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Code of Maryville
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Code of Maryville
Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 3 Liquor Stores
Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 3 Liquor Stores
Maryville
Title 8 : Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 3 : Liquor Stores
8-308 : Fees.[3]
- Amounts generally. There is hereby levied on each licensee an inspection fee of up to eight percent (8%), with the exact amount of such percentage to be determined from time to time by city council,3 on the gross purchase price of all alcoholic beverages acquired by the licensee for retail sale from any wholesaler or any other source.
- Collection. Collection of such inspection fee shall be made by the wholesaler or other source vending to the licensee at the time the sale is made to the licensee. Payment of the inspection fee by the collecting wholesaler or other source shall be made to the city recorder on or before the twentieth day of each calendar month for all collections in the preceding calendar month. Nothing herein shall relieve the licensee of the obligation of payment of the inspection fee, and it shall be the licensee's duty to see that the payment of the inspection fee for his or her liquor store is made to the city recorder on or before the twentieth day of each calendar month for the preceding month. Wholesalers collecting and remitting the inspection fee to the city shall be entitled to reimbursement for this collection service in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of inspection fees collected and remitted, such reimbursement to be deducted and shown on the monthly report to the city.
- Reports. The city recorder shall prepare and make available to each wholesaler and other source vending alcoholic beverages to licensees sufficient forms for the monthly report of inspection fees payable by such licensee making purchases from such wholesaler or other source. Such wholesaler shall timely complete and return the forms and the required information and inspection fees within the time specified above.
- Failure to pay fees. The failure to pay the inspection fees and to make the required reports accurately and within the time required by this chapter shall, at the sole direction of the city manager, be cause for suspension of the offending licensee's local liquor store privilege license for as much as thirty (30) days and, at the sole discretion of the city council, be cause for revocation of such local liquor store privilege license. Each such action may be taken by giving written notice thereof to the licensee, no hearing with respect to such an offense being required. If a license has been revoked, suspended or otherwise removed and owes the city inspection fees at the time of such suspension, revocation, or removal the city attorney may timely file the necessary action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction for recovery of such inspection fees. Further, each licensee who fails to pay, or have paid on his or her behalf, the inspection fees imposed hereunder shall be liable to the city for a penalty on the delinquent amount due in an amount of ten percent (10%) of the inspection fee.
- Use of fees. All funds derived from inspection fees imposed herein shall be used to defray expenses in connection with the enforcement of this title including particularly the payment and compensation of officers, employees, and other representatives of the city in investigating and inspecting licensees and applicants and in seeing that all provisions of this chapter are observed. The city council finds and declares that the amount of these inspection fees is reasonable, and that the funds expected to be derived from these inspection fees will be reasonably required for such purposes. (1999 Code, § 8-308)
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Ordinances setting the inspection fees are of record in the office of the city recorder.
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis