(A) Business owners seeking to sell beer in retail establishments shall apply for a beer license under this section. License fees for beer licenses shall be set through policy by the City Council. Beer licenses shall be classified into separate classifications set forth under §§ 111.04 through 111.08.
(B) Applications for a beer license must be accompanied by proof of state licensing.
(C) The city may not grant a retail beer license to a person or to a business whose proprietor has been convicted of:
(1) A felony under any federal or state law;
(2) Any violation of any federal or state law or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of alcoholic beverages; or
(3) Of any crime involving moral turpitude.
(D) In the case of a partnership or corporation, the requirements under division (C) above apply if any partner, managing agent, or officer, director, or stockholder who holds at least 20% of the total issued and outstanding stock of an applicant corporation has been convicted of any offenses as provided in division (C) above.
(Ord. 2016-002, passed 11-16-2016) Penalty, see § 110.99