A. Generally: Every license granted under this Chapter is subject to the conditions in this subsection, all other provisions of this Chapter, and of any other applicable regulations, ordinance or State law.
B. Maintenance of Peace: Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of their place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee of the licensed premises authorized to sell intoxicating liquor is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable for all penalties provided by this Chapter and the law equally with the employee, except criminal penalties.
C. Possession of Federal Stamps: No licensee may possess a federal wholesale liquor dealer’s special tax stamp or a federal gambling stamp.
D. Consumption on Premises: A person must not consume any intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor on any licensed premises more than thirty (30) minutes following the time established by law for cessation of the sale of liquor. No person, except an employee of the licensed establishment, may remain on the premises or site more than thirty (30) minutes following the time established by law for cessation of the sale of liquor.
E. Removal of Containers: No licensee may permit any glass, bottle, or other container containing intoxicating liquor in any quantity to remain upon any table, bar, stool, or other place where customers are served, more than thirty (30) minutes after the time when a sale can legally occur, except as authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 340A.404, subdivision 11, which allows the removal of certain wine at a restaurant with an on-sale intoxicating liquor or wine license.
F. Death of Licensee: In the event of the death of a person holding a license, the personal representative of that person is allowed to continue to operate the business within the terms of the license for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after the death of the licensee.
G. Hours and Days: A licensee must not sell or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages except in compliance with the hours and days established in Minnesota Statutes Section 340A.504.
H. Consumption Outside Licensed Premises: A person must not possess open containers of alcoholic beverages or consume alcoholic beverages on the premises under the licensee’s control outside of the licensed structure or in any area of the licensed premises that was not designated for these activities in the license application.
I. Mandatory Training Seminars:
1. Generally: On an annual basis, each licensee must have at least one (1) representative attend a liquor license training seminar approved by the City. The representative need not be the same person each time but must hold a position of responsibility in either the ownership or management of the license. The licensee must provide the City with proof of completion of the training seminar within ten (10) days of completion.
2. New Licensees: For twelve (12) months after initial issuance of a license, each new licensee must have a City approved vendor train all managers and employees who serve alcoholic beverages, within sixty (60) days after hire. The training must include the laws pertaining to the sale of alcohol, the rules for identification checks, and the responsibilities of establishments serving intoxicating liquors. An owner who works at the establishment is considered a manager for this requirement.
J. Change in Managers: For each new manager or assistant manager employed after the license is issued, each licensee must notify the City Clerk within ten (10) days after any new manager or assistant manager begins employment. This notification must include the information required in City Code Section 3-1-2. Failure to provide complete and timely information will subject the licensee to the penalties provided in this Code, including potential denial of a renewed license. The Director of Public Safety shall cause an investigation of the new managers and may reject the employment of these personnel by notice to the licensee in writing. The licensee may appear at the hearing regarding this decision to the City Council in accordance with the procedures in City Code Section 3-1-11. A failure to request a hearing in front of City Council waives the licensee’s ability to contest the Director of Public Safety’s decision. After the City’s final decision on a new manager, no manager who has been rejected may operate in that capacity upon the licensed premises.
K. Outdoor Seating Area: Each outdoor seating area that is part of the licensed premises must be surrounded by a physical barrier that prevents access to the area except through the licensed building.
L. Gambling:
1. Each licensee shall be responsible to verify a gambling licensee’s valid license or permit before allowing any lawful gambling on the premises; the licensee shall be responsible to see that lawful gambling is conducted in accordance with all applicable laws.
2. The licensee may only permit lawful gambling on the licensed premises when such activity is licensed by the state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, or permitted by the City and is conducted pursuant to the regulations contained in this Code. No other gambling shall be permitted on premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
M. Unobstructed View: All sales shall be made in full view of the public inside the licensed premises, and the view shall be unobstructed by screens, curtains, stalls, partitions or other devices, but partitions, subdivisions or panels not higher than forty-eight inches (48") shall be permitted.
N. Sales in Hotel Guestrooms: No sale of alcoholic beverages shall be made to or in guestrooms of hotels, unless the rules of the hotel provide for the service of meals in guestrooms, unless the sale of such alcoholic beverages is made in the manner in which on-sales are required to be made, unless such sale accompanies and is incident to the regular source of meals to guests therein, and unless the rules of such hotel and the description, location and number of such guestrooms are fully set out in the application for a license.