A license granted under the provisions of this subchapter shall be suspended or revoked by the City Council for the following reasons.
(A) In the event the licensee is convicted of a violation of this subchapter or any state law relating to the sale or consumption of 3.2% malt liquor, his or her license shall be suspended for a period of five days upon the first conviction.
(B) In the event the license holder is convicted a second time, his or her license shall be suspended for a period of 30 days.
(C) In the event the license holder shall be convicted for a third time, his or her license shall be revoked.
(D) The violation of any provision or condition of this subchapter by a beer licensee or his or her agent shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the license. The license of any person who holds a federal retail liquor dealer’s special tax stamp without a license to sell intoxicating liquors at such place shall be revoked without notice and without hearing. In all other cases, a license granted under this subchapter may be revoked or suspended by the City Council after written notice to the licensee and a public hearing. The notice shall give at least eight days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing and shall state the nature of the charges against the licensee. The Council may suspend any license pending a hearing on revocation or suspension.
(Prior Code, § 3-1-12)