Chapter 5.15
BEVERAGES

Sections:

Article I. General Provisions

5.15.01    Definitions.

5.15.02    Restriction on location.

5.15.03    Minors on premises.

5.15.04    Consumption on public property.

5.15.05    Public sale – Consumption.

5.15.06    Open container.

5.15.07    Consumption while driving.

5.15.08    Identification card.

5.15.09    Underage purchaser.

Article II. Enhanced Cereal Malt Beverages

5.15.10    Definition.

5.15.11    License issued by city.

5.15.12    License required of retailer.

5.15.13    Application.

5.15.14    License application procedures.

5.15.15    License granted – Denied.

5.15.16    License to be posted.

5.15.17    License, disqualification.

5.15.18    Restriction upon location.

5.15.19    License fee.

5.15.20    Suspension of license.

5.15.21    License suspension/revocation by governing body.

5.15.22    License suspension/revocation – Appeal.

5.15.23    Change of location.

5.15.24    Wholesalers and/or distributors.

5.15.25    Business regulations.

5.15.26    Prohibited conduct on premises.

5.15.26A    Sanitary conditions required.

Article III. Alcoholic Liquor

5.15.27    State license required.

5.15.28    Occupational tax.

5.15.29    Posting of receipt.

5.15.30    Hours of sale.

5.15.31    Business regulations.

5.15.32    Restrictions on location.

Article IV. Private Clubs

5.15.33    License required.

5.15.34    License fee.

5.15.35    Business regulations.

Article I. General Provisions

5.15.01 Definitions.

Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different intention, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings indicated in this section:

“Alcohol” means the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol but does not include denatured alcohol or wood alcohol.

“Alcoholic liquor” means alcohol, spirits, wine, beer and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being, but shall not include any cereal malt beverage.

“Cereal malt beverage” means any fermented but undistilled liquor brewed or made from malt or from a mixture of malt or malt substitute, but does not include any such liquor which is more than 3.2 percent alcohol by weight.

“Class A club” means a premises which is owned or leased by a corporation, partnership, business trust or association and which is operated thereby as a bona fide nonprofit social, fraternal or war veterans’ club, as determined by the state of Kansas, for the exclusive use of the corporate stockholders, partners, trust beneficiaries or associates (hereinafter referred to as members), and their families and guests accompanying them.

“Class B club” means a premises operated for profit by a corporation, partnership or individual, to which members of such club may resort for the consumption of food or alcoholic beverages and for entertainment.

“Club” means a Class A or Class B club.

“General retailer” means a person who has a license to sell cereal malt beverages at retail.

“Limited retailer” means a person who has a license to sell cereal malt beverages at retail only in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises.

“Place of business” means any place at which cereal malt beverages or alcoholic beverages or both are sold.

“Wholesaler” or “distributor” means any individuals, firms, copartnerships, corporations and associations which sell or offer for sale any beverage referred to in this chapter to persons, copartnerships, corporations and associations authorized by this chapter to sell cereal malt beverages at retail. (Code 1996 § 3-101)

5.15.02 Restriction on location.

(a) No alcoholic liquor shall be sold or served by a person holding a license from the city whose place of business is located within 200 feet of any church, school, nursing home, library or hospital, said distance to be measured from the nearest portion of building occupied by premises of such church, school, nursing home, library or hospital, to the nearest portion of the building occupied by the premises.

(b) The distance location of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a club, when the license applicant petitions for and receives a waiver of the distance limitation from the governing body. The governing body shall grant such a waiver only following public notice and hearing and a finding by the governing body that the proximity of the establishment is not adverse to the public welfare or safety.

(c) No license or permit shall be issued for the sale of alcoholic liquor if the building or use does not meet the zoning ordinance requirements of the city or conflicts with other city laws, including building and health codes. (Code 1996 § 3-102)

5.15.03 Minors on premises.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to remain on any premises where the sale of alcoholic liquor is licensed for on-premises consumption.

(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator, person in charge or licensee of any premises licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor to permit any person under the age of 21 years to remain on the premises.

(c) This section shall not apply if the person under the age of 21 years is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or if the licensed or permitted premises derives not more than 30 percent of its gross receipts in each calendar year from the sale of alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption. (Code 1996 § 3-103)

5.15.04 Consumption on public property.

No person shall drink or consume any alcoholic liquor on city owned public property. (KSA. Supp. 41-719. Code 1996 § 3-104)

5.15.05 Public sale – Consumption.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, serve or dispense any cereal malt beverage or alcoholic beverage in any public place not licensed to sell, serve or dispense such beverage at such public place within or under the jurisdiction of the city.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or consume any cereal malt beverage or alcoholic beverage in any public place not licensed to sell and serve such beverage for public consumption at such public place within or under the jurisdiction of the city.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “public place” shall include upon any street, public thoroughfare, public parking lot or any privately owned parking area made available to the public generally, within any parked or driven motor vehicle situated in any of the aforesaid places or upon any property owned by the state or any governmental subdivision thereof unless such property is leased to others under K.S.A. 12-1740 et seq. if the property is being used for hotel or motel purposes or purposes incidental thereto or is owned or operated by an airport authority created pursuant to Kansas Statutes Annotated, Chapter 27. (K.S.A. 41-719; Ord. 633 § 1. Code 1996 § 3-105)

5.15.06 Open container.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transport in any vehicle upon a highway or street any cereal malt beverage or alcoholic beverage unless such beverage is:

(1) In the original, unopened package or container, the seal of which has not been broken and from which the original cap or cork or other means of closure has not been removed;

(2) In the locked, rear trunk or rear compartment or any locked outside compartment which is not accessible to any person in the vehicle while it is in motion; or

(3) In the exclusive possession of a passenger in a vehicle which is a recreational vehicle as defined by K.S.A. 75-1212 or a bus as defined by K.S.A. 8-1406, who is not in the driving compartment of such vehicle or who is in a portion of such vehicle from which the driver is not directly accessible.

(b) As used in this section highway and street have meanings provided by K.S.A. 8-1424 and 8-1473 and amendments thereto. (K.S.A. 41-804, 41-2719; Ord. 633 § 1. Code 1996 § 3-106)

5.15.07 Consumption while driving.

It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any cereal malt beverage or alcoholic beverage while operating any vehicle upon any street or highway. (K.S.A. 41-719, 41-2720. Code 1996 § 3-107)

5.15.08 Identification card.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in possession, any fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card for purposes relating to the sale, purchase or consumption of either cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor.

(2) Display or represent any identification card not issued to such person as being his or her card for purposes relating to the sale, purchase or consumption of either cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor.

(3) Permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to a person for purposes relating to the sale, purchase or consumption of either cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor.

(4) Photograph, photostat, duplicate or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card or display or have in possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction or facsimile for purposes relating to the sale, purchase or consumption of either cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to lend any identification card to or knowingly permit the use of any identification card by any person under 21 years of age for use in the sale, purchase or consumption of any alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage. (Code 1996 § 3-108)

5.15.09 Underage purchaser.

It shall be unlawful for any person under 21 years of age to purchase or attempt to purchase any cereal malt beverage or alcoholic liquor. (K.S.A. Supp. 41-727; Ord. 624 § 1. Code 1996 § 3-109)

Article II. Enhanced Cereal Malt Beverages

Prior legislation: Code 1996 §§ 3-201 – 3-216; C.O. No. 2; Ord. 845.

5.15.10 Definition.

“Enhanced cereal malt beverage” means cereal malt beverage as that term is defined in K.S.A. 41-2701, and amendments thereto, and such term shall include beer containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume when such beer is sold by a retailer licensed under the Kansas Cereal Malt Beverage Act. (Ord. 936 § 1)

5.15.11 License issued by city.

The cereal malt beverage license issued by the City of Baxter Springs, Kansas, pursuant to this article, authorizes the sale of enhanced cereal malt beverage as defined in BSMC 5.15.10 by those retailers in compliance with this article and other laws and regulations that may apply. (Ord. 936 § 2)

5.15.12 License required of retailer.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any enhanced cereal malt beverage at retail without a license for each place of business where enhanced cereal malt beverages are to be sold at retail.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, having a license to sell enhanced cereal malt beverages at retail only in the original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises, to sell any enhanced cereal malt beverage in any other manner. (Ord. 936 § 3)

