It shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county to do the following:
A. Inspect or cause to be inspected any establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold;
B. Investigate into the qualifications of all applicants for licenses as provided in this chapter and report the results of his investigations to the liquor board and to recommend the allowance or disallowance of any application for a license under the provisions of this chapter;
C. Institute through proper authorities, proceedings, actions and prosecutions for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter relating to the penalties, liabilities and punishment of persons for refusal or neglect to comply with the provisions of this chapter;
D. Recommend to the liquor board the revocation of any license issued under the provisions of this chapter when a licensee has refused to comply with or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any law of the state or the United States of America regulating or pertaining to the sale of alcoholic beverages, or for misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining a license or when a licensee is determined to be no longer a suitable person to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter, having a due consideration for the proper protection of the public health, safety, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county;
E. The sheriff shall have authority to immediately suspend any license granted under this chapter where he or she has reasonable cause to believe that an immediate threat exists to public health, safety, or to the good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county. Section 7.04.105 of this chapter shall govern the procedure associated with any such suspension.
F. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the sheriff shall have authority to institute regulations governing the time, place, and manner of use of any license granted herein and to impose conditions upon any such license, provided that such regulations and conditions are reasonably related to public health, safety, or to the good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county. (Ord. 260A, 1-5-2022)