A. Any persons desiring to sell intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor shall make their verified application in writing to the Council upon such forms as the Council from time to time shall require and as from time to time may be required under the laws of the State of Minnesota and regulations of the Commissioner of Public Safety, and shall file the same with the City Clerk. The application shall set forth, in addition to other information as may from time to time be required by the Council, the following information:
1. The name, age, date and place of birth and place of residence of the applicant if an individual.
2. The name, state of incorporation, date of incorporation if a corporation and the name, age, date and place of birth and place of residence of all members of the board of directors, stockholders and officers of such corporation.
3. If a partnership, the name of such partnership, the address of its principal office for doing business and the name, age, date and place of birth and place of residence of all members of the partnership.
4. The name, age, date and place of birth and place of residence of the manager, principal operator or other person who will be conducting and/or managing the premises for which the application for license is sought.
5. The name, age, date and place of birth and place of residence of any person having any financial interest in the business other than as an owner, stockholder, director or resident manager.
6. The location of the premises upon which the applicant proposes to sell such liquor and an exact description of the particular place within the building structure where such sales are proposed.
7. Whether the applicant has ever been engaged in a similar business, and if so, the location thereof and the date when so engaged.
8. A complete and detailed description of the nature of the business operation to be conducted on the premises, if a license is granted.
9. A complete listing of any and all convictions relating to any violations of state law or ordinances of any jurisdiction for the use or consumption of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor and a complete listing of all gross misdemeanor and felony convictions whatsoever.
10. The applicants, their resident managers and any other persons required by the police department during the course of its investigation of the application as hereinafter set forth shall furnish as