The Liquor Control Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To grant, suspend for not more than 30 days, or to revoke for cause, all local licenses issued to persons, firms, or corporations subject to his or her jurisdiction;
(B) To enter, or to authorize any inspector, law enforcement officer, or peace officer to enter, at any time upon any premises licensed hereunder for the purpose of determining whether any of the provisions of this chapter have been or are being violated, and to inspect or examine the premises at the time of entry thereon;
(C) To require that all licensed premises be maintained and operated in a sanitary condition, in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations of the Lake County Health Department, in compliance with all zoning regulations of this county, and require any additional security or enforcement to assure compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, and ordinances of the county and the state; to assure the public safety, welfare, and best interests of people of the county; to determine the environmental and economic impact of the area surrounding the licensed premises; and to enforce the ordinances against any public nuisance;
(D) To require that any licensee secure and file with his or her office a certificate of approval showing compliance with all applicable rules or regulations of the Lake County Health Department, and a certificate of approval from the Planning, Building and Development Department, showing compliance with all applicable rules and regulations of the Lake County Department of Planning, Building and Development;
(E) To require each licensee dispensing draught beer to have coils and other equipment used in drawing draught beer cleaned at least once each week by either chemical or mechanical means approved by the Lake County Health Department, and to prohibit the use of cleaning by steam, or hot water alone;
(F) To require each licensee to be responsible for the person or persons cleaning coils and that the person or persons maintain a written record of the dates on which the coils were cleaned;
(G) To receive complaints from any citizen regarding violations of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the Illinois Liquor Control Act, or complaints regarding any other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations concerning violations thereof, and to act upon the complaints as herein provided;
(H) To receive all local license fees and to pay the same forthwith to the Lake County Treasurer;
(I) To serve notice of hearing upon any licensee to consider suspension or revocation of a license under circumstances which involve repeated reports of law enforcement officers or violations of the law upon the premises (real estate) adjacent to, and surrounding the structure in which alcoholic liquors are served pursuant to a license issued in compliance with this chapter and which violations consist of offensive language, or loud music, affrays, assaults, and other breaches of the peace amounting to a nuisance; and
(J) The Liquor Control Commissioner shall have the right hereunder to examine, or cause to be examined, under oath, any applicant for a license, or for a renewal thereof, or any licensee upon whom a notice of revocation or suspension has been served, and to examine or cause to be examined, the books and records of any applicant or licensee. The Commissioner, in conducting the examination, may hear testimony and receive proof for his or her information in the performance of his or her duties, and in connection with the examination may issue subpoenas which shall be effective in any part of this state. In conducting the examinations, the Liquor Control Commissioner may authorize his or her agent to act on his or her behalf.
(Ord. passed 6-14-2005; Ord. passed 8-13-2013)