Legal Documents of Sweetwater

It shall be unlawful for any beer permit holder, employee, or person engaged in the

sale of beer to:

1. Servers. Employ any server that does not possess a valid server permit issued by the State of Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Said permit must be on the person of the server, or dispenser or upon the premises of the licensee at all times subject to inspection by the city's duly authorized agent.
2. Crimes. Employ any person convicted for the possession, sale, manufacture, or transportation of intoxicating liquor, or any crime involving moral turpitude within the past ten (10) years.
3. Minors. Employ any minor under eighteen (18) years of age in the sale, storage, distribution or manufacture of beer.
4. Hours. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, furnish, or distribute beer within the city between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on Sunday. (If the statutory hours of operation set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-5-30l(b) changes, the statutory definition shall govern).
5. No underage drinking. Make or allow any sale or distribution of beer to any person under the legal drinking age as mandated by state law. Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-5-301(1), permit holders shall post signs on the premises informing customers of the permit holder's policy against selling beer to persons under the legal drinking age. (1982 Code, § 2-213, as amended by Ord. #617, Oct. 1988 and Ord. #662, Feb. 1994, replaced by Ord. #860, Jan. 2011, and replaced by Ord. #1009, March 2023 Ch8_08-05-24)