§ 3-50. Revocation or suspension.

(a)

The board of aldermen may suspend or revoke any license issued under this Code for any one or more of the following violations by the licensee or his/her employee(s):

(1)

Failure to prevent or suppress any violent quarrel, disorder, brawl, fight or other improper or unlawful conduct of any person who is upon the licensed premises;

(2)

Failure to immediately report to the proper law enforcement authorities an illegal or violent act that has been committed on or about the licensed premises when the licensee or his/her employee knew or should have known that said act occurred upon the licensed premises;

(3)

Failure to cooperate fully with law enforcement authorities during the course of an investigation into an illegal or violent act that was committed on or about the licensed premises;

(4)

Permitting the performance of acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sex acts which are prohibited by law;

(5)

Permitting upon the licensed premises the display of any portion of the areola of a female breast or permitting a failure to cover the entire areola and entire front of a female breast with opaque clothing;

(6)

Permitting upon the licensed premises the actual or simulated touching, caressing or fondling of the breast, buttocks, anus or genitals of a person;

(7)

Permitting upon the licensed premises the actual or simulated display of the anus, vulva, genital or pubic hair or permitting a failure to cover pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals with opaque clothing;

(8)

Permitting any person to remain on the licensed premises after that person has exposed to public view any portion of his/her genitals or anus or has failed at any time to have and keep opaque clothing over all parts of his/her genitals and anus;

(9)

Permitting upon the licensed premises the display of films, video programs or pictures depicting acts which are prohibited by this chapter or are offenses involving indecency and obscenity as set forth in this Code, as amended;

(10)

Failure to continuously operate the licensed place of business during the term of such license;

(11)

Failure to obtain a license from the state supervisor of liquor control;

(12)

Making a false affidavit in an application for a license; or

(13)

Any violation of the provisions of this Code, including those provisions of this Code relating to the issuance of licenses, or the State laws and regulations governing the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink.

(b)

No license shall be revoked or suspended until notice in writing is given and a hearing held by the Board of Aldermen to determine whether or not such license should be revoked. The hearing shall be held not less than ten days nor more than 30 days after such licensee is notified.

(Ord. No. 16-19, § 1, 6-13-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 16-19, § 1, adopted June 13, 2016, repealed the former § 3-50 and enacted a new § 3-50 as set out herein. The former § 3-50 pertained to revocation and derived from Code 1973, § 3-38.