§ 5.08.160. Suspension and revocation of licenses.

Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the city council under the procedure established by Section 5.08.170 when it appears to the satisfaction of a majority of the city council that:

A.

The licensee or any of his employees has, subsequent to the issuance of the license, while engaged in the conduct of the licensed business, failed to comply with any provision of the ordinances of the city;

B.

Upon receipt of information received by the chief of police as a result of an investigation of the licensees' fingerprints and thumbprints, the chief of police pursuant to Section 5.08.020(A) now recommends disapproval;

C.

The licensee failed to pay any license fee or quarterly installment of the license fee in advance;

D.

The licensee or any of his employees has, subsequent to the issuance of the license, been convicted of an offense of a nature under the circumstances to cause the city council to conclude that the licensee is no longer a suitable or qualified person to conduct a business dealing in alcoholic beverages;

E.

The licensee or any of his employees has been convicted of selling or furnishing an alcoholic beverage or beverages to a person under the age of twenty-one years;

F.

It is demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee or any of his employees has sold to or furnished an alcoholic beverage or beverages to a person under the age of twenty-one years;

G.

The applicant made any false statement in his application for a license;

H.

The licensee failed or refused to comply with any provision of this chapter;

I.

The licensee failed to pay when due his utility bill from the city of Fallon;

J.

The licensee failed to pay when due all federal and state payroll taxes, withholding taxes, sales taxes and liquor taxes, including the failure to make payments in accordance with federal alcoholic administration credit regulations for all distilled spirits, wine or malt beverage purchases;

K.

The licensee is no longer a suitable person to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter, having due consideration for the proper protection of the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the citizens of the city.

(Ord. 746 (part), 2008).