The failure of a licensee to meet any one (1) of the conditions of the license specified below shall result in a suspension of the license until the condition is met.
(A) A licensee shall require all of its employees or agents who serve alcoholic beverages at a licensed premises to successfully complete an annual program of responsible beverage server training, except as indicated below:
(1) This provision applies to licensees holding any alcoholic beverage license.
(2) The city shall provide a list of responsible beverage server training programs approved by the City Council to licensees.
(3) Within ninety (90) days after employment, every person selling or serving alcoholic beverages in a licensed premises shall successfully complete said training.
(4) Certificates of attendance indicating proof of such training shall be maintained on the licensed premises. A copy of said certificates shall be provided to the city at the time of application for renewal of license. Any renewal application not containing the certificates of training attendance shall be deemed incomplete.
(5) Organizations applying for temporary on-sale 3.2% malt liquor licenses or temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses shall provide a certificate of attendance indicating proof of training for the member of the organization responsible for alcohol beverage service at the organization's event. This person shall be responsible for training all servers of alcoholic beverages. A list of the names of those trained and serving at the event shall be prepared by the responsible person and submitted to the city within ten (10) business days of the end of the event. Failure to do so shall disqualify the organization from obtaining licenses from the city in the future.
(6) Attendance at the training session does not alleviate applicants from civil and/or criminal penalties for a violation of this chapter.
(B) Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of the place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this chapter and the law equally with the employee.
(C) Every licensee shall allow any peace officer, health officer, city employee, or any other person designated by the Council to conduct compliance checks and to otherwise enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours and after business hours during the time when customers remain on the premises without a warrant.
(D) No on-sale establishment shall display liquor to the public during hours when the sale of liquor is prohibited.
(E) Compliance with financial responsibility requirements of state law and of this chapter is a continuing condition of any license.
(Am. Ord. 447, passed 12-6-2016) Penalty, see §
112.99