§ 4-63. Beer permits and wholesale permits.

(a)

There shall be issued the following types of Class A retail beer permits to businesses dealing in alcoholic beverages having an alcoholic content of not more than six (6) per cent by volume.

(1)

Class A-General:

a.

A Class A-General retail permit shall be issued only to a retail outlet where beverage alcohol is sold on the premises for consumption on the premises by paying customers. Such an establishment must be equipped with a backbar or similar equipment for public display and to inform the public of brands and flavors offered for sale.

b.

A Class A-General retail establishment shall be staffed by a bartender whose primary duty is to open and/or prepare beverage alcohol products for consumption on the premises by paying customers, or prepared with an appropriate lid or cover on the container for take out service. Such an establishment must meet all state and local health and zoning requirements as set forth by the state and by parishes and municipalities where a Class A-General retail outlet is located.

c.

A Class A-General retail permit holder must derive at least seventy-five (75) per cent of its total retail sales income from the sale of beverage alcohol for consumption on the premises.

d.

A Class A-General retail permit shall be issued only to an establishment where the state law provides no person under the age of eighteen (18) years is allowed on the premises except as provided in La. R.S. 26:90 (A)(8)(a).

e.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)a through d of this section, the permitting authority may issue a Class A-General retail permit for beverages of low alcoholic content to a bona fide commercial film theater which had a retailers, Class A permit for beverages of low alcoholic content on January 1, 1994.

f.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)a through e of this section, the permitting authority may issue a Class A-General retail permit for beverages of low alcoholic content to any retail establishment for consumption of beverages of low alcoholic content on or off the premises. Such establishment must meet all state and local health and zoning requirements as set forth by the state and by parishes and municipalities where the retail outlet is located. A Class A-General retail permit for beverages of low alcoholic content issued pursuant to the authority by this subsection shall not be deemed or qualify as a prerequisite for the issuance of any other type license or permit issued by the state or any political subdivision thereof.

(b)

There shall be issued the following types of wholesale permits for low alcohol content:

(1)

Wholesale dealer;

(2)

Wholesale dealer of malt beverages containing more than six (6) per cent by alcohol by volume; and

(3)

Wholesale dealer of malt beverages containing not more than six (6) per cent by alcohol by volume.

(Ord. No. 11-1979, § A, 5-14-79; Ord. No. 70-1996, § 3, 7-22-96; Ord. No. 017-2007, § 2, 6-11-2007)