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Louisiana

Bossier

Bossier Parish is a wet parish

City: Bossier City
Towns: Benton | Haughton | Plain Dealing
Census Designated Places: Eastwood | Red Chute

Hours of Operation – Sunday Sales -Exceptions - WARDS 3, 4, 5, and 6--Sales Restrictions – Location Regulation – Noise Regulation – Display of Sign Concerning Sales to Persons Under 21 years of age – Fake ID’S are Prohibited – ID Requirements - Entry of Licensed Premises by Persons Under 21 Years of Age

Closing Hours:
Establishments Where Alcoholic Beverages are the Principal Commodity: It shall be unlawful for any retail establishment where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold to sell or otherwise dispense of alcoholic beverages, or permit or admit any member of the public into an establishment, or part thereof, between the hours of 2:00 a.m.- 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 2:30 a.m. on Sunday until 7:00 a.m. the following Monday (except as provided below for hours packaged beer may be sold and for Sunday sales for on-premises consumption). The alcoholic beverage permit holder of this type of establishment is also required to remove all patrons and members of the public from the premises by 2:00 a.m. on Monday - Saturday and 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, and the lights in the premises shall be turned off and all doors shall be locked. All lights must remain off until the premises opens for business, except the permit holder and his employees or agents may enter the closed premises for the purposes of cleaning, taking stock or other work within the establishment.

Exceptions: All nonprofit veterans' clubs, which include only the American Legion and Veterans' of Foreign Wars, are not subject to these parish closing laws.

Hours of Sales--Packaged Beer:
Any establishment holding the appropriate permit(s) may sell packaged beer for consumption off of the permittee's premises on Sunday, but only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight. During the hours of operation on Sunday, all other alcoholic beverages on such permittee's premises shall be placed in locked rooms, cabinets or containers in such a manner that the permittee's patrons will not have access to such other alcoholic beverages. A restaurant is exempt from this section, and is not permitted to sell packaged beer for consumption off the premises.

Sunday Sales for On-Premises Consumption:
It shall be unlawful for any retail dealer or wholesale dealer to sell, barter or give, or otherwise dispense, alcoholic beverages of low or high alcoholic content for consumption on the premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. Sunday until 7:00 a.m. the following Monday, except for restaurants holding the appropriate permit(s).

Exceptions: A restaurant holding applicable parish and state permits shall be permitted to serve alcoholic beverages on Sunday between the hours of 12:00 noon - 12:00 midnight, provided that the restaurant facilities are open and in operation. Before such sales may be allowed, a Sunday alcoholic beverage permit must be obtained from the parish administrator.

All nonprofit veterans' clubs, which include only the American Legion and Veterans' of Foreign Wars, are not subject to these parish laws regarding Sunday sales for on-premises consumption.

WARDS 3, 4, 5, and 6--Sales Restrictions:
The sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol by weight is prohibited in Ward 3, outside the Town of Plain Dealing, Ward 4, Ward 5, and Ward 6.

Location Restrictions:
No permit shall be granted for any premises situated within 300 feet of a public playground or a building used exclusively as a church or synagogue, public library or school. Certain exceptions apply for registered pharmacists or licensed drugstores.

Noise Restrictions:
No person holding a retail dealer's permit and their agent, associate, employee, representative or servant shall do, or permit to be done, any of the following acts on or about the licensed premises: Play live or recorded music, which is so unreasonably intrusive or offensive as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of the property of a person residing within 200 feet of the premises. Certain exceptions apply.

Display of Sign Regarding Sales to Persons Under 21:
Each and every place or establishment in the parish where alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed at retail or otherwise, shall have a sign displayed in a prominent place clearly visible to all, stating that no beverages of high or low alcoholic content will be sold or dispensed to persons under 21 years of age, except as provided by law.

False Identification Prohibited & Identification Required:
No person, under the age of 21 years shall present or offer to any business, or to its agents or employees, where alcoholic beverages are the principle commodity sold, handled or given away any verbal, written, printed, or photostatic evidence of age or identity which is false, fraudulent or not actually his or her own for the purpose of entering or going upon the premises of the business.

No person shall go into or upon or remain in or upon or attempt to do so in any business operating as a bar, which belongs to another, where alcoholic beverages are the principle commodity sold, handled or given away unless such individual has on his or her person a drivers license, selective service card, state identification card or other lawfully issued photographic identification card which on its face establishes the age of the person as 21 years of age or older. No such form of identification shall be accepted as proof of age if it has expired, or is defaced, mutilated or altered. The holder of any alcoholic beverage retail permit issued by the Parish of Bossier for a bar shall cause a sign to be displayed at the point of entry to the licensed premises that reads: "Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 6-7 of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances prohibits the use of a false identification to gain entry to these premises. Legal photo I.D. required. Violators are subject to imprisonment and/or a $500.00 fine."

