No person shall sell, exchange, barter, distribute or keep for sale any alcoholic or malt beverage, as herein defined, without having obtained a license therefor, pursuant to the provisions of Title 35 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and this chapter. All classes of licenses shall also be set out in Title 35, except where otherwise indicated.
Any person who intends to sell, exchange, barter, distribute or keep for sale any alcoholic or malt beverage shall make an application for license, under the provisions of SDCL Title 35, to the city finance officer. The application shall be presented along with payment for the license fee. A public hearing is required before approval and issuance of any new license or the transfer of an existing license issued.
The common council may approve or disapprove an application for any license, depending on whether the Council deems the applicant a suitable person to hold the license, and whether the council considers the proposed location suitable. The common council may, at its discretion, require the applicant to appear personally at any meeting of the council, and to answer any questions that may be asked pertaining to the applicant or the place of business that may in any way pertain to the carrying on of the business applied for.
Upon issuance of the license, the licensee shall be given a copy of this chapter, and shall sign a statement verifying that he or she has received a copy of this chapter and signed an operating agreement with the city. It shall be the responsibility of each licensee to acknowledge in writing they have read and understood this chapter and the operating agreement.
Any licensee under this chapter and SDCL Title 35 must be a person of good moral character who has never been convicted of a felony. If the licensee is a corporation, the managing officers thereof must have like qualifications. (Ord. 810 (part), 2018: Ord. 785 (part), 2017: Ord. 680 (part), 2011: prior code §§ 3-102, 3-103)