Section 67-1-75 - Offenses by holder of package retailer's permit or by employee thereof; penaltyIf the holder of a package retailer's permit, or any employee thereof:
(a) Shall sell, offer for sale or permit to be sold in, on or about the premises covered by such permit any alcoholic beverages except in the original sealed and unopened packages; or(b) Shall permit the drinking or consumption of any alcoholic beverages in, on or about the premises covered by such permit except as may be otherwise authorized by this article; or(c) Shall sell, offer for sale or permit the sale in, on or about the premises of alcoholic beverages in any package or container containing less than fifty (50) milliliters by liquid measure; then such person or employee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. In addition, in the case of the commission of any of such offenses by the holder of a permit, it shall be the duty of the commission forthwith to revoke the permit held by such person and conviction of the criminal offense shall not be a condition precedent to such revocation.Codes, 1942, § 10265-25; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 25; Laws, 1977, ch. 418; Laws, 1988, ch. 383, § 3, eff. 7/1/1988.Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 516, HB 801, 3, eff. 7/1/2014.