Convention trade area, Kansas City, North Kansas City, Jackson County, ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.174
in effect311.174. Convention trade area, Kansas City, North Kansas City, Jackson County, liquor sale by drink, extended hours for business, requirements, fee. — 1. Any person possessing the qualifications and meeting the requirements of this chapter who is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises in a city with a population of at least four thousand inhabitants which borders the Missouri River and also borders a city with a population of over three hundred thousand inhabitants located in at least three counties, in a city with a population of over three hundred thousand which is located in whole or in part within a first class county having a charter form of government or in a first class county having a charter form of government which contains all or part of a city with a population of over three hundred thousand inhabitants, may apply to the supervisor of alcohol and tobacco control for a special permit to remain open on each day of the week until 3:00 a.m. of the morning of the following day; except that, an entity exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and located in a building designated as a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior may apply for a license to remain open until 6:00 a.m. of the following day. The time of opening on Sunday may be 6:00 a.m. The provisions of this section and not those of section 311.293 regarding the time of closing shall apply to the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises on Sunday. When the premises of such an applicant is located in a city as defined in this section, then the premises must be located in an area which has been designated as a convention trade area by the governing body of the city. When the premises of such an applicant is located in a county as defined in this section, then the premises must be located in an area which has been designated as a convention trade area by the governing body of the county.
2. An applicant granted a special permit under this section shall in addition to all other fees required by this chapter pay an additional fee of three hundred dollars a year payable at the time and in the same manner as its other license fees.
3. The provisions of this section allowing for extended hours of business shall not apply in any incorporated area wholly located in any first class county having a charter form of government which contains all or part of a city with a population of over three hundred thousand inhabitants until the governing body of such incorporated area shall have by ordinance or order adopted the extended hours authorized by this section.
(L. 1981 S.B. 126 § 4, A.L. 1986 S.B. 500, A.L. 1995 S.B. 43, A.L. 2007 S.B. 299 & S.B. 616, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1498, A.L. 2021 S.B. 126)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=311.174Fetched: 10/17/2026