§ 16C-1. Alcoholic beverage permit; local fee.

(a)

Pursuant to Section 11.38 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, the city council of the City of Irving hereby establishes a fee for each permit issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for each premises located within the City of Irving.

(b)

The amount of the fee shall be one-half (½) of the state fee, and shall be paid annually upon renewal of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission permit.

(c)

This fee shall not apply to those permits specifically excepted from this fee by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code including but not limited to mixed beverage permits during the three-year period following the issuance of the mixed beverage permit and private club registration permits.

(d)

Upon failure to pay the fee required by this section, the city attorney may notify the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission of such failure for cancellation of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission permit.

(e)

It shall be unlawful for a permittee of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to sell an alcoholic beverage without payment of the fee required by this section. Each individual beverage sale shall constitute a separate offense, the punishment for which shall be not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(f)

All existing mixed beverage permittees who were issued their permits more than three (3) years ago shall pay this fee by November 1, 1988. Subsequent fee payments shall be on the renewal date of their permit. All fees shall be submitted to the City of Irving department of finance.

(Ord. No. 5500, § 1, 9-22-88; Ord. No. 5853, § 13, 9-6-90)