(A) No person, firm, company, or corporation shall engage in the business of retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage dispenser without first having obtained a license for each stand, place, room, or enclosure or for each suite of rooms of enclosures, and no license shall be issued to any person, firm, company, or corporation for the purpose of operating the business of retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits, or wine or beverage dispenser in any dwelling house, flat, or apartment house. The licensee shall at all times be personally responsible for the proper operation of the business of retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage dispenser conducted in such place and for the observance of all the laws and ordinances applicable thereto anyone engaged in or connected with said business.
(B) Whenever any person, firm, company, or corporation shall desire to engage in the business of retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage dispenser by selling beverages in any house in the city for consumption on the premises, such person, firm, company, or corporation shall first apply to the City Council, by a written application for a license, which application shall set forth the name and residence of the applicant and shall represent that such applicant is of good reputation and is a law-abiding citizen and shall be signed by such applicant and at least ten freeholders residing in or owning real estate in the voting precinct in which said sales are proposed to be made. It shall, in addition thereto, be signed by the owner, or his or her agent, of the premises wherein said sales are to be made, signifying his or her consent, whereupon, if the City Council is satisfied that said license should be granted, it shall pass an order to that effect, and thereupon the City Clerk/Treasurer shall issue to the applicant, a retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage dispenser license.
(C) When a license shall have been granted and issued under the provisions of this chapter, the person, firm, company, or corporation to whom the same is granted and issued shall cause same, or in case of loss or destruction, a copy thereof, to be kept or placed in some conspicuous place in the room where said beverages are sold, in such a manner as to enable same to be conveniently read, and so to remain during the period for which said license shall be granted.
(D) No part of any money paid into the City Treasury for any retail package liquor, retail drink of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage drink or package license provided herein, shall be refunded to the licensee, nor shall said license be transferred from one person to another, or from one place to another, except by obtaining the necessary signatures, as provided for in the applications for original license, and which application for transfer shall be filed with the City Council, which may authorize the said transfer to be made. A fee of $5 shall be charged for all transfers of licenses as provided for in this chapter; provided, however, that no transfer shall be made of any license issued under this chapter except upon approval by the State Alcohol Board of Control of such transfer where said Board has control of same under the provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. Any transfer or renewal of any license after the effective date of this chapter shall be governed by all fees set out above. All other terms of this chapter shall become effective immediately with the effective date of this chapter.
(E) All retail liquor dispenser, retail drink dispenser of distilled spirits or wine, or malt liquor or beverage dispenser licenses granted under this chapter shall be upon the express condition that said licensee shall not allow any improper, lewd, riotous, or disorderly conduct in such place, or conduct a disorderly house, and shall not sell or permit the sale of any alcoholic beverages not authorized under the terms of this chapter or otherwise permitted by law, on his or her premises, or in connection with this business or otherwise. For any violation of any of the above conditions, said license may be revoked by the City Council, and said regulations may be modified from time to time as said Council deems necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(F) The room in which said beverages are sold shall be so arranged, either with transparent glass windows or doors, so that the whole of said room may be in view from the street or public thoroughfare, or passageway, and no blinds, screens, or other obstructions shall be arranged so as to prevent such view from the street, highway, or public passway.
(2010 Code, § 114.04) Penalty, see § 112.99