(A) No person shall sell alcoholic beverages in the city unless a permit or license authorizing such sale is first issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and remains in effect.
(B) Pursuant to Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code §§ 61.36 and 11.38, a fee for each issued permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages, the amount of which shall equal one-half the state fee, not including state surcharges, is established. This fee shall be paid when the applicant for the permit or license submits the application for the state issuance of the permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages. This application is known as the prequalification packet. Thereafter, the permittee or licensee shall remit this fee to the city when the permit or license is renewed. Schedule A, attached to Ordinance 17-1301-1, incorporated herein by reference, outlines the specific fees and reference to the authorization for each fee.
(C) A licensee or permittee who sells an alcoholic beverage without first having paid a fee levied under this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $200. See Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code §§ 61.36 and 11.38.
(D) Failure to pay a fee under this section can cause the permittee's or licensee's permit or license with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to be subject to cancellation. See Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code §§ 61.36 and 11.38.
(Ord. 17-0301, passed 4-17-2017; Ord. 17-1301-1, passed 7-17-2017)