(A) General requirement. No person, except a wholesaler or manufacturer to the extent authorized under state license, shall directly or indirectly deal in, sell, or keep for sale in the city any intoxicating liquor or 3.2% malt liquor without a license to do so as provided in this subchapter. Liquor licenses shall be of eight kinds: intoxicating liquor “on-sale”, temporary intoxicating liquor “on-sale”, “on-sale” wine, special Sunday license, club license, 3.2% malt liquor “on-sale”, 3.2% malt liquor “off-sale”, and 3.2% malt liquor temporary “on-sale”.
(B) Intoxicating liquor “on-sale” licenses. Subject to the approval of the City Council, intoxicating liquor “on-sale” licenses shall be issued only to hotel or restaurants and shall permit “on-sale” of liquor only. The number of “on-sale” licenses issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not exceed four. Exclusions from the license limits are allowed pursuant to M.S. 340A.413, subd. 4, as it may be amended from time to time.
(C) Intoxicating liquor temporary “on-sale” licenses. Subject to the approval of the City Council, intoxicating liquor temporary “on-sale” licenses shall be issued only to clubs or chartable, religious, or other non-profit organizations in existence for at least three years. A temporary license authorizes the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within the city sponsored by the licensee and subject to restrictions imposed by the State Liquor Act. Said license may be issued for a period not to exceed four consecutive days and may authorize on-sales on premises other than premises the licensee owns or permanently occupies.
(D) “On-sale” wine licenses. With the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety and the City Council, “on-sale” wine licenses shall be issued only to restaurants meeting the qualifications of M.S. § 340A.404, subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time, and shall permit only the sale of wine of up to 24% alcohol by volume, for consumption on the licensed premises only, in conjunction with the sale of food.
(E) Special club licenses. With the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety and the City Council, special club licenses shall be issued only to incorporated clubs which have been in existence for five years or more or to congressionally chartered veterans' organizations which have been in existence for five years, and shall permit on-sale of liquor only to members and bona fide guests.
(F) Special license for Sunday sales. With the approval of the City Council, a special license authorizing sales on Sunday in conjunction with the serving of food may be issued to any hotel, restaurant, or club which has facilities for serving at least 30 guests at one time, and which has an on-sale license. The sale of “on-sale” liquor on Sundays will be allowed from 11:00 a.m. on Sundays until 1:00 a.m. on Mondays.
(G) 3.2% malt liquor “on-sale”. With the approval of the City Council 3.2% malt liquor “on-sale” licenses shall be granted only to clubs, restaurants, hotels, golf courses, establishments used exclusively for the sale of 3.2% malt liquor with the incidental sale of tobacco and soft drinks, and bowling centers where food is prepared and served for consumption on the premises. “On-sale” licenses shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor for consumption on the premises only.
(H) 3.2% malt liquor temporary “on-sale”. With the approval of the City Council, 3.2% malt liquor temporary “on-sale” licenses shall be granted only to clubs or charitable, religious, or non-profit organizations for the sale of 3.2% malt liquor at retail, in the original package for consumption on the premises only.
(I) 3.2% malt liquor “off-sale”. With the approval of the City Council, 3.2% malt liquor “off-sale” licenses shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor at retail, in the original package for consumption off the premises only.
(Ord. 382, passed 6-5-2017)