HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-4-7916ORDINANCE NO. 2012-4-7916
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 6, "Alcoholic Beverages," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, is hereby amended to create a section for mandating
alcoholic beverage server training to read as follows:
All persons employed to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink,
those narticinatinQ in the selling and serving of or taking order for alcoholic beverages
shall complete a City -approved responsible beverage training program. For such a
program to be approved by the City, it must effectively. t�participants in the
identification of false documents, recognition of intoxication and liability issues. The
City will not require enrollment in a specific class, but only that the training be obtained
from a recognized program meeting the goals presented in this ordinance.
(B) All license holders Mplo3jng persons required to complete
training under paragraph(A) above, shall be responsible for all employees completing
their training within ninely (90) days of the adoption of this ordinance. Following the
90 -day grace period for compliance, any new employees shall have the required training
within sixty (60) days after employment. All persons completing the training required
by this section shall be re -certified in responsible beverage service training by a City -
approved program not less than once every three years thereafter. Records must be
maintained on site verifying employment history and training_
SECTION 2. All prior ordinances or parts thereof, in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance, are to the extent of any such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursuai
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, April 10, 2012
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, April 24, 2012
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, April 24, 2012
Published by The Paducah Sun, May 1, 2012
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