Had a Sunday cocktail at an Eagle restaurant or bar? It’s illegal. That might change.

Ever spiced up your Sunday brunch with a bloody mary in Eagle?

Cue up Judas Priest’s “Breaking the Law.”

Restaurants, bars and golf courses regularly serve liquor on Sundays in Idaho. But Eagle city code makes it illegal. The little-known law is scheduled to be addressed by a proposed ordinance at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

Bardenay owner Kevin Settles has been in violation every weekend since he opened his Eagle restaurant more than a decade and a half ago. Not that he had any idea.

“That is nuts,” Settles said. “Hopefully they fix that ... effective immediately ... . I’ll guarantee that nobody’s ever had a ticket for it — not in the 16 years we’ve been out there.”

Not only is the code unknown, but it hasn’t been enforced, Eagle Mayor Jason Pierce said by phone. Amending the language would make Eagle more business-friendly and clear up confusion, he said. The ordinance would allow liquor sales starting at 10 a.m. Sundays, plus add Memorial Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas — also not currently allowed by city code.

“I think it’s one of those outdated rules where you can’t have two lambs cross the road at the same time that you hear about in the state of Idaho,” Pierce joked.

“We’ll talk about it and see what happens,” he added. “Knowing the council, I don’t expect there to be any issue with this.”

Pierce would sign the ordinance into effect immediately, he said. Assuming that Idaho Gov. Brad Little authorizes Stage 2 of the Idaho Rebounds plan, Eagle bars and restaurants could open for dine-in service and serve a guilt-free bloody mary this weekend.

“There you go,” Pierce said. “We get to open the restaurants back up, and they get to legally serve their alcohol on Sunday.”

This story was originally published May 12, 2020 at 12:11 PM.