§ 4-14. Violations generally; permit suspension or revocation.  


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  • (a)

    All places of business in this parish for which permits as above have been issued for the sale of said intoxicating liquors or liquids and/or "beer only" shall be conducted in an orderly and lawful manner.

    (b)

    No person holding a retail dealer's permit and no servant, agent, or other employee of the permittee shall do any acts upon the licensed premises prohibited by this chapter, particularly by section 4-17, or by any state law.

    (c)

    Such violations are punishable as provided in section 4-36 and are also sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a permit.

    (d)

    If any disturbance of the peace, public nuisance or other violation of state law or of this chapter is committed on said premises, the president of the council with the approval of the commissioner of finance or the sheriff, is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke said permit, and such violation shall be cause for the council to refuse to grant other parish permits to the same applicant or for the conduct of such business on the same premises. In case of such suspension or revocation, permittee may appeal to the council for a hearing, to remove or recall the suspension or revocation, pending which hearing no liquor or beer shall be sold by permittee under the penalties provided by this chapter. No appeal shall lie to the courts, nor shall the courts have or take jurisdiction of any appeal from such suspension or revocation, unless permittee has exhausted his administrative remedy of appeal to the council in the event of an adverse decision.

(Ord. No. 103, § 9, 6-12-69)