(A) Persons ineligible for license. No license shall be granted to or held by any person who:
(1)Is under 21 years of age;
(2) Has, within five years prior to the application for a license, been convicted of a felony, or of violating any law of this state or local ordinance relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution or possession for sale or distribution of intoxicating liquors or 3.2% malt liquor and cannot show competent evidence under M.S. § 364.03, as it may be amended from time to time, of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a 3.2% malt liquor licensee;
(3) Is a manufacturer of 3.2% malt liquor or is interested in the control of any place where 3.2% malt liquor is manufactured;
(4) Is a non-resident of the city;
(5) Is not of good moral character;
(6) Is, or during the period of this license becomes, the holder of a federal retail liquor dealer’s special tax stamp for the sale of intoxicating liquor at any place, unless there has also been issued to him or her a local license to sell intoxicating liquor at the place; or
(7)Is not the proprietor of the establishment for which the license is issued.
(’77 Code, § 603.06)
(B) Places ineligible for license.
(1) No license shall be granted for sale on any premises where a licensee has been convicted of the violation of this subchapter, or of the state 3.2% malt liquor or liquor law, or where any license hereunder has been revoked for cause until one year has elapsed after the conviction or revocation.
(2) No on-sale license shall be granted for a business or club which has not been in regular operation and eligible to receive a license for at least six months immediately preceding the application for a license.
(’77 Code, § 603.07)