(A) Pursuant to the authority of KRS 244.290 and KRS 244.480 the times and hours during which distilled spirits and wine and malt beverages may be sold at retail in the city are hereby established to be the hours after 6:00 a.m. and before 2:30 a.m. prevailing time, on any day except Sunday and the hours after 11:00 a.m. and before 2:30 a.m., prevailing time, on any Sunday except that no distilled spirits or wine and malt beverages shall be sold at retail in the city during the hours the polls are open in the city on any election day and may be sold on Sunday, March 17, 2019 in the city after 6:00 a.m.
(B) During the hours before 6:00 a.m. and after 2:30 a.m. prevailing time, on any day except any Sunday other than March 17, 2019 and the hours after 2:30 a.m. and before 11:00 a.m., prevailing time, on any Sunday other than March 17, 2019 and the hours when any polls are open in the city on any election day, no person who has a valid city license for the sale of distilled spirits or wine or malt beverages at retail shall cause, permit, or engage in any of the actions, business, or transactions authorized and permitted thereby.
(1) During those times, all persons who have such city licenses shall cause the licensed premises to be closed and vacated by all persons except the applicant and those persons identified on the application for the city licenses or any supplements thereto as officers, agents, or employees of the person to whom the city license was issued and all other persons shall vacate the licensed premises and remove themselves therefrom during those times.
(2) Any person upon the premises who purchased any alcoholic beverages by the drink from the licensee within 30 minutes prior to any such times may remain upon the premises for a period not to exceed 30 minutes thereafter for the sole purpose of the consumption of the drink purchased.
(3) If a separate department of the licensed premises is maintained in a manner previously approved in writing by the City Alcohol Beverage Control Administrator as being capable of being locked, closed off, and separated from the remainder of the licensed premises and all distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages and all fixtures and apparatus connected with the acts of business and transactions authorized by the state licenses and city licenses for the retail sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages from the premises as located within the approved department and the approved department is continuously kept locked, physically separated, and closed off from the remainder of the licensed premises during those times, then the remainder of the licensed premises may remain open and any lawful activity conducted thereon during those times.
(Ord. l-7-84, passed - -84; Am. Ord. 199(6-11-03), passed 6-11-03; Am. Ord. 340(3-13-19), passed 3-13-19) Penalty, see § 111.99