5.15.13 Application.

Any person desiring a license shall make an application to the governing body of the city and accompany the application by the required license fee for each place of business for which the person desires the license. The application shall be verified, and upon a form prepared by the Attorney General of the state of Kansas, and shall contain:

(a) The name and residence of the applicant and how long he or she has resided within the state of Kansas;

(b) The particular place for which a license is desired;

(c) The name of the owner of the premises upon which the place of business is located;

(d) The names and addresses of all persons who hold any financial interest in the particular place of business for which a license is desired;

(e) A statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and not less than 21 years of age and that he or she has not within two years immediately preceding the date of making application been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or been adjudged guilty of drunkenness, or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the violation of any other intoxicating liquor law of any state or of the United States;

(f) Each application for a general retailer’s license shall be accompanied by a certificate from the city health officer certifying that he or she has inspected the premises to be licensed;

(g) Each application for a general retailer’s license must be accompanied by a certificate from the city fire chief certifying that he or she has inspected the premises to be licensed;

The application shall be accompanied by a statement, signed by the applicant, authorizing any governmental agency to provide the city with any information pertinent to the application. One copy of such application shall immediately be transmitted to the chief of police of the city for investigation of the applicant. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to investigate such applicant to determine whether he or she is qualified as a licensee under the provisions of this chapter. The chief shall report to the city clerk not later than five working days subsequent to the receipt of such application. The application shall be scheduled for consideration by the governing body at the earliest meeting consistent with current notification requirements. (Ord. 936 § 4)

5.15.14 License application procedures.

(a) All applications for a new and renewed enhanced cereal malt beverage license shall be submitted to the city clerk 10 days in advance of the governing body meeting at which they will be considered.

(b) The city clerk’s office shall notify the applicant of an existing license 30 days in advance of its expiration.

(c) The clerk’s office shall provide copies of all applications to the police department, to the fire department, and to the city-county health department, when they are received. The police department will run a record check on all applicants and the fire department and health department will inspect the premises. The departments will then recommend approval, or disapproval, of applications within five working days of the department’s receipt of the application.

(d) The governing body will not consider any application for a new or renewed license that has not been submitted 10 days in advance and been reviewed by the above city departments.

(e) An applicant who has not had an enhanced cereal malt beverage license in the city shall attend the governing body meeting when the application for a new license will be considered. (Ord. 936 § 5)

5.15.15 License granted – Denied.

(a) The journal of the governing body shall show the action taken on the application.

(b) If the license is granted, the city clerk shall issue the license which shall show the name of the licensee and the year for which issued.

(c) No license shall be transferred to another licensee.

(d) If the license shall be denied, the license fee shall be immediately returned to the person who has made application. (Ord. 936 § 6)

5.15.16 License to be posted.

Each license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business for which the license is issued. (Ord. 936 § 7)

5.15.17 License, disqualification.

No license shall be issued to:

(a) A person who has not been a resident in good faith of the state of Kansas for at least one year immediately preceding application and a resident of Cherokee County for at least six months prior to filing of such application.

(b) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.

(c) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides.

(d) A person who, within two years immediately preceding the date of making application, has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or has been adjudged guilty of drunkenness or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the violation of any other intoxicating liquor law of any state or of the United States.

(e) A partnership, unless all the members of the partnership shall otherwise be qualified to obtain a license.

(f) A corporation if any manager, officer or director thereof or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock of such corporation would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than nonresidence within the city or county.

(g) A corporation, if any manager, officer or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock of such corporation, has been an officer, manager or director, or a stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock, of a corporation which: (1) has had a retailer’s license revoked under K.S.A. 41-2708 and amendments thereto; or (2) has been convicted of a violation of the drinking establishment act or the cereal malt beverage laws of this state.

(h) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless such manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.

(i) A person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a retailer’s license for any reason other than citizenship, retailer residency requirements or age, except that this subsection (i) shall not apply in determining eligibility for a renewal license. (Ord. 936 § 8)

5.15.18 Restriction upon location.

(a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any enhanced cereal malt beverage on premises which are located in areas not zoned for such purpose.

