(A) Any person who desires to engage in the business of selling beer and/or wine in said city under the provisions of state law shall after acquiring a state license for such activity then obtain a license therefor from the city and shall pay therefor an annual license fee which will be adopted by City Council by resolution and will adhere to M.C.A. § 16-4-503.
(B) All licenses issued in any year shall expire on December 31 at 12:00 midnight of such year, provided, in case the holder of any such license shall be in default for the payment of such license fee, or any part thereof, said license shall immediately terminate.
(1) A transfer of any such license may be made on application to the city, accompanied by satisfactory evidence of an approval of the transfer of the license issued by the State Department of Revenue of this state, for such license.
(2) Where a license hereunder is issued for a period commencing subsequent to the first of any current year for which such license may be issued, the pro rata fee only shall be charged for the balance of such current year, but nothing herein shall be construed to entitle any licensee hereunder to a refund of any portion of the license fee in the event of his or her discontinuing such business or the suspension or revocation of his or her license prior to the expiration of such year.
(Ord. 164, passed 5-27-1995; Ord. 2021-01, passed 5-17-2021)