Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(A) If for a violation of any statutory provision relating to alcoholic beverage control, licensing, prohibition, restrictions, or regulations incorporated in this chapter, the penalty shall be the same as provided by the statute.
(B) If for a violation of any provision of this chapter by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(C) If a restaurant licensee holding a special retail drink license or a special Sunday retail drink license fails to file the quarterly report required under § 62.004(B)(2)(e) above, or files a false or fraudulent report concerning the licensee's gross receipts, the licensee shall immediately forfeit the license and there shall be no abatement or refund of the yearly license fee.
(D) If a restaurant licensee is deemed ineligible for a special retail drink license or a special Sunday retail drink license based upon the quarterly report required under § 62.004(B)(2)(e) above, the licensee shall immediately forfeit said license(s) and there shall be no abatement or refund of the yearly license fee.
(Ord. - -, passed 10-19-78; Am. Ord. 88-08001, passed 8-18-88)
(E) (1) If the owner, operator, licensee, lessor, lessee, manager, employee, or any other person participating in the operation of a commercial establishment located within the city at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale for consumption on the premises shall be convicted of violating § 62.005, then the City Council shall revoke the city license(s) for the establishment after giving a reasonable notice thereof to the holder of the license and affording the holder an opportunity to be heard as to why the revocation should not be issued.
(2) In addition to the penalty stated in subsection (E)(1), any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Ord. 98-11-05(A), passed 11-5-98; Am. Ord. 06-05-03, passed 6-5-03; Am. Ord. 2013-12-05, passed 12-5-13)