(b) It shall be unlawful to sell or dispense at retail any enhanced cereal malt beverage at any place within the city limits that is within a 200-foot radius of any church, school or library.

(c) Provisions shall not apply to any establishment holding a private club license issued by the state of Kansas.

(d) The distance limitation of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to any establishment holding an enhanced cereal malt beverage license issued by the city when the licensee has petitioned for and received a waiver of the distance limitation. The governing body shall grant such a waiver only following public notice and hearing. (Ord. 936 § 9)

5.15.19 License fee.

The rules and regulations regarding license fees shall be as follows:

(a) General retailer: for each place of business selling enhanced cereal malt beverages at retail, $200.00 per calendar year.

(b) Limited retailer: for each place of business selling only at retail enhanced cereal malt beverages in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises, $50.00 per calendar year.

Full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of the year in which the application is made, and the licensee shall only be authorized to operate under the license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the license is issued. (Ord. 936 § 10)

5.15.20 Suspension of license.

The chief of police, upon five days’ written notice, shall have the authority to suspend such license for a period not to exceed 30 days for any violation of the provisions of this article or other laws pertaining to enhanced cereal malt beverages, which violation does not in his or her judgment justify a recommendation of revocation. The licensee may appeal such order of suspension to the governing body within seven days from the date of such order. (Ord. 936 § 11)

5.15.21 License suspension/revocation by governing body.

The governing body of the city, upon five days’ written notice, to a person holding a license to sell enhanced cereal malt beverages shall permanently revoke or cause to be suspended for a period of not more than 30 days such license for any of the following reasons:

(a) If a licensee has fraudulently obtained the license by giving false information in the application therefor;

(b) If the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this article or has become ineligible to obtain a license under this article;

(c) Drunkenness of a person holding such license, drunkenness of a licensee’s manager or employee while on duty and while on the premises for which the license is issued, or for a licensee, his or her manager or employee permitting any intoxicated person to remain in such place selling enhanced cereal malt beverages;

(d) The sale of enhanced cereal malt beverages to any person under 21 years of age;

(e) For permitting any gambling in or upon any premises licensed;

(f) For permitting any person to mix drinks with materials purchased in any premises licensed or brought into the premises for this purpose;

(g) For the employment of any person under the age established by the state of Kansas for employment involving dispensing enhanced cereal malt beverages;

(h) For the employment of persons adjudged guilty of a felony or of a violation of any law relating to intoxicating liquor;

(i) For the sale or possession of, or for permitting the use or consumption of, alcoholic liquor within or upon any premises licensed;

(j) The nonpayment of any license fees;

(k) If the licensee has become ineligible to obtain a license;

(l) The provisions of subsections (f) and (i) of this section shall not apply if such place of business is also currently licensed as a private club. (Ord. 936 § 12)

5.15.22 License suspension/revocation – Appeal.

The licensee, within 20 days after the order of the governing body revoking any license, may appeal to the district court of Cherokee County and the district court shall proceed to hear such appeal as though such court had original jurisdiction in the matter. Any appeal taken shall not suspend the order of revocation of the license of any licensee, nor shall any new license be issued to such person or any person acting for or on his or her behalf for a period of six months thereafter. (Ord. 936 § 13)

5.15.23 Change of location.

If a licensee desires to change the location of his or her place of business, he or she shall make an application to the governing body showing the same information relating to the proposed location as in the case of an original application. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of 50 percent of the license fee set out in BSMC 5.15.19. If the application is in proper form and the location is not in a prohibited zone and all other requirements relating to such place of business are met, a new license shall be issued for the new location for the balance of the year for which a current license is held by the licensee. (Ord. 936 § 14)

5.15.24 Wholesalers and/or distributors.

It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler and/or distributor, his, her or its agents or employees to sell and/or deliver enhanced cereal malt beverages within the city to persons authorized to sell the same within this city unless such wholesaler and/or distributor has first secured a license from the Director of Revenue, State Commission of Revenue and Taxation of the state of Kansas authorizing such sales. (Ord. 936 § 15)

5.15.25 Business regulations.

It shall be the duty of every licensee to observe the following regulations:

(a) The place of business licensed and operating shall at all times have a front and rear exit unlocked when open for business.