Entry of Licensed Premises by Persons Under 21 Years of Age:
No person under the age of 21 years shall go into or upon or remain in or upon or attempt to do so in any business operating as a bar, which belongs to another, where alcoholic beverages are the principle commodity sold, handled, or given away. The owner of the premises shall cause a sign to be displayed at the point of entry to the licensed premises that reads: "Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 6-8 of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances prohibits persons under the age of 21 from coming into or remaining upon these premises. Violators may be subject to imprisonment and/or fine of up to $500.00."

Bossier City Municipal Ordinances

Legal Hours of Operation - Sunday Sales - Display of Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption Prohibited - Location Regulations - Noise Regulations - Removing of Alcoholic Beverages from the Premises - Alcoholic Beverage Handling Employee Card Required – Signage Requirements - Drive-in Window Sales Prohibited

Hours of Operation:

It shall be unlawful for any retail or wholesale dealer to sell, barter, give or otherwise dispense alcoholic beverages or to permit or admit any member of the public into an establishment, or part thereof, where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. on Sunday until 7:00 a.m. the following Monday, except as otherwise provided. In any establishment where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodities sold or handled, the alcoholic beverage permit holder shall remove all patrons and members of the public from the premises by 2:30 a.m. and the lights in the premises shall be extinguished and all doors to such premises will be locked.

Sunday Sales:

It shall be unlawful for any retail or wholesale dealer to sell, barter, give or otherwise dispense alcoholic beverages of high alcoholic content between the hours of 2:00 a.m. Sunday until 7:00 a.m. the following Monday, except for bona fide restaurants. A bona fide restaurant shall be permitted to serve alcoholic beverages on Sundays but only between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight. If a restaurant with a separate cocktail lounge desires to sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday, it shall close and lock the cocktail lounge at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday and not reopen the cocktail lounge until 7:00 a.m. on Monday.

A bona fide private club, as defined in this section, shall be permitted to serve alcoholic beverages on Sunday, but only between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight. Such a bona fide private club, however, may serve only the types of alcoholic beverages that it is licensed to serve at other times.

Any retail dealer operating pursuant to a contract to sell food and/or alcoholic beverages on the premises of the Bossier City Arena shall be permitted to sell and serve beverages of low alcoholic content or high alcoholic content on Sunday, but only between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight.

It shall be lawful for fairs and festivals authorized and approved by the city council, to sell and serve packaged beverages of low alcoholic content on Sundays at such fairs or festivals but only between the hours of 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight, as long as all requirements are met.

Display of Alcoholic Beverages - Consumption Prohibited:

It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts when the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in any place where alcoholic beverages are sold: To display or allow to be displayed to the view of the public any whiskey, beer or alcoholic beverages after the bottle has been opened, in any bottle, can, glass, cup, vessel or article of any nature; To consume or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages; For the permit holder, his employees or agents to permit any person to display to the view of the public any whiskey, beer or alcoholic beverages after the bottle has been opened in any bottle, can, glass, cup, vessel or article of any nature or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises.

Location Regulations:

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any alcoholic beverages from, and no permit shall be granted for, any premises situated within 300 feet or less distance of a public playground or of a building occupied exclusively as a bona fide church, synagogue, public library, or school, except a school for business education as a business college or school. Certain exceptions apply.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise dispose of alcoholic beverages except within those sections of the city wherein such sale is permitted by Chapter 122. Certain exceptions apply.

Noise Regulations:

No person holding a retail dealer's permit and no servant, agent, or employee of the permittee shall do any of the following acts upon the licensed premises: Play live or recorded music which is so unreasonably intrusive or offensive as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of the property of a person residing within 200 feet of the premises.

Removing of Alcoholic Beverages from the Premises:

No person holding a retail dealer's permit and no servant, agent, or employee of the permittee shall do any of the following acts upon the licensed premises: To disburse or permit the disbursement of alcoholic beverages, including beer, in an open container for consumption off the licensed premises; or to furnish open containers to patrons for the intent and purpose of removal and consumption of alcoholic beverages off the licensed premises.

Alcoholic Beverage Handling Employee Card Required:

Every alcoholic beverage handling employee shall obtain an alcoholic beverage handling employee card prior to entering into employment on an alcoholic beverage permit holder's premises. It shall be unlawful for any alcoholic beverage permit holder to allow any alcoholic beverage handling employee, including, but not limited to servers, bartenders, managers, dancers, maintenance persons and floorwalkers to be present on the premises when alcoholic beverages or containers thereof are handled, dispensed or consumed on the premises, unless such alcoholic beverages handling employee is in possession of an alcoholic beverage handling employee card. Certain exceptions apply for employees of restaurants. In addition to other qualifications, an applicant for an alcoholic beverage handling employee card must be of good character and reputation and 18 years of age or older. All alcoholic beverage handling employee cards shall be for a term of three years and shall expire on the anniversary of the date issued.

Sign Requirement:

Each and every place or establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed at retail, or otherwise, in the city, shall have a sign displayed in a prominent place, clearly visible to all, stating that no beverages of low or high alcoholic content will be sold or dispensed to persons under 21 years of age.

Drive-in Window Sales Prohibited:

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispense alcoholic beverages of any kind by means of a drive-in window, or any other device by which a sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises may be completed without the customer entering the establishment.

 

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