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LIQUOR BY THE DRINK
It shall be unlawful for any private club or public place, directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense, or by any device, to allow the consumption or display of intoxicating liquor or the serving of any liquor for the purpose of mixing with intoxicating liquor without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Department of Public Safety as provided in M.S. Ch. 340A, as it may be amended from time to time, and a license therefor from the city.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-1) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) Form. Every application for a license under this subchapter shall be made on a form supplied by the city and shall state the name of the applicant, his or her age, representations as to his or her character, with such reference as may be required, his or her citizenship, the business in connection with which the proposed license will operate and its location, whether applicant is owner or operator of the business, how long he or she has been in that business at that place, and other information that the City Council may require from time to time. It shall be unlawful to make any false statement in an application. Applications shall be filed with the City Clerk.
(B) Financial responsibility. The liability insurance policy filed as proof of financial responsibility under this section shall conform to M.S. 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time. Operation of a business which is required to be licensed by this chapter without having on file with the city at all times effective proof of financial responsibility is a cause for revocation of the license.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-2) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) An application for a license shall be accompanied by a receipt from the City Clerk for payment in full of the required fee for the license. Upon rejection of any application for license, the Clerk shall refund the amount paid less $25, which shall be retained as a handling charge for the application.
(B) All licenses shall expire on the last day of June in each year. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year, except 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 the fee, any unexpired fraction of a month shall be counted as one month.
(C) The annual fee for the license shall be a fee schedule adopted by the City Council. The annual fee for an extended hours license shall be as set forth by the state.
(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City Council may, upon proper application as stipulated in § 110.071, issue a permit for the display and consumption of intoxicating liquor and the serving of any liquid for the purpose of mixing with intoxicating liquor for a period of one day. No more than five permits may be issued in a single year. No more than two permits shall be issued to the same organization or an affiliate in a single year. The fee for the permit shall be set from time to time by the Council but shall not exceed $25. All permits issued under this provision shall be approved by the state’s Department of Public Safety. The permit issued pursuant to this section shall be valid only for the day indicated on it.
(E) Applicants receiving authorization under § 110.073 to be a liquor provider at the community center shall pay a fee to the city as set by City Council resolution.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-3) (Ord. 107, passed 11-23-1981; Ord. 116, passed 6-28-1982; Ord. 332, passed 9-13-1999; Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003)
Every licensee shall not conduct business on the premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday inclusive. Presence of customers on the event premises is not permitted between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday inclusive.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-4) (Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003; Ord. 575, passed 3-11-2013) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) The hours of operation and days of sale shall be those set by M.S. § 340A.504, as it may be amended from time to time, except that the City Council may, by resolution or ordinance, provide for more restrictive hours.
(B) No sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises may be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday inclusive. No sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises may be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Sundays. Sales after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday are unlawful unless the liquor license holder has obtained a Sunday liquor license in accordance with state law.
(C) No establishment licensed under M.S. § 340A.414, as it may be amended from time to time, or § 110.072(D) may permit a person to consume or display intoxicating liquor, and no person may consume or display intoxicating liquor between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday inclusive, and between 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-5) (Ord. 575, passed 3-11-2013; Ord. 625, passed 9-28-2015) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) Distributing liquor at public gatherings. The city may authorize the holder of a retail “on-sale” intoxicating liquor license issued by the city or by an adjacent municipality to dispense intoxicating liquor at any convention, banquet, conference, meeting, or social affair conducted in the community center. The licensee (liquor provider) must be engaged to dispense intoxicating liquor at the event held by a person or organization permitted to use the premises and may dispense intoxicating liquor only to any person attending the event. The licensee may not dispense intoxicating liquor to any person attending or participating in an amateur athletic event held on the premises.
(B) Community center liquor provider authorization. Authority to be a liquor provider will be granted by the City Council on an annual basis, term to run January 1 to December 31. The Community Center Director will accept applications, screen, and make the formal request for authorization to the Council. Applications for authorization to become a liquor provider will be accepted throughout the year, but will require a six to eight week waiting period for approval. If approved, the term will expire at the end of the calendar year, December 31.
(C) Termination of liquor provider authorization. The City Administrator may suspend or terminate the license of a liquor provider for conducting illegal operations, for maintaining insufficient insurance coverage, for loss or suspension of its retail liquor license, and for violating the policies set forth in the city’s Community Center Policy Manual. The liquor provider may appeal any suspension or termination to the City Council within ten days after receipt of notice of suspension termination. The appeal shall be served on the City Administrator and the Council shall commence a hearing within 21 days after receipt of the notice of appeal.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-6) (Ord. 332, passed 9-13-1999)
“ON-SALE” WINE LICENSE
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