§ 113.22. CONDITIONS GOVERNING LICENSES.  


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  • All licenses granted under this chapter shall be granted subject to the following conditions, and all other conditions of other ordinances and regulations of the Louisville Metro Government applicable thereto and all rules and regulations duly adopted by the Louisville Metro Government ABC Administrator:
    (A) Every applicant procuring a license thereby consents to the entry of the Louisville Metro Government ABC Administrator, or any duly authorized representative of such Administrator, into the licensed premises and/or building containing licensed premises including any locked storage rooms or offices or lockers used by the licensed premises or its employees. Such entry may take place during regular business hours of the licensed premises, or such other times as the licensed premises are occupied by the licensee or a clerk, servant, agent, employee or customer of the licensee, for the purpose of inspection and search to ascertain if the licensee is in violation of this chapter or state or federal law and regulations promulgated thereunder relating to alcoholic beverages, including statutes or regulations prohibiting any sale, possession, or use of controlled substances on licensed premises and prohibiting the setting up, conducting, operating, or keeping on the licensed premises of any gambling equipment or facility. Evidence of a violation discovered pursuant to this section may be seized and used in an administrative or court hearing.
    (B) Every hotel that procures a license under this chapter shall be entitled to serve such beverages as such license holder is entitled to serve in a separate room or rooms at banquets or dinners or where meals are served. However, no hotel shall maintain or operate or permit to be operated more than one bar or room where alcoholic beverages are sold and which is opened to the general public without obtaining a separate license for each bar or room which is opened to the general public.
    (C) Each licensed premises shall at all times be conducted in an orderly manner and no disorderly, riotous, or indecent conduct shall be allowed at any time on any licensed premises and no nuisance suffered, permitted, or maintained thereon.
    (D) It shall be unlawful for any licensee licensed under this chapter to have or maintain any radio receiving apparatus on such premises that will respond or is capable of being adjusted so as to receive police messages broadcast from the Louisville Metro Government Police radio station as it is now or may hereafter be operated. In addition to other penalties provided for the violation of this section, the Chief of Police, the Louisville Metro Government ABC Administrator or his designated Enforcement Officers shall have the authority to confiscate any and all such radio receiving apparatus.
    (E) It shall be unlawful for any licensee under this chapter to sell, keep or permit to be sold or used, or kept on the licensed premises any controlled substances as defined in KRS Chapter 218A or drug paraphernalia as defined in KRS 218A.500. In addition to other penalties set out in this chapter for the violation of this section the Louisville Metro Government ABC Administrator shall also have the authority to revoke the license issued to the premises.
    (1) It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or any employee of any licensee, to permit or allow acts of prostitution, gambling or the possession of any gambling device on the licensed premises.
    (2) It shall be unlawful for any licensee, or employee of any licensee, to allow the premises to become overcrowded or violate any ordinance or regulation of the Fire Prevention or Fire Marshall offices.
    (Lou. Metro Ord. No. 49-2003, approved 3-17-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 26-2009, approved 3-16-2009; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 15-2010, approved 2-15-2010; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 200-2018, approved 11-7-2018) Penalty, see § 113.99