§ 4-2. Hours of sale.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any licensee to sell, offer for sale, serve, give away, dispense or dispose of alcoholic beverages, or permit the same to be consumed upon any licensed premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. all days of the week.

    (b)

    The licensed premises where any alcoholic beverages are kept, except for restaurants, grocery stores and markets where the primary business is the sale or serving of food, shall be closed for business between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. all days of the week. No person shall be permitted on the premises of such business during such hours, except to clean up the premises, to perform necessary functions for closing the establishment, or to perform necessary maintenance and security.

(Code 1959, § 3-2(b); Ord. No. 1994-1, § 1, 1-3-94; Ord. No. 1998-29, § 1, 11-2-98; Ord. No. 2005-08, § 2, 5-2-05)

State law reference

Authority to regulate hours of sale, F.S. §§ 562.14(1), 562.45(2).