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City of Excelsior Springs, MO Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 600 Art I General Regulations
§ 600.050 through Section 600.055. (Reserved)
§ 600.060 Petition for Consumption on Premises.
§ 600.065 Authority of Liquor Control Officer.
§ 600.070 Liquor Control Officer.
§ 600.080 Application for License and Renewal.
§ 600.090 Approval of Application Based Upon Certain Conditions.
§ 600.095 Burden of Proof on Violator Concerning Manufacturer-Sealed Container.
§ 600.100 Purchase or Possession by Minor, Constructive Possession by Minor — an Ordinance Violation.
§ 600.105 Sales to Minor — Exceptions.
§ 600.110 Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs by Any Minor at Open House Parties Prohibited.
§ 600.120 Miscellaneous Offenses.
§ 600.160 Transfer to Different Location — Application Required.
§ 600.170 Annexed Businesses.
Ch 600 Art II Penalty Provisions
§ 600.180 General Penalty — Continuing Violations.
§ 600.190 Violations Not Otherwise Defined — Penalties.
Section 600.050 through Section 600.055. (Reserved)
Section 600.060 Petition for Consumption on Premises.
Section 600.065 Authority of Liquor Control Officer.
Section 600.070 Liquor Control Officer.
Section 600.080 Application for License and Renewal.
Section 600.090 Approval of Application Based Upon Certain Conditions.
Section 600.095 Burden of Proof on Violator Concerning Manufacturer-Sealed Container.
Section 600.100 Purchase or Possession by Minor, Constructive Possession by Minor — an Ordinance Violation.
Section 600.105 Sales to Minor — Exceptions.
Section 600.110 Use of Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs by Any Minor at Open House Parties Prohibited.
Section 600.120 Miscellaneous Offenses.
Section 600.160 Transfer to Different Location — Application Required.
Section 600.170 Annexed Businesses.
Article II Penalty Provisions
Section 600.180 General Penalty — Continuing Violations.
Section 600.190 Violations Not Otherwise Defined — Penalties.
No person shall sell or offer for sale intoxicating liquor in the City of Excelsior Springs without a currently valid liquor license issued by the City. A separate liquor license shall be required for each of the categories and subcategories of liquor sales in which the licensee desires to engage as set forth herein.
[R.O. 2012 §600.090]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (D), limiting the number of locations, was repealed 9-4-2018 by Ord. No. 18-09-07.
No license issued under this Chapter shall be transferable or assignable except as herein provided. In the event of the death of the licensee, the widow or widower or the next of kin of such deceased licensee, who shall meet the other requirements of this Chapter, may make application and the Liquor Control Officer may transfer such license to permit the operation of the business of the deceased for the remainder of the period for which a license fee has been paid by the deceased. Whenever one (1) or more members of a partnership withdraws from the partnership, the Liquor Control Officer, upon being requested, shall permit the remaining partner or partners originally licensed to continue to operate for the remainder of the period for which the license fee has been paid without obtaining a new license.
In the event any licensee desires to change the location of his/her place of business in the City, it shall be necessary for him/her to file an application in the same manner as herein provided for an original application, except that no additional fee shall be charged and the amended license, describing the new location, shall be issued immediately upon the approval of the application by the Liquor Control Officer. Any change of location of the enterprise prior to issuance of such an amended license shall constitute a violation of this Section.
No license shall be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquor, as defined in this Chapter, within one hundred (100) feet of any school, church or other building regularly used as a place of religious worship, unless the applicant for the license shall first obtain the consent in writing of the Liquor Control Officer, except that when a school, church or place of worship shall hereafter be established within one hundred (100) feet of any place of business licensed to sell intoxicating liquor, the license shall not be denied for this reason. Such consent shall not be granted until at least ten (10) days' written notice has been provided to all owners of property within one hundred (100) feet of the proposed licensed premises.
For every license issued pursuant to this Chapter, the licensee shall pay to the City of Excelsior Springs a yearly fee as specified in the Schedule of Fees, Title I, Appendix A.
The City may issue a temporary permit to caterers and other persons holding licenses to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter who furnish provisions and service for use at a particular function, occasion or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises, but not including a "festival" as defined in Chapter 316, RSMo. The temporary permit shall be effective for a period not to exceed one hundred sixty-eight (168) consecutive hours, and shall authorize the service of alcoholic beverages at such function, occasion or event during the hours at which alcoholic beverages may lawfully be sold or served upon premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. For every permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the permittee shall pay to the City an amount as set out in the Schedule of Fees, Title I, Appendix A, or fraction thereof, for which the permit is issued.
