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§ 2325.58 — Activities prohibited without permit

Columbus City Codes; partial (Supp. No. 86: codified through Ordinance No. 2063-2026, enacted July 2, 2026) · Columbus City Codes § 2325.58

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2325.58 - Activities prohibited without permit.

(A) No person, by the person's self or by the person's clerk, agent, or employee, who is not the holder of an A permit issued by the Department of Liquor Control, in force at the time, and authorizing the manufacture of beer or intoxicating liquor, or who is not an agent or employee of the Department authorized to manufacture such beer or intoxicating liquor, shall manufacture any beer or intoxicating liquor for sale, or shall manufacture spirituous liquor. (B) No person, by the person's self or by the person's clerk, agent, or employee, who is not the holder of a B, C, D, E, F, G, or I permit issued by the Department, in force at the time, and authorizing the sale of beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol, or who is not an agent or employee of the Department or the Tax Commissioner authorized to sell such beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol, shall sell, keep, or possess beer, intoxicating liquor, or alcohol for sale to any persons other than those authorized by Chapter 2325 of the Columbus City Codes or Chapters 4301 and 4303 of the Revised Code to purchase any beer or intoxicating liquor, or sell any alcohol at retail. This division does not apply to or affect the sale or possession for sale of any low-alcohol beverage. (C) No person, by the person's self or by the person's clerk, agent, or employee, who is the holder of a permit issued by the Department, shall sell, keep, or possess for sale any intoxicating liquor not purchased from the Department or from the holder of a permit issued by the Department authorizing the sale of such intoxicating liquor unless the same has been purchased with the special consent of the Department. (ORC 4301.58) (D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of conducting liquor activities without a permit, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(ORC 4301.99(C); Ord. 2535-94; Ord. No. 1300-2010, § 2, 10-28-2010; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)