(A) License required. It is unlawful for any person to sell, vend, deal in or dispose of by gift, sale or otherwise, or keep or offer for sale any alcoholic liquors within the town without a license to do so as provided in this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.020)
(B) License application.
(1) General. Every application for a license to sell alcoholic liquors shall state the name of the applicant, his or her age, representations as to his or her character with such references as the Board of Trustees may require, his or her citizenship, the type of license applied for, the business in connection with which the proposed license will operate and its location, whether the applicant is owner and operator of the business, how long he or she has been in business at that place, and such other information as the Board of Trustees may require from time to time. In addition to containing such information, the application shall be in the form prescribed by the state’s Department of Revenue and shall be verified and filed with the Town Clerk/Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.030)
(2) False statements. It is unlawful for any person to make any false statements in an application for a license.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.040)
(3) Fees.
(a) Each application for a license filed with the Town Clerk/Treasurer shall be accompanied by a license fee in an amount set by resolution.
(b) If the application is rejected, the license fee shall refunded.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.050)
(C) Investigation and hearing. The Board of Trustees shall cause an investigation to be made of all facts set forth in the application. Opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license. After the investigation and hearing, the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, shall grant or refuse the application. No license shall be issued until approved by the state licensing authority.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.060)
(D) Term. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.070)
(E) Transfer. Each license shall be issued only to the applicant and for the premises described in the application. No license may be transferred to another person or place without approval of the Board of Trustees. Any transfer of stock of a corporate licensee is deemed a transfer of the license and a transfer of stock without prior Board of Trustees approval is a ground for revocation of the license.
(Prior Code, § 5.12.080)
(Ord. 82-13, passed - -1982) Penalty, see § 110.99