§ 4-14. Legal times of sale and purchase.

(a)

Retail liquor, packaged to go. It shall be unlawful for any licensee or person employed by a licensee of spirituous liquor, packaged to go, to sell, offer for sale, transfer or offer to transfer to others, any spirituous liquor between the hours of 11:45 p.m., Saturday night, and 8:00 a.m. the following Monday morning, and between the hours of 11:45 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on other days of the week; and it shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, receive or offer to receive from such a licensee, or a person employed by such a licensee, any spirituous liquor between the hours of 11:45 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on other days of the week.

(b)

Beer and wine packaged to go. It shall be unlawful for an licensee or person employed by a licensee to sell, offer for sale, transfer or offer to transfer to others any beer or wine, packaged to go, between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday night and 1:00 a.m. on the following Monday morning.

(c)

All alcoholic beverages, consumed on-premises. It shall be unlawful for any licensee or person employed by a licensee to sell, offer for sale, transfer or offer to transfer to others any alcoholic beverage to be consumed on the premises, as defined in this article, between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday night and 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday morning, and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the other days of the week; and it shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, receive or offer to receive from a licensee, or person employed by a licensee, any alcoholic beverage to be consumed on the premises, as defined in this article, between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday night and 6:00 a.m. on the following Monday morning, and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the other days of the week.

(d)

Dual licenses. In the event that any establishment holds both a consumption-on-the-premises license and packaged-to-go license for alcoholic beverages, then the hours governing establishments holding a consumption-on-the-premises license shall prevail.

(e)

Thanksgiving and Christmas. The sale of alcoholic beverages of any kind whatsoever in the city shall be prohibited on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

(Ord. No. 88-26, 7-21-88; Ord. No. 89-5, 3-9-89; Ord. No. 89-21, § 1, 11-16-89)