Kentucky Statutes 244.125 – Prohibition against possession of loaded firearm in room where alcoholic beverages are being sold by the drink
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall be in possession of a loaded, as defined in KRS § 237.060, firearm while actually within the room where alcoholic beverages are being sold by the drink of a building on premises licensed to sell distilled spirits and wine at retail by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises pursuant to KRS Chapter 243.
(2) This section shall not apply to the owner manager, or employee of licensed premises, law enforcement officers, or special local peace officers commissioned pursuant to KRS § 61.360.
(3) This section shall not apply to a bona fide restaurant open to the general public having dining facilities for not less than fifty (50) persons and which receives less than fifty percent (50%) of its annual food and beverage receipts from the dining facilities by the sale of alcohol.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon in violation of KRS § 527.020.
(5) Any firearm possessed in violation of this section shall be subject to forfeiture and shall be disposed of pursuant to KRS § 237.090.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2014. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 8, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
119, sec. 2, effective October 1, 1996. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994.
(2) This section shall not apply to the owner manager, or employee of licensed premises, law enforcement officers, or special local peace officers commissioned pursuant to KRS § 61.360.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 244.125
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) This section shall not apply to a bona fide restaurant open to the general public having dining facilities for not less than fifty (50) persons and which receives less than fifty percent (50%) of its annual food and beverage receipts from the dining facilities by the sale of alcohol.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon in violation of KRS § 527.020.
(5) Any firearm possessed in violation of this section shall be subject to forfeiture and shall be disposed of pursuant to KRS § 237.090.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2014. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 8, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
119, sec. 2, effective October 1, 1996. — Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994.