§ 110.00. Short title, authority and purpose.

(a)

Short title. This chapter shall be known as "Alcoholic Beverage Code."

(b)

Authority. This chapter is enacted under the home rule power of the City of Port St. Lucie in the interest of the health, safety, peace and general welfare of the people of the City, and under the authority of the city to regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

(c)

Purpose and findings of fact.

(1)

Alcoholic beverages can be addictive, dangerous and abused. Those who drink alcoholic beverages sometimes injure themselves, their family or innocent third parties.

(2)

Those who sell alcoholic beverages profit off those who consume alcoholic beverages, whether those consumers use alcoholic beverages responsibly or abuse alcoholic beverages.

(3)

Due to the misuse of alcoholic beverages, the state and city consider the sale of alcoholic beverages to be a privilege that carries with it important and sometimes burdensome responsibilities.

(4)

The city has enhanced police powers over alcoholic beverages pursuant to the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution and enacting the provisions of this chapter, the city council is exercising the full strength of that 21st Amendment power.

(Ord. No. 06-107, 9-15-06; Ord. No. 17-51, § 2, 8-14-17)