Section 600.050 through Section 600.055. (Reserved) [1]
Editor's Note: Section 600.050 "Table tap dispensing of beer permitted, when"; and section 600.055 "Registration by licensees of kegs containing beer, wine or intoxicating liquor — restrictions" were removed prior to adoption of the Code. Section 600.050 derived from section 311.205, RSMo.; section 600.055 derived from R.O. 2012 §600.425 and ord. no. 02-5-5 §§1 — 8, 5-20-2002.
[R.O. 2012 §600.055; Ord. No. 80-11-3 §5-100, 12-1-1980]
It shall be unlawful for the Liquor Control Officer to grant any license for the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail to be consumed on the premises in the City until fifty-one percent (51%) of the resident property owners owning property within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet of the boundaries of the property where the applicant intends to sell such alcoholic beverages and fifty-one percent (51%) of the tenants, if any, of said property, shall sign a petition asking such license to be issued to the applicant in such block or square in the City. Said petition shall be filed in the office of the Liquor Control Officer before the application of the license is acted upon. All licenses issued contrary to the provisions of this Section shall be void. Provided, that no minor shall be counted for said petition or against said petition, and no person to whom any real estate or other property has been deeded, transferred, conveyed or donated, for the purpose of making him/her or them eligible to sign said petition shall sign such petition.
After a site or location has once been approved by the Liquor Control Officer for the sale of alcoholic beverage by the drink, and a license issued by the City for the same, it shall not be required in subsequent years that applicants for a license to sell alcoholic beverage by-the-drink at that site or location submit a petition of approval of property owners or tenants.
[R.O. 2012 §600.080; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975]
All new applications for licenses, under the provisions of this Chapter, shall be presented to the City Council by the Liquor Control Officer along with his/her recommendations. When new applications are approved by the Council, or renewals are requested by licensees, the Liquor Control Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue licenses provided by this Chapter for the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, at wholesale or retail, and may issue such licenses to applicants who have complied with the terms of this Chapter and have paid the necessary license fee. Furthermore, the Liquor Control Officer shall see that all regulations and provisions of this Chapter and other ordinances of the City and the laws of the State regulating alcoholic beverages are properly enforced. If a Liquor Control Officer has not been appointed, the City Manager shall so act.
[R.O. 2012 §600.910; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975; Ord. No. 99-12-14, 12-20-1999]
The City of Excelsior Springs appoints the Chief of Police of the City of Excelsior Springs as the Liquor Control Officer.
Filing Of An Application. Each application for an original or renewal license shall be filed with the Liquor Control Officer on a form to be provided by the City, signed and sworn to by the applicant. Each application shall be accompanied by a proper remittance reflecting the appropriate license fee made payable to the City.
Qualifications. Neither the applicant nor any officer, director or shareholder of a corporate applicant shall have been convicted of a felony or of any distribution, sale or possession of any controlled substances or dangerous drugs. The applicant shall present with the application a bona fide sale contract or option duly executed, which may be subject to the applicant obtaining a liquor license, or a bona fide lease duly executed by the lessor, or an option for a lease duly executed, subject to the applicant obtaining a liquor license, covering the property for which a liquor license is requested. If the applicant is a corporation, the petition shall set forth all of the above information with respect to the managing officer or officers, identifying such officer or officers. The application shall further state the full name of the corporation, its date of incorporation, its registered agent and registered address, the names and addresses of all shareholders of the corporation, and whether said corporation operates any other business or controls or is controlled by any other corporation or business and, if so, the application shall further state the name of such controlled or controlling corporation or business, its registered agent and registered address, and the location of all businesses operated by it and the name and address of any such businesses with a liquor license, whether within or without the City; and the application shall also state if such controlling corporation or any controlled corporation is doing business under a fictitious name, and the address where said business is located. The Liquor Control Officer also may request such additional information of an applicant as it may deem necessary for it to make a determination with respect to the issuance of a liquor license.
Upon approval of any application for a license, the Liquor Control Officer shall grant the applicant a license to conduct business in the City for a term to expire with the thirtieth (30th) day of June next succeeding the date of such license, unless such license be revoked or suspended for cause before the expiration of such time.
Applications for renewal of licenses must be filed on or before the first (1st) day of May of each calendar year. Such renewal application shall be reviewed by the Liquor Control Officer. Upon approval of the Liquor Control Officer and payment of the license fee provided herein, the Liquor Control Officer shall renew the license. In the event that any person residing or conducting businesses within two hundred (200) feet of the applicant's place of business shall file a written protest against the renewal of such license, the Liquor Control Officer shall conduct a hearing on the application for license renewal as provided in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §600.270; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975]
Application for license to manufacture or sell intoxicating liquor, under the provisions of this Chapter, shall be made to the Liquor Control Officer.
