allow any person, except those authorized, to remain on or within the licensed premises before one-half hour prior to permitted hours of sales or after one-half hour after permitted hours of sales. As used in this section, "authorized persons" means the licensee, his or her spouse, his or her employees or any independent contractors summoned to the premises by any of the above for purposes of rendering construction or repair services to the licensed premises or to any equipment utilized for the operation of such licensed premises.
(e) All displays of liquor in any market which remains open during hours in which liquor sales are not allowed shall be secured during such hours in such a manner as to prohibit access to alcoholic liquor by any persons other than employees of the licensee. If an entire area can not be closed to public access, displays located in any such area shall be locked or otherwise secured.
(f) Holders of BYOB licenses shall not permit any person on the premises to possess or consume any alcoholic liquor during hours in which alcoholic liquors may not be sold or delivered by other licensees pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 608.06.
(Ord. 2018-12. Passed 3-5-18; Ord. 2019-16. Passed 4-1-19; Ord. 2020-55. Passed 11-2-20.)