(A) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to pay a fine for each offense of no more than five hundred dollars ($500), or sentenced to imprisonment for no more than thirty (30) days, or any combination of such fines and imprisonment.
(B) Any person who violates the distillers license fee provision of § 40.20 shall be, upon conviction and in accordance with KRS 243.990(2), guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or sentenced to imprisonment for no more than ninety (90) days, or both, for the first offense. For the second offense, the person shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than two hundred ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or sentenced to imprisonment for no more than twelve (12) months, or both. On the third and each subsequent offense, the person shall be guilty of a Class D felony and sentenced to pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
(C) Any person who violates any provision of § 40.20 other than as discussed in division (B) above, or any provision of §§ 40.21 through 40.26, 40.40 through 40.42, or 40.45(A), upon conviction and in accordance with KRS 243.990(1) and 244.990(1), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or be imprisoned for no more than ninety (90) days, or both, for the first offense. On the second and each subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned for no more than twelve (12) months, or both.
(D) Any person who violates any provision of § 40.43, upon conviction and in accordance with KRS 244.990(5), shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(E) Any person who violates any provision of § 40.45(B) shall, upon conviction and in accordance with KRS 244.990(5) and (6), be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred ($100) for misrepresentation of age. For use of a false, fraudulent, or altered identification card, paper, or other document to purchase, attempt to purchase, or otherwise obtain any alcoholic beverage, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 1-5-15)