A. 1. Any licensee, person, firm, partnership or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance on any two (2) occasions which are separated by a period of not less than thirty (30) days shall have its license revoked if, upon hearing by the Commissioner, or in the Commissioner’s discretion, the Law & Government/ Liquor Committee, there is a finding that said violations did occur. In such event the license shall be revoked forthwith, and in addition the licensee or any person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall be ineligible to be licensed in the following license year.
2. Thereafter, any licensee, person, firm, partnership, or corporation convicted of a third violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, occurring at any time, if upon hearing by the Commissioner, or in the Commissioner’s discretion, the Law & Government/Liquor Committee, there is a finding that said violations did occur, then no such licensee, person, firm, partnership, or corporation required to be licensed under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be granted a license under the provisions of this Ordinance, and any license issued to such licensee shall be revoked.
3. For the purposes of § 5.04.050A., any and all violations occurring in a single thirty (30) day period shall be considered a single violation.
B. Any person or persons, firm, club, association, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00. Each day that the said violations exist shall be considered a separate offense.
C. Any person or persons, firm, club, association, partnership, or corporation who shall use or operate any device which is required to be licensed under this Ordinance for other than entertainment, amusement, or recreation purposes, or permits the display or operation of such device upon their premises contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00. Each day that said violation exists shall be considered a separate offense.
D. Any person or persons, firm, club, association, partnership or corporation who shall knowingly file a false application or knowingly provide false information on the application required by this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00.
(Ord. O-9603-1200-32, § V, passed 3-21-1996; Ord. 7471, passed 3-19-2019)