(1) No retail store shall sell, give away, or otherwise dispense alcoholic beverages except between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) on Monday through Saturday and between ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) on Sunday. (Ord. #1234, 6/7/18).
(2) Deleted Ord. #1234, 6/7/18
(3) Sales to minors - No retailer shall sell or give away any alcoholic beverages to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, and it shall be unlawful for any such minor to purchase any alcoholic beverages. Also, it shall be unlawful for any person to present false evidence that he has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years. (Revised Ord. #564, 11/05/81; Ord. #611, 08/01/84).
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, any person who is not twenty-one (21) years of age on the effective date of this ordinance, but was born before August 1, 1965, shall be of legal age to purchase, consume or possess alcoholic beverages as defined by this chapter.
Provided further that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who is nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age when such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Provided, however, that such parents or legal guardians shall be civilly liable for any damage or injury proximately caused by a person nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age consuming alcoholic beverages pursuant to this chapter.
Provided, however, that members of the United States armed forces on active duty shall not be subject to the legal age or age of majority provisions with respect to the purchase, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages which are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Sales on Holidays - no retailer shall sell or give away any alcoholic beverages on Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter. (Ord #1234, 6/7/18).
(5) Keeping an unsealed bottler or container - No retailer of alcoholic beverages shall keep or permit to be kept upon his premises any alcoholic beverages in any unsealed bottles or other unsealed containers.
(6) Sales to persons intoxicated - No retailer shall sell or give away any alcoholic beverages to any person who is drunk, nor shall nay retailer sell or give away any alcoholic beverages to any person accompanied by a person who is drunk.
(7) Sales on credit - No holder of a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages for retail, shall sell, deliver, or cause, permit or procure to be sold or delivered any alcoholic beverages on credit.
(8) Unstamped merchandise - No retailer shall own, store or posses upon the premises any unstamped merchandise required by laws of the State of Tennessee to have affixed thereto revenue stamps of the State.
(9) Political advertising - No political advertising of or for any candidate or party by poster, handout card, matches or other similar election campaign material shall be placed or dispensed on the premises of a retail liquor store.
(10) Consumption on premises - No alcoholic beverages shall be sold for consumption or consumed on the premises of the seller.