Purposes and applicability.

Oxford Code of Ordinances § 14-99

in effect

Sec. 14-99. - Purposes and applicability. The goal of this article is to encourage and require restaurant, bar and entertainment venue owners to maintain safe restaurants, bars and similar businesses, all free from illegal activity, including but not limited to drug sales, underage drinking, over consumption of alcohol, drunk or impaired driving, littered streets, sidewalks and alleyways, acts of violence and sex offenses, and nuisances to surrounding areas. The governing officials for the City of Oxford ("the city") hereby find, based on information provided to them by personnel from the city's police, fire, public works, and building and grounds departments and from citizen reports and complaints, that all such activities have occurred and are occurring and the purpose of this article is to decrease and minimize such activities in the Oxford Community. This article shall apply to all businesses in the city which are required by local or state law to obtain an on-premises permit for the sale, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages and/or beer and light wine, including when these businesses lease or rent their facilities to other individuals, businesses, or entities. When the article refers to an action which is to be undertaken by the chief of police or his or her designee, designation of such designee, by title, must be made in advance of such designation and be approved by the governing authority for the city. (Ord. No. 2018-17, § I, 9-4-2018)

Source: City of Oxford, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/oxford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14ALBE_ARTIVSAPAEMREBASIBUINEVVE_S14-99PUAPFetched: 11/1/2026