Sec. 3-1. – Limitations on sales; closing hours; penalties.
(a)
Time limitations. It shall be unlawful for any person to give, trade, barter, exchange, or sell any alcoholic beverage, of low or high alcoholic content, to any person during the period from 2:00 a.m. on any weekday night to 7:00 a.m. the following morning, or between the hours of 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and 7:00 a.m. the following Monday morning anywhere in the parish.
(b)
Closing hours. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, who is in the business of operating any business engaged principally in selling alcoholic beverages, whether of low or high alcoholic content, to be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. on any weekday night to 7:00 a.m. the following morning, or between the hours of 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and 7:00 a.m. the following Monday morning.
(c)
Penalties. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-9 of this Code, and further, any person violating the provisions of this section shall have his, her or its license suspended or revoked at the discretion of the police jury.
(d)
Time limitations for private clubs and BYOB establishments. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, to give, trade, barter, exchange or sell beer or liquor to any person or persons or allow the consumption thereof on their premises if such is defined as a private membership club or designated as a BYOB establishment during the period from 2:00 a.m. on any weekday night to 7:00 a.m. the following morning, anywhere in the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana.
(e)
Closing hours for private clubs and BYOB establishments. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, to give, trade, barter, exchange or sell beer or liquor to any person or persons or allow the consumption thereof on their premises if such is defined as private membership club or designated as a BYOB establishment between the hours of 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and 7:00 a.m. the following Monday morning, anywhere in the Parish of Vernon, State of Louisiana.
(f)
Unlawful hours. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, who is in the business of operating a liquor store, bar, nightclub, saloon or any business engaged principally in selling beer or liquor or allow the consumption thereof on their premises if such is defined as a private membership club or designated as a BYOB establishment to be open between the hours set out hereinabove in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.
(g)
Penalties. Any person or persons violating subsections (d), (e), or (f) of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days or not more than thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense, and further, that any person or persons, firm or corporation, violating subsections (d), (e), or (f) of this section shall have his, her or its license suspended or revoked at the discretion of the Vernon Parish Police Jury.
(Code 1978, § 3-2; Ord. No. 3-1990, §§ 1—4, 10-8-90; Ord. No. 3-2007, 8-20-07)