(b) The premises and all equipment used in connection with such business shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and shall at all times be open to the inspection of the police and health officers of the city, county and state.

(c) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, no enhanced cereal malt beverages may be sold or dispensed: (1) between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.; (2) in the original package before 12:00 noon or after 8:00 p.m. on Sunday; (3) on Easter Sunday; or (4) for consumption on the licensed premises on Sunday, except in a place of business which is licensed to sell enhanced cereal malt beverage for consumption on the premises, which derives not less than 30 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the licensed premises.

(d) Enhanced cereal malt beverages may be sold at any time alcoholic liquor is allowed by law to be served on premises which are licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2601 et seq. and amendments thereto, and licensed as a club by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

(e) The place of business shall be open to the public and to the police at all times during business hours, except that premises licensed as a club under a license issued by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be open to the police and not to the public.

(f) It shall be unlawful for any licensee or agent or employee of the licensee to become intoxicated in the place of business for which such license has been issued.

(g) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall permit any intoxicated person to remain in the place of business for which such license has been issued.

(h) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall sell or permit the sale of enhanced cereal malt beverage to any person under 21 years of age.

(i) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall permit any gambling in the place of business for which such license has been issued.

(j) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall permit any person to mix alcoholic drinks with materials purchased in said place of business or brought in for such purpose.

(k) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall employ any person under 18 years of age in dispensing enhanced cereal malt beverages. No licensee shall employ any person who has been judged guilty of a felony. (Ord. 936 § 16)

5.15.26 Prohibited conduct on premises.

The following conduct by an enhanced cereal malt beverage licensee, manager or employee of any licensed enhanced cereal malt beverage establishment is deemed contrary to public welfare and is prohibited:

(a) Remaining or permitting any person to remain in or upon the premises who exposes to view any portion of the female breasts below the top of the areola or any portion of male’s/female’s pubic hair, anus, buttocks or genitals;

(b) Permitting any employee on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, vulva or genitals of any other employee or any patron;

(c) Encouraging or permitting any patron on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, vulva, or genitals of any employee;

(d) Performing or permitting any person to perform on the licensed premises acts of or acts which simulate:

(1) Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, or any other sexual act which is prohibited by law; or

(2) Touching, caressing or fondling such person’s breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals.

(e) Using or permitting any person to use on the licensed premises any artificial devices or inanimate objects to depict any of the acts prohibited by subsection (d) of this section.

(f) Showing or permitting any person to show on the licensed premises any motion picture, film, photograph, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproduction depicting:

(1) Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, or any sexual act which is prohibited by law;

(2) The touching, caressing or fondling of the buttocks, anus, genitals or the female breasts;

(3) Scenes in which a person displays the buttocks, anus, genitals or the female breasts.

(g) The term “premises” means the premises licensed by the city as an enhanced cereal malt beverage establishment and such other areas, under the control of the licensee or his or her employee or employees, that are in such close proximity to the licensed premises that activities and conduct of persons within such other areas may be viewed by persons on or within the licensed premises. (Ord. 936 § 17)

5.15.26A Sanitary conditions required.

All parts of the licensed premises including furnishings and equipment shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition, free from flies, rodents and vermin at all times. The licensed premises shall have at least one restroom for each sex easily accessible at all times to its patrons and employees. The restroom shall be equipped with at least one lavatory with hot and cold running water, be well lighted, and be furnished at all times with paper towels or other mechanical means of drying hands and face. Each restroom shall be provided with adequate toilet facilities which shall be of sanitary design and readily cleanable. The doors of all toilet rooms shall be self-closing and toilet paper at all times shall be provided. Easily cleanable receptacles shall be provided for waste material and such receptacles in toilet rooms for women shall be covered. The restrooms shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition and free of offensive odors and shall be at all times subject to inspection by the city health officer or designee. (Ord. 936 § 18)

Article III. Alcoholic Liquor

5.15.27 State license required.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep for sale, offer for sale, or expose for sale or sell any alcoholic liquor as defined by the Kansas Liquor Control Act without first having obtained a state license to do so.

