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(A) Investigation and issuance. The City Council shall investigate all facts set out in the application. After the investigation, the Council shall, in its discretion, grant or refuse the application. No wine license shall become effective until it, together with the security furnished by the applicant, has been approved by the State Liquor Control Director.
(B) Persons and premises licensed; 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 City Council approval. Any transfer of stock of a corporate licensee is deemed a transfer of the license, and a transfer of stock without prior Council approval is a ground for revocation of the license.
(Prior Code, § 3-11-6) (Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003)
(A) General prohibition. No wine license shall be issued for any restaurant ineligible for a license under state law.
(B) Delinquent taxes and charges. No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the city are delinquent and unpaid.
(Prior Code, § 3-11-8) (Ord. 369, passed 1-28-2002)
(A) In general. Every license is subject to the conditions in the following divisions and all other provisions of this subchapter, and of other applicable ordinance, state law, or regulation.
(B) Licensee’s responsibility. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of the place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises authorized to sell intoxicating liquor there is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this subchapter and the law equally with the employee.
(C) Inspections. Every licensee shall allow any peace officer, health officer, or properly designated officer or employee of the city to enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours without a warrant.
(D) Display during prohibited hours. No licensee shall display wine to the public during hours when the sale of wine is prohibited.
(E) Federal stamps. No licensee shall possess a federal wholesale liquor dealer’s special tax stamp or a federal gambling stamp.
(F) Compliance checks. All license holders may be subject to alcohol compliance checks. This agreement sets civil penalties for failing a compliance check and providing alcohol to minors. Liquor administrative fines are assessed as follows:
(1) First violation: amount as stated in the current fee schedule;
(2) Second violation within two years: amount as stated in the current fee schedule; and
(3) Third violation within two years: amount as stated in the current fee schedule (without mandatory revocation of license).
(Prior Code, § 3-11-9) (Ord. 584, passed 5-28-2013) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) No sale of wine under this license shall be made on the premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday inclusive, or on any Sunday between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(B) The presence of customers is not allowed on the premises between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday inclusive.
(Prior Code, § 3-11-10) (Ord. 369, passed 1-28-2002; Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003; Ord. 575, passed 3-11-2013; Ord. 625, passed 9-28-2015) Penalty, see § 110.999
(A) Provided that an applicant meets or exceeds the requirements of this subchapter and the requirements of §§ 110.001 through 110.013, which pertain to 3.2% malt liquor on-sale, the applicant may apply for a single license authorizing the sale and consumption of wine not to exceed 14% alcohol by volume and beer not to exceed 3.2% alcohol by volume. (Intoxicating malt liquor may be sold on premises holding both a 3.2% malt liquor “on-sale” license and a wine license.)
(B) Fees for the combination license shall be according to a fee schedule adopted by the City Council. The annual fee for an extended hours combination license shall be in an amount established by the state.
(Prior Code, § 3-11-11) (Ord. 369, passed 1-28-2002; Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see Chapter 36
The City Council may either suspend for not to exceed 60 days or revoke any “on-sale” wine license upon a finding that the licensee has failed to comply with any applicable statute, regulation, or ordinance relating to intoxicating liquor, or any of the provisions of this subchapter. No suspension or revocation shall take effect until the licensee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to M.S. §§ 14.57 through 14.62 and 14.69, as they may be amended from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 3-11-12)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) Any employee of the dispensary willfully violating any provision hereof or any provision of the state laws relating to gambling or the sale of intoxicating liquor or beer shall be discharged.
(Prior Code, § 3-3-7)
(Prior Code, § 3-11-13)
(Ord. 128, passed 11-4-1983; Ord. 358, passed 1-8-2001)