A. Purpose: It is declared to be the policy of this chapter that all establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold shall be licensed and controlled so as to protect the public health, safety, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county outside the boundaries of any unincorporated city or town therein, and it is made the duty of the liquor board of the county to investigate into the qualifications of each applicant for licenses as required under this chapter before any such license is issued, to the end that licenses shall not be issued to unqualified or disqualified persons or to unsuitable persons or for prohibited places or locations.
B. Unqualified Persons: To better define the policy of this chapter, the following persons are declared to be unqualified or unsatisfactory to hold any liquor license under the provisions of this chapter:
1. A person who has been convicted within the past five (5) years:
a. Of a felony or any crime which under the laws of this state would amount to a felony, excluding any felony conviction for possession of marijuana;
b. In this state, or elsewhere, of any crime of which fraud or intent to defraud was an element;
c. Of larceny in any degree;
d. Of buying or receiving stolen property;
e. Of unlawfully possessing or distributing controlled substances per the Nevada Revised Statutes;
f. Of illegally using, carrying or possessing a pistol or other dangerous weapon;
2. A person under the age of twenty one (21) years;
3. A person who does not possess a good moral character;
4. A person who, the liquor board determines, is not a suitable person to receive a license under the provisions of this chapter, having due consideration for the proper protection of the public health, safety, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county.
C. Applicability: The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any event, including, without limitation, an event at which the payment of any fee, cost of admission, hosting fee, purchase of a promotional item or raffle ticket, or the purchase of personal or real property, entitles a person to consume alcohol at any other location other than the place of a fixed or permanent place of business, whether or not any such person actually consumes alcohol.
D. Definitions: As used in this chapter:
BEER: | Any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops or any other similar product, or any combination thereof, in water. Any liquid containing beer in combination with any other liquor shall not be construed to be beer. |
LIQUOR: | Beer, wine, gin, whiskey, cordials, ethyl alcohol or rum, and every liquid containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is used for beverage purposes. |
Any liquid containing beer or wine in combination with any other liquor shall not be construed to be beer or wine. | |
LIQUOR BOARD: | The county liquor board consisting of the board of county commissioners and the director of planning and building. |
ORIGINAL PACKAGE: | Any container or receptacle used for holding liquor, which container or receptacle is sealed. |
PERSON: | Any individual, firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, organization, joint venture, social club, estate, trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, cooperative assignee, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, or the manager, agent, officer or employee of any of them. |
RETAIL LIQUOR STORE: | An establishment where beers, wines and liquors, in original packages or by the drink, are sold to a consumer. |
SALE OR TO SELL: | Means and includes any of the following: |
A. To exchange, barter, possess or traffic in; | |
B. To solicit or receive an order for; | |
C. To keep or expose for sale; | |
D. To serve with meals; | |
E. To deliver for value or in any way other than gratuitously; | |
F. To peddle; | |
G. To possess with intent to sell; | |
H. To transfer to anyone for sale or resale; | |
I. To possess or transport in contravention of this chapter; | |
J. To traffic in for any consideration, promised or obtained directly or indirectly; or | |
K. To procure or allow to be procured for any reason. | |
WINE: | Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural content of fruits or other agricultural products containing sugar. (Ord. 338, 2020: Ord. 50, 1972) |