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Table of Contents » Title 8 Alcoholic Beverages » Chapter 2 Beer » § 8-214 Prohibited conduct or activities by beer permit holders.
White Pine
Title 8 : Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 2 : Beer

8-214 : Prohibited conduct or activities by beer permit holders.

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

  1. Make or allow any sale of beer on the licensed premises on Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter.
  2. Employ any minor under eighteen (18) years of age in the sale, storage, distribution or manufacture of beer.
  3. Make or allow any sale of beer on the licensed premises between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. on Monday through Saturday or between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. on Sunday. Private clubs operating under a state of Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Control Board permit shall comply with the hours of operation dictated in that permit unless the local jurisdiction has opted out of the expanded hours. If such is the case, then the consumption and/or sale of alcoholic beverages may begin at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday.
  4. Make or allow any sale of beer to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
  5. Allow on the premises an owner, co-owner, operator, proprietor, or employee to drink or be under the influence of any of the beverages regulated by this chapter.
  6. Allow any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to loiter in or about his place of business.
  7. Make or allow any sale of beer to any person who appears, or would reasonably appear to be under the influence of any intoxicant whatsoever.
  8. Allow intoxicated person to loiter about his premises.
  9. To erect or maintain more than one advertising display sign that is clearly visible from the exterior of the establishment to be placed either on the inside or outside of the building. Such sign may use the word "beer" or the name of any brand of beer. Such advertising or display sign shall not exceed four inches (4") in depth and eighteen inches (18") in length, and the sign, if on the outside of the building, shall be placed parallel with the building.
  10. Have on the premises any pool or billiard tables. This section shall not apply to any private clubs operating under a State of Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Control Board permit. However, if said premises is purchased, conveyed or otherwise transferred to another individual, corporation or entity, and said individual, corporation or entity is issued a beer permit by the Town of White Pine, the prohibition contained in this subsection (10) shall apply.
  11. Make or allow the sale of beer directly to the occupants of a vehicle or through "drive-through" windows.
  12. Provide for or allow any gambling or games of chance involving exchange of money on the premises, excepting activities authorized pursuant to the Tennessee Education Lottery Implementation Law codified at Tennessee Code Annotated, § 4-51-101 et seq.
  13. Knowingly or intentionally permit or allow any person to appear in the establishment or on the premises for which the permit was issued and to:
     

    1. Publicly or openly perform acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any other sexual acts prohibited by law;
    2. Publicly or openly engage in the actual or simulated touching with the hand, facial area or mouth, or caressing, or fondling of the breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals;
    3. Publicly or openly engage in the actual or simulated display to public view of any portion of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the display of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; or
    4. Publicly or openly wear or use any device or covering exposed to public view which simulates the display to public view of any portion of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the display of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; or
    5. To employ, use or allow any person in the sale or service of food, wine, beer or other alcoholic beverages while such person is publicly or openly unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as to expose to view any portion of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; or
    6. To employ, use or allow the services of any hostess or other person to mingle with patrons while such hostess or other person is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as to expose to view any portion of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; or
    7. Publicly or openly permit any person to use artificial devices or any inanimate objects to depict any prohibited activities described above; or
    8. For the owner of the property, or the owner of any business operated thereon, or any employee thereof to allow or permit any person to remain in or upon the premises who is exposing to public view any portion of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
    9. Publicly or openly show films, videotapes, laser discs, CD-ROMS, electronic reproductions or other visual reproductions that involve movement depiction of any of the following:
       

      1. Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law;
      2. Any person being touched, caressed, or fondled on the breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals;
      3. Scenes wherein the person displays the vulva, the anus or the genitals;
      4. Scenes wherein artificial devices or inanimate objects are employed to depict, or drawings are employed to portray, any of the prohibited activities described above.
    10. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit persons of either sex from engaging in swimming or related activities whole clad in attire customarily worn in the community for such purpose.
    11. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the broadcast or display of any television program subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States on the permitted premises. (1978 Code, § 2-213, as amended by Ord. #8-07, Oct. 2007, Ord. #11-15, Dec. 2015, Ord. #4-21, June 2021 Ch15_11-07-23, and by Ord. #7-21, June 2021 Ch15_11-07-23)
Date Last Updated: 11/07/2023
Codification Date: 04/01/1998

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Fred Taylor
Alderman - Tyler Marshall
Alderman - Josh Sinard
Alderman - Ann Strom
Alderman - Jarrad Stump
Alderman - Whitney Woods

City Recorder - Alyson Susong