Criminal conduct; breaches of the peace.

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 3-136

in effect

Sec. 3-136. Criminal conduct; breaches of the peace. (a) Criminal conduct. (1) City licensees shall be accountable to the city for the criminal conduct which occurs or is suffered to occur on any part of the city licensed premises. Where such criminal conduct is allowed, caused, permitted, or suffered to occur by the licensee, its owner, manager, servant, agent, or employee, such licensee's license shall be subject to action being taken against it. (2) Any city licensee, or owner thereof, violating any criminal law or statute of the state, whether or not occurring on the city licensed premises, may be cause for action being taken against the license. (b) Breaches of the peace. (1) It shall be the duty of each owner and designated person in charge of any retail city licensed premises, while open to the public, to maintain order upon the premises and to exclude from the premises any person who is drunk and disorderly or who commits any breach of the peace, or who uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive, or insulting language, conduct, or behavior, with the intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace might be occasioned. The same duty shall also apply to such activity that occurs upon the licensee's parking area during the licensee's hours of operation and within one hour after closing. (2) It shall be the duty of each owner or designated person in charge of any city licensed retailer to immediately make an appropriate report by telephone to the police division of each assault, assault and battery, or affray occurring on the city licensed premises while such premises are open for business, and occurring on the licensee's parking area during licensee's hours of operation and within one hour of closing. It shall further be the duty of the person to make a written report of such incidents to the police division and to the county sheriff within 36 hours. Failure to make either report shall be grounds for action being taken against the license. (3) Repeated breaches of the peace, affrays, assaults, assaults and batteries, or the repeated presence of disorderly persons upon the premises of a licensee during hours of operation or licensee's parking area during licensee's hours of operation and within one hour after closing shall be grounds for action being taken against the license. In addition, repeated incidents of vandalism, breaches of the peace, disorderly conduct, or other violations of state and local laws, which unreasonably interfere with the peace, quiet, comfort, and repose of persons of ordinary sensibilities in the neighborhood where such incidents may be attributable to the presence in the neighborhood of the licensed establishment shall also be grounds for action being taken against the license. (Ord. No. 11-654, § 1, 9-22-2011) (Ord. No. 26-245, § 1, adopted 3-26-2026; published 4-1-2026)

Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://huntsvilleal.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15311667&GUID=357A7EDC-4151-44A9-8C48-D55E01753742Fetched: 11/6/2026