§ 5-9. Causes for denial or cancellation.

(a)

City may cancel a permit if it finds that the permittee has not paid a fee levied under this section. A permittee who sells an alcoholic beverage without first having paid a fee levied under this section [chapter] commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(b)

City may cancel or deny a permit for the retail sale or service of alcoholic beverages, including a permit held by the holder of a food and beverage certificate, if it finds that the permit holder or applicant has not paid delinquent ad valorem taxes due on that permitted premises or due from a business operated on that premises to any taxing authority in the county of the premises. For purposes of this subsection, a permit holder or applicant is presumed delinquent in the payment of taxes due if the permit holder or applicant:

(1)

Is placed on a delinquent tax roll prepared under V.T.C.A., Tax Code § 33.03;

(2)

Has received a notice of delinquency under V.T.C.A., Tax Code § 33.04; and

(3)

Has not made payment required under V.T.C.A., Tax Code § 42.08.

(Ord. No. 2009-O-113, § 1, 7-20-09)