(b) The holder of a license for the retail sale in the city of alcoholic liquors by the package issued by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall present such license to the city clerk when applying to pay the occupation tax levied in BSMC 5.15.28 and the tax shall be received and a receipt shall be issued for the period covered by the state license. (Code 1996 § 3-301)

5.15.28 Occupational tax.

There is hereby levied an annual occupation tax of $300.00 on any person holding a license issued by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the retail sale within the city of alcoholic liquors for consumption off the premises. Such tax shall be paid by the retailer to the city clerk before business is begun under an original state license and shall be paid annually by January 1st of each year. (Code 1996 § 3-302)

5.15.29 Posting of receipt.

Every licensee under this article shall cause the city alcoholic liquor retailer’s occupation tax receipt to be placed in plain view, next to or below the state license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. (Code 1996 § 3-303)

5.15.30 Hours of sale.

(a) No person shall sell at retail any alcoholic liquor:

(1) On the day of any national, state, county or city election, including primary elections, during the hours the polls are open within the political area in which such election is being held;

(2) On Decoration Day or Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day;

(3) Before 9:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. on any day when the sale thereof is permitted.

(b) Pursuant to 2005 Kansas Session Laws, Chapter 201, the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor in the original package is allowed within the city on any Sunday, except Easter and Christmas, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. (K.S.A. 41-712; Ord. 845 § 2. Code 1996 § 3-304)

5.15.31 Business regulations.

It shall be unlawful for a retailer of alcoholic liquor to:

(a) Permit any person to mix drinks in or on the licensed premises;

(b) Employ any person under the age of 21 years in connection with the operation of the retail establishment;

(c) Employ any person in connection with the operation of the retail establishment who has been adjudged guilty of a felony;

(d) Furnish any entertainment in his or her premises or permit any pinball machine or game of skill or chance to be located in or on the premises;

(e) Have in his or her possession for sale at retail any bottles, cask, or other containers containing alcoholic liquor, except in the original package; or

(f) Sell, give away, dispose of, exchange or deliver, or permit the sale, gift or procuring of any alcoholic liquor to or for any person under 21 years of age. (Code 1996 § 3-305)

5.15.32 Restrictions on location.

No person shall knowingly or unknowingly sell, give away, furnish, dispose of, procure, exchange or deliver, or permit the selling, giving away, furnishing, disposing of, procuring, exchanging or delivering of any alcoholic beverage in any building, structure or premises, for consumption in such building or upon such premises if such consumption is within 200 feet from the nearest point of any structure of any existing hospital, school, church, library or nursing home. (K.S.A. 41-710. Code 1996 § 3-306)

Article IV. Private Clubs

5.15.33 License required.

It shall be unlawful for any person granted a private club license by the state of Kansas to sell or serve any alcoholic liquor authorized by such license within the city without first obtaining a local license from the city clerk. (Code 1996 § 3-401)

5.15.34 License fee.

(a) There is hereby levied an annual license fee on each private club located in the city which has a private club license issued by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which fee shall be paid before business is begun under an original state license and within five days after any renewal of a state license. The city license fee for a Class A club shall be $250.00 and the city license fee for a Class B club shall be $250.00.

(b) All applications for new or renewal city licenses shall be submitted to the city clerk. Upon presentation of a state license, payment of the city license fee and the license application, the city clerk shall issue a city license for the period covered by the state license, if there are no conflicts with any zoning or alcoholic beverage ordinances of the city.

(c) The license period shall extend for the period covered by the state license. No license fee shall be refunded for any reason.

(d) Every licensee shall cause the city club license to be placed in plain view next to or below the state license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. (Code 1996 § 3-402)

5.15.35 Business regulations.

(a) No club licensed hereunder shall allow the serving, mixing or consumption of alcoholic liquor on its premises between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on any day other than Sunday, and between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.

(b) Cereal malt beverages may be sold on premises licensed for the retail sale of cereal malt beverages for on-premises consumption at any time when alcoholic liquor is allowed by law to be served on the premises.

(c) No club membership shall be sold to any person under 21 years of age, nor shall alcoholic beverages or cereal malt beverages be given, sold or traded to any person under 21 years of age. (Ord. 523 § 1. Code 1996 § 3-403)