(a) The fee for a city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. Every applicant or licensee shall obtain a separate liquor license for each category of liquor license as defined in Section 4-60-010 that applies to the business to be conducted at the licensed establishment.
Every city retailer's license for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license.
(b) Every liquor dealer's license shall contain the following information:
(1) the name of the licensee as well as the names of each member of a partnership, the officers and directors of a club, the officers, directors and manager of a corporation;
(2) language that describes with particularity the premises covered by such license; and
(3) the type or category of liquor license issued to the licensee for such premises.
(c) Whenever any changes occur in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection in accordance with the procedures set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term "officer of the licensee" or "officers of the licensee" means the members of a partnership, the officers or directors of a club, the officers, directors, managers or shareholders of a corporation, or the managers or managing members of a limited liability company or other legal entity licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(1) If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death, or for any other reason, and such officer is not replaced, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change; provided, however, that if the person removed from office but not replaced owned five percent or more of the interest in the licensee at the time of his or her removal from office, the licensee shall comply with item (3) of this subsection. The licensee shall submit any additional information pertaining to the removal of any officer requested by the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection within 10 days of such request.
(2) If any officer of the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and the person removed from office is replaced by a person who has no ownership interest in the licensee or who owns less than five percent of the ownership interest in the licensee, then the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change by filing with the department a change of officer form provided by the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The person replacing the removed officer shall be fingerprinted as required by Section 4-60-040(b)(11), and the licensee shall submit to the department of business affairs and consumer protection, along with the change of officer form, the following: (i) proof that the person replacing the removed officer has been finger- printed; (ii) a fee of $500.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess; and (iii) any other supplementary materials prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department of business affairs and consumer protection.
(3) If any officer of the licensee owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in the licensee is removed from office in accordance with the bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement for the licensee, pursuant to law or court order, by reason of death or for any other reason, and such officer is replaced, or if five percent or more of the ownership interest in the licensee changes hands or is transferred to a non-licensee, the licensee shall notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection by submitting to the department within 30 days of the effective date of the change (i) a change of officers/shareholders application in conformity with the requirements of Section 4-60-040 and (ii) a fee of $2,000.00 which the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection is authorized to assess. All new partners, officers, directors, managers, managing members, shareholders or any other person owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the interest in a licensee shall satisfy all of the eligibility requirements for a liquor licensee as provided in this chapter. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds for revocation of any liquor license held by such licensee.
(4) If a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection (c) takes place at the same time that a change in the officers of the licensee of the type described in item (3) of subsection (c) occurs, the licensee shall be required to comply with the requirements of item (3) of this subsection (c) only.
(5) If any change occurs in the officers of the licensee, the licensee shall notify the local liquor commissioner of the change by notarized letter within 30 days of the effective date of the change. The letter shall (i) describe the nature of the change in the officers of the licensee; and (ii) identify which procedure, as set forth in items (1), (2) and (3) of this section, the licensee used to notify the department of business affairs and consumer protection of the change.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 5-2-95, p. 555; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-97, p. 48044; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2443, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 9-29-04, p. 32144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 6-6-12, p. 28356, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. IV, § 2)