§ 3-3. Hours of sale generally.

(a)

No person having a license under this law, nor any employee of such person, except as provided in subsection (b) shall sell, give away or otherwise dispose of, or suffer the same to be done upon or about his premises, any intoxicating liquor in any quantity between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 1:30 a.m., Sunday and 6:00 a.m., Monday. Notwithstanding the provision, any person possessing a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises, or at retail in the original package, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and midnight on Sundays.

(b)

If the person has a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink, his premises shall remain a closed place, as defined in this section, between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between the hours of 1:30 a.m., Sunday, and 6:00 a.m., Monday. Notwithstanding the provision, any person possessing a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises, or at retail in the original package, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and midnight on Sundays.

(c)

Where such licenses authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink are held by clubs or hotels, this section shall apply only to the room or rooms in which intoxicating liquor is dispensed; and where such licenses are held by restaurants whose business is conducted in one room only, and substantial quantities of food and merchandise other than intoxicating liquors are dispensed, then the licensee shall keep securely locked, during the hours and on the days specified in this section all refrigerators, cabinets, cases, boxes and taps from which intoxicating liquor is dispensed.

(d)

A "closed place" is defined to mean a place where all doors are locked and where no patrons are in the place or about the premises.

(e)

Any person licensed pursuant to Section 311.200 shall not be permitted to sell, give away or otherwise dispose of, or suffer the same to be done upon or about his premises, any intoxicating liquor in any quantity between the hours of 1:30 a.m., Sunday, and 6:00 a.m., Monday. Notwithstanding the provision, any person possessing a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises, or at retail in the original package, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and midnight on Sundays.

(f)

Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of an offense. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale or delivery of any intoxicating liquor during any of the hours or on any of the days specified in this section by a wholesaler licensed under the provisions of Section 311.180 to a person licensed to sell the intoxicating liquor at retail.

(Code 1958, §§ 46.16, 46.17; Ord. No. 2587, §§ 1, 2, 12-6-82; Ord. No. 2874, § 1, 4-4-88; Ord. No. 94-91, § 1, 9-6-94)

State law reference

For similar provisions, see RSMo 311.290.