A. No city license shall be issued to any person or business entity who lacks the qualifications or has any of the disqualifications set forth in Idaho Code title 23, chapter 9. The licensed premises must be inspected by the Buhl police and fire department and approved by the city council. They must not be in violation of the city zoning code or safety codes, or laws of the state of Idaho, which relate to the location of a licensed premises. (1974 Code § 2-304)
B. Prohibited Persons: No person shall sell or dispense alcoholic beverages at retail until licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and no retailer’s license shall be issued to any applicant, or such license transferred to any person, including the executor, administrator or trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of the holder of a retail license, when that person:
1. Is under the age of nineteen (19) years;
2. Is not the bona fide owner of such business;
3. Is not a citizen of the United States or has not been a bona fide resident of the State for at least thirty (30) days next preceding the date of application for a license; provided that if the applicant is:
a. A partnership, all members thereof shall be citizens of the United States and have been residents of the State for at least thirty (30) days preceding the date of application for a license; or
b. A corporation or association, it must be organized under the laws of the State or qualified under the laws of the State to do business in the State and the principal officers and the members of the Governing Board must be citizens of the United States and residents of the State for at least thirty (30) days next preceding the date of application for such license.
(Ord. 1017, 1-9-2023)