(A) No premises for which there has been granted an alcoholic beverage license referenced within this chapter or within KRS Chapter 243 shall remain open for any purpose between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday. No premises for which there has been granted an alcoholic beverage license referenced within this chapter or within KRS Chapter 243 shall remain open for any purpose on Sunday except between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. when the licensees are authorized to operate in accordance with their licenses.
(B) For the purposes of this section, the phrase "No premises for which there has been granted an alcoholic beverage license referenced within this chapter or within KRS Chapter 243 shall remain open" shall mean no alcohol beverage containers open or closed shall remain within the area available for customers, and doors to the premises closed and locked, and parking lot cleared of all customers. The hours defined in this section for prohibited use or sale of alcoholic beverages are applicable to owners, agents, and employees of the premise, as well as customers. However, if a licensee provides a separate department within the licensed premises capable of being locked and closed off, within which is kept all stocks of malt beverages, distilled spirits, and wine, and all fixtures and apparatus connected with the alcohol business, and said department is kept locked during the times mentioned above, the licensee shall be deemed to have complied with this section.
(Ord. 2013-12, passed 11-12-2013; Am. Ord. 2016-01, passed 6-14-2016)