A. Each application for a license required by this chapter shall be accompanied by a payment in full of the required fee for that license. All fees shall be paid into the General Fund. Upon rejection of any application for a license or upon withdrawal of application before approval of the issuance by the City Council, the license fee shall be refunded to the applicant except where rejection is for a willful misstatement in the license application.
1. Payment of Annual Intoxicating Liquor and Malt Liquor License Fees for Renewal of On-Sale Licenses for the licensing period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 shall be paid as follows:
a. One-quarter of the annual renewal fee prior to June 5, 2020;
b. One-quarter of the annual renewal fee prior to September 1, 2020;
c. One-quarter of the annual renewal fee prior to December 1, 2020;
d. One-quarter of the annual renewal fee prior to March 1, 2021.
e. The background investigation fee of one hundred dollars ($100) will continue to be paid at the time the application is submitted for the initial or annual renewal.
f. If the Governor's order requiring the closing of restaurants to the public continues into the month of June, 2020 and later, then the City will allow an additional month of proportional credit to the on-sale licensees for each month that the restaurants remain fully closed to sit-down dining options.
g. If a licensee violates any Minnesota law regarding the selling of alcohol then they shall be required to pay their license fees in full upon notice from the city.
B. All licenses shall expire on June 30 in each year. Each license shall be issued for a period of one (1) year, except that if a portion of the license year has elapsed when the application is made, a license may be issued for the remainder of the year for a pro rata fee. In computing such fee, any unexpired fraction of a month shall be counted as one (1) month.
C. The annual fee for a license shall be as established by resolution.
D. Upon written request, a pro rata share of an annual license fee for a retail license, may be refunded to the licensee or to the licensee's estate if:
1. The business ceases to operate because of destruction or damage;
2. The licensee dies;
3. The business ceases to be lawful for a reason other than a license revocation; or
4. The licensee ceases to carry on the licensed business under the license.
E. At the time of the original application for a license, the applicant shall pay in full an investigation fee in the amount established by resolution. No investigation fee shall be refunded. At any time that an additional investigation is required because of a change in the ownership or control or because of an enlargement, alteration, or extension of premises previously licensed, the licensee shall pay an additional investigation fee in the amount established by resolution.
F. Off-sale intoxicating liquor licensees may request a reduction in their annual license fee by the amount specified in Minnesota Statutes section 340A.408 if at the time of initial application or renewal they:
1. Agree to have a private vendor approved by the City train all employees within sixty (60) days of hire and annually thereafter in laws pertaining to the sale of alcohol, the rules for identification checks, and the responsibilities of establishments serving intoxicating liquors;
2. Post a policy requiring identification checks for all persons appearing to be thirty (30) years old or less;
3. Establish a written cash award and incentive program to award employees who catch underage drinkers and a written penalty program to punish employees in the event of a failed compliance check;
4. Failure to abide by the provisions of this paragraph may result in suspension of the license until the conditions of the fee reduction are met and may result in suspension and/or revocation of the license pursuant to section 3-1-20 of this chapter. (Ord. 511, 6-20-2017, eff. 7-1-2017; amd. Ord. 557, 6-2-2020)
Notes
| 1 | 1. License fees, MSA § 340A.408; term, MSA § 340A.411, subd. 2. |