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Code of Sweetwater
Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 1 Liquor Stores
Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 1 Liquor Stores
Sweetwater
Title 8 : Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 1 : Liquor Stores
8-108 : Fees.
- Amounts generally. There is hereby levied on each licensee an inspection fee of five percent (5%) on the gross purchase price of any 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 all such records shall be preserved for a period of at least fifteen (15) months unless the city recorder gives the licensee written permission to dispose of such records at an earlier time. In the event of co-licensees holding a single license, one (1) set of records per liquor store satisfies the requirements of this part.
- 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 purchase 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 therein.
- 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 discretion of the city recorder, 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 board of commissioners, 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 licensee has his or her license 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 title are observed. The board of commissioners 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. (as added by Ord. #872, July 2011, and amended by Ord. #880, May 2012)
Date Last Updated: 08/05/2024
Codification Date: 03/01/2004
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Doyle F. Lowe
Vice Mayor - Sam Moser
Commissioner - Lamar Hughes
Commissioner - Johanna Jinks
Commissioner - Alan Richeson
Commissioner - James A. Stutts
Recorder - Sonya Crush
City Attorney - John Cleveland