(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a bingo occasion as defined in MS. § 349.12 Subdivision 4, as it may be amended from time to time, within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a city license therefor from the City Council.
(B) The City Council may issue a license to the person or persons conducting the bingo occasion only as set forth in M.S. §§ 349.11 through 349.23, as they may be amended from time to time, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this section as though fully set forth.
(1) Any person wishing to obtain a license to conduct bingo occasions shall apply through the City Clerk to the City Council. The City Clerk shall present each application to the City Council at its next regular meeting after receipt thereof. The City Council shall act on the license application within 180 days from the date of application. If the application is approved, the City Council shall not issue a license until at least 30 days have elapsed after the date of application and upon payment by the person to the City Clerk of an annual license fee in an amount as the City Council may determine from time to time by resolution.
(2) The license shall be issued annually as January 1 of each year. Applications for the license shall be made annually on or before December 1 of each year for licenses during the full year. Applications made for licensee for less than a full year may be made at any time but the license fee shall not be prorated. There shall be no refunds to licensees where licenses are suspended, revoked, terminated or transferred during the year.
(3) Licenses shall not be transferable except with the approval of the City Council by resolution.
(Ord. 335, passed 7-26-1976) Penalty, see § 10.99