[R.O. 2012 §600.430; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975; Ord. No. 03-1-4, 1-21-2003]
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years who purchases or attempts to purchase or has in his/her possession an intoxicating liquor as defined in Section 600.010 is guilty of an ordinance violation.
For purposes of this Section, possession shall mean either: is in possession or close proximity to a container that has or recently had liquor in it or by speech, manner, appearance, behavior, lack of coordination or otherwise exhibits that he or she is under the influence of any intoxicating liquor as defined in Section 600.010.
For purposes of determining the alcoholic content of a person's blood under this Section, any Law Enforcement Officer who has the power to arrest may administer a chemical test of any person over sixteen (16) years of age and less than twenty-one (21) years of age suspected of a minor-in-possession violation.
For purposes of prosecution under this Section, a manufacture-sealed container describing that there is intoxicating liquor therein need not be opened or the contents therein tested to verify that there is intoxicating liquor in such container. The alleged violator may provide evidence that there was not intoxicating liquor in such container, but the burden of proof of such allegation is on such person, as it shall be presumed that such a sealed container describing that there is intoxicating liquor therein contains intoxicating liquor in accordance with Section 311.325, RSMo.
A minor shall not be considered in possession if it can be shown that the alcohol consumed was given for medicinal purposes by a parent, guardian, physician or dentist, or such liquor was being used in connection with religious services and the amount consumed is the minimal amount necessary for the religious service.
[Ord. No. 15-07-04 §1, 7-6-2015]
[R.O. 2012 §600.435; Ord. No. 99-12-9 §§1 — 3, 12-20-1999]
Definitions. Unless the provisions explicitly state otherwise, as used in this Chapter the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
A person seventeen (17) years of age or older.
Any alcoholic liquor as defined now and hereafter by the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Currently, "alcoholic liquor" is defined by Chapter 311.020 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
A controlled substance as defined and described now or hereafter by the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Currently, "controlled substances" are defined and described by Sections 195.005 to 195.425 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (Chapter 195).
A social gathering at a residence or premises of persons in addition to the owner or those with rights of possession or their immediate family members.
A motel room, hotel room, home, apartment, condominium, or other dwelling unit, including the curtilage of a dwelling unit, or a hall, meeting room, or other place of assembly, whether occupied as a dwelling or specifically for social functions, and whether owned, leased, rented, or used with or without compensation.
Prohibited Activities. No adult who owns, rents, leases or subleases any residence or premises shall allow an open house party to take place at the residence or premises if any alcoholic beverage or drug is possessed or consumed at the residence or premises by any minor where the adult knew or reasonably should have known that any alcoholic beverage or drug was in the possession or being consumed by a minor at the residence or premises and where the adult failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the possession or consumption of the alcoholic beverage or drug at the residence or premises.
The consumption, use or possession of a drug by a minor pursuant to a lawful prescription for such drug.
Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 13-04-01, 4-1-2013]
Where Possession — Consumption Prohibited — Exceptions.
[Ord. No. 15-04-07, 4-20-2015]
No person shall possess any open container of any alcoholic beverage or alcoholic substance nor shall any person consume or drink any alcoholic beverage or alcoholic substance, of any kind whatsoever, in or upon any public property within the City of Excelsior Springs, including but not limited to any public building, street, alley, sidewalk, public lot, park, recreational facility or public facility, except as provided for by a special use permit.
No person shall possess any open container of any alcoholic beverage or alcoholic substance, nor shall any person consume or drink any alcoholic beverage or alcoholic substance, of any kind whatsoever, upon or inside of any motor vehicle or motorized vehicle, or public transportation within the City of Excelsior Springs, including but not limited to an automobile, truck, bus, taxi, motor home, van, semi-truck, homemade motor vehicle, tractor, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), golf cart, motorcycle or motorized bicycle.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to prohibit the otherwise legal consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers on a motor bus having a rated seating capacity for ten (10) or more passengers that has been chartered and is not being utilized for conveyance of the general public, where the operation and control of such conveyance is by a person not in possession of or with ready access to such alcoholic beverage.
Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Suspension Or Revocation Of License — When — Manner. The Liquor Control Officer may suspend or revoke the license of any person for cause shown. In such cases the Liquor Control Officer shall schedule a hearing not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of revocation or suspension, and prior to the hearing the Liquor Control Officer shall give not less than ten (10) days' written notice specifying grounds for the suspension or revocation thereof to the licensee of the grounds upon which the license is sought to be revoked or suspended and the time, date and place of the hearing. Notice may be accomplished by personal delivery, U.S. mail or by posting on the licensed premises. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Section 600.150 of this Chapter.
Any person on the licensed premises during a term of suspension as ordered by the Liquor Control Officer.
Automatic Revocation/Suspension. A license shall be revoked automatically if the licensee's State liquor license is revoked or if the licensee is convicted in any court of any violation of this Chapter or Chapter 311, RSMo., or of any felony violation of Chapter 195, RSMo., in the course of business. A license shall be suspended automatically if the licensee's State liquor license is suspended, and the suspension shall be for a term not less than that imposed by the State.
Effect Of Suspension. No person whose license shall have been suspended by order of the Liquor Control Officer shall sell or give away any intoxicating liquor during the time such suspension is in effect. Any licensee desiring to keep premises open for the sale of food or merchandise during the period of suspension shall display the order of suspension in a conspicuous place on the premises so that all persons visiting the premises may readily see the same.
Testimony — Evidence. Hearings before the Liquor Control Officer shall be in the nature of informal investigations. Testimony of witnesses and other evidence pertinent to the inquiry may be taken in such hearings, and all proceedings in such hearings shall be recorded. Any person residing or conducting a business within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed establishment shall have the right to produce witnesses and testimony.
Witnesses — How Summoned. Subpoenas may be issued by the Liquor Control Officer for any person whose testimony is desired at any hearing. Such subpoenas may be served and returns thereon made by any agent and in the same manner as provided by law for the service of subpoenas in civil suits in the Circuit Courts of this State. The Liquor Control Officer also may issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of documents or other items pertaining to the subject of the inquiry.
Witnesses To Be Sworn. Before any witness shall testify in any such hearing, he/she shall be sworn by the Liquor Control Officer to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
Decision — Suspension Or Revocation. If the evidence supports a finding that the license should be revoked or suspended pursuant to Section 600.140 of this Chapter, the Liquor Control Officer shall issue a written order which shall include specific findings of fact setting forth the grounds for the action taken. If the evidence fails to support a finding that the license should be revoked or suspended, then no such order shall be issued.
Appeal. Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by a decision of the Liquor Control Officer may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court as provided in Chapter 536, RSMo., provided such appeal is filed within thirty (30) days of the date of the Liquor Control Officer's decision. The Liquor Control Officer may delay the implementation of its order pending appeal.
[R.O. 2012 §600.360; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975]
The Liquor Control Officer shall first approve a request for the transfer of a license issued under this Chapter to a different location, and the application for permission to so transfer must be in writing, together with twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover investigation costs, and shall set forth:
The name and residential address of the licensee and current business address.
The address and legal description of the premises to which transfer is sought, together with the name and address of the owner, a complete set of building plans, and a descriptive list of the fixtures in the proposed place of business.
An affidavit by such licensee that he/she has not violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or of the State liquor laws since the license was granted.
Any additional information that the Liquor Control Officer may require.
[R.O. 2012 §600.390; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975]
Any person doing business for which a license is required by this Chapter outside the City limits in an area which is annexed by the City shall be eligible to apply, regardless of the limitations in Section 600.030(D), within fifteen (15) days after annexation, for a City license within the classification to which he/she is entitled at the time of annexation. If the limitation on the number of licenses is exceeded, no new licenses shall be issued except replacements for vacancies created by revocations, bona fide purchases or surrenders, until such time as the ratio established in Section 600.030(D) will permit.
[R.O. 2012 §600.930; Ord. No. 81-2-4, 2-16-1981]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and every day thereafter such person shall violate any of the terms or provisions of this Article, he shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense and shall be proceeded against as in the first instance.
[R.O. 2012 §600.940; Ord. No. 6549, 12-15-1975]
Any violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter not otherwise defined, shall be a misdemeanor, and any person guilty of violating any of said provisions, and for which violation no other penalty is by this Chapter imposed, shall, upon conviction thereof be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor.
If the person so convicted shall be the holder of any permit or license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, such conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction shall, without further proceeding, action or order by any court or by the Liquor Control Officer, operate to revoke and forfeit as of the date of such conviction such permit and all rights and privileges granted thereby and the holder of such permit shall not thereafter, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such conviction, be entitled to any permit for any person authorized in this Chapter.
If the permittee or license charged in such proceeding with such violation, be, by final judgement therein, acquitted of said charge, he may apply for and receive a license pursuant to this Chapter upon paying therefor the license fee in this Chapter required, and by otherwise conforming to all requirements as to such applicants, and with the same right as though he had never held a license under the provisions of this Chapter.