KRS 243.480: Suspension of licenses -- Payments in lieu of suspension -- Appeal.

(1) Upon proceedings for the revocation of any license under KRS 243.520, the

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, or the local administrator, may in its or his or

her discretion order a suspension of the license for any cause for which it may, but

is not required to, revoke the license under the provisions of KRS 243.490 and

243.500. However, the licensee may have the alternative, subject to the approval of

the Alcoholic Beverag e Control Board or the local administrator, to pay in lieu of

part or all of the days of any suspension period, a sum as follows:

(a) Except for violations arising from retail sales activities, including sales under

licenses issued pursuant to KRS 243.086 and sales at retail under KRS

243.0305:

1. Distillers, rectifiers, wineries, and brewers, one thousand dollars

($1,000) per day;

2. Wholesale distilled spirits and wine licensees, four hundred dollars

($400) per day;

3. Wholesale malt beverage licensees, four hundred dollars ($400) per day;

and

4. Cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license, four hundred dollars

($400) per day;

(b) 1. Retail licensees authorized to sell distilled spirits, wine, or malt

beverages by the package or drink, fifty dollars ($50) per day; and

2. Distillers, wineries, and brewers for violations arising from their retail

sales activities, including sales by distillers under licenses issued

pursuant to KRS 243.086 and sales at retail under KRS 243.0305, fifty

dollars ($50) per day;

(c) Cannabis-infused beverage retail package licenses, fifty dollars ($50) per day;

and

(d) All remaining licensees, fifty dollars ($50) per day.

(2) Payments in lieu of suspension or for board -ordered agency server training,

collected on a cost recovery basis, collected by the Alcoholic Beverage Control

Board shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the general

expenditure fund. Payments in lieu of suspension collected by local administrators

shall be deposited and used as local alcoholic beverage license ta x receipts are

deposited and used.

(3) In addition to or in lieu of a suspension of a license, the board may order a licensee

to pay for and require attendance and completion by some or all of the licensee's

alcoholic beverage servers in the department's server training program.

(4) Appeals from orders of suspension and the procedure thereon shall be the same as

are provided for orders of revocation in KRS Chapter 13B.

(5) The portions of this section relating to local administrators shall not apply to

cannabis-infused beverage licensees.