A. Required: No person shall possess for sale, sell or dispense any alcoholic or malt liquor without first obtaining a license to do so and paying the license fees therefor.
B. Application: Any person desiring a license under this chapter shall apply to the Town Council for the same. Such application shall be made upon a form prepared by the Attorney General and shall meet the requirements prescribed by applicable Wyoming Statutes.
C. Publication Of Notice: Upon receipt of a properly completed application for an annual license, or renewal thereof, the Town Clerk/Treasurer shall promptly prepare a notice of application, place a copy of the notice at a conspicuous place at the location shown in the application and publish the notice in a newspaper of local circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The notice shall state that a named applicant has applied for a license, renewal or transfer thereof, and that protests against the issuance, renewal or transfer of the license will be heard at a designated meeting of the Town. Notices will meet the requirements of this section if they are in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that on the day of 20 , (Name of applicant) filed an application for a license in the office of the Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Guernsey for the following described place (and room): (Insert description) Protests, if any there be, against the (issuance, transfer or renewal) of the license will be heard at the hour of .m., on the day of , 20 in the (designated meeting place).
Dated Signed
Town Clerk/Treasurer
D. Hearings: Any annual license authorized under this chapter shall not be issued, renewed or transferred until on or after the date is set in the notice for hearing protests. In a renewal or transfer hearing, the hearing shall be held not later than thirty (30) days preceding the expiration date of the annual license. An annual license shall not be issued, renewed or transferred if the Town finds from evidence presented at the hearing that:
1. The welfare of the people residing in the vicinity of the proposed annual licensed premises shall be adversely and seriously affected;
2. The purpose of this chapter will not be carried out by the issuance, renewal or transfer of the annual license;
3. The number, type and location of existing annual licenses meet the needs of the vicinity under consideration;
4. The desires of the residents of the Town will not be met and satisfied by the issuance, renewal or transfer of the annual license; or
5. Any other reasonable restrictions or standards which may be imposed by the Town shall not be carried out by the issuance, renewal or transfer of the annual license.
E. Appeal Of Denials; Renewal Applicants Only: No applicant for a license under this chapter shall have a right of appeal from the decision of the Governing Body denying an application except applicants holding a license which is expiring and who are applying for a renewal. (Ord. 2017-008, 11-7-2017)