A. License Not Transferable: No license granted under this chapter shall be assignable, transferable or authorize any person not named therein, other than an employee of such licensee, to carry on the business therein specified, nor shall such license authorize the person therein named to carry on the business therein specified in any other place or building than that described in the license without first having obtained a special event permit issued by the city to do so. All licenses so granted shall be in the name of the individual, or names of the partners composing a partnership, or in the name of the corporation applying therefor, and shall not be construed to appertain to the building in which the business is proposed to be carried on. Meaning, if such business shall cease to be carried on at any time during the year for which a license shall have been granted and shall not be resumed prior to the beginning of the ensuing year, then such license shall lapse and be no longer in effect, nor subject to renewal.
B. Lapse: Should a license holder allow a liquor license to lapse, for any reason, he/she shall be required to apply for a license as if he/she were a new applicant. During any period where a license has lapsed, the business shall not be allowed or permitted to sell or give away alcohol. A liquor license shall be considered lapsed if not applied and paid for within fourteen (14) calendar days after the renewal date.
C. Penalty: Should a business be found to have sold liquor or alcohol without a license, the business, its owner or owners and any licensed bartender shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each day which the business operated without a liquor license. The civil penalty, if any, must be paid before a liquor license can be issued. (Ord. 696, 11-17-2016; amd. Ord. 736, 8-28-2020)