(A) Application form. Every application form for a license to sell beer shall be made to the Clerk on a form supplied by the city and shall contain the following information: the name of the applicant, his or her age, representations as to his or her character, with such references as the Council may require, his or her citizenship, the type of license applied for, the business in connection with which the proposed licensee will operate and its location, whether the applicant is owner and operator of the business, how long the applicant has been in that business at that place and such other information as the Council may require from time to time. It shall be unlawful to make any false statement in an application, and any false statement shall be grounds for rejection of the application.
(B) Insurance.
(1) Every applicant for the issuance or renewal of a retail on-sale or off-sale beer license shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility in accordance with the provisions of M.S. § 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time.
(2) Every licensee shall further demonstrate proof of financial responsibility by filing the insurance certificate, surety bond or State Treasurer’s certificate with the Commissioner of Public Safety after 3-1-1983, in compliance with M.S. § 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time.
(3) The liability insurance policy as required above shall provide that it may not be canceled for any cause by the insured or the insurer without first giving ten days’ written notice to the city, addressed to the City Clerk.
(4) The operation of an off-sale or on-sale business without having on file at all times with the city the liability insurance policy or other security herein referred to shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the license.
(5) The insurance certificate required by this section shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney.
(1978 Code, § 602.03) (Ord. 91-7, passed 6-17-1991) Penalty, see § 10.99