(A) Pursuant to the procedure set forth in KRS 243.480 through 243.590, city licenses may be either revoked or suspended by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator upon the occurrence of:
(1) Any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other alcoholic beverage control ordinance of the city;
(2) Any violation of any provision of state law in regard to alcoholic beverages or the rules and regulations of the State Alcoholic Control board in regard thereto; or
(3) Any other cause, reason, or circumstance for which a state license may be revoked or suspended by the Board.
(B) However, city licenses must be revoked by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator upon the occurrence of any cause of circumstance which requires revocation of state licenses pursuant to KRS 243.500 or the revocation of a state license to which a city license corresponds. Further, with the approval of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator, a license may, as an alternative and in lieu of part of all of the days of any suspension period, pay the following sums to the city as set forth in KRS 243.480.
Type of Licensee | Fee (per day) |
Type of Licensee | Fee (per day) |
Distillers, rectifiers, vintners, brewers and blenders | $1,000 |
Wholesale liquor | $400 |
Wholesale beer | $400 |
Retail drink liquor | $50 |
Retail package liquor | $50 |
Retail beer | $50 |
All remaining licensees | $50 |
(C) The procedure for the revocation or suspension of a city license shall consist of a written notice signed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator and mailed to the licensee at the address of the licensed premises by certified mail, describing the case, circumstance, or occurrence and the time and date thereof for which the city license may be revoked and indicating the time and place of a healing in regard thereto at least five days thereafter at which, the licensee and the representatives thereof shall be heard thereon. The hearing thereon shall be conducted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator according to the procedure prescribed by the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for hearings by the Board as supplemented by the regulations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall control and make all decisions in regard to the introduction of evidence and shall hear all arguments in regard thereto. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall issue a written decision in regard thereto and mail a certified copy thereof to the licensee at the address of the license premises by certified or registered mail.
(Ord. 2013-08, passed 8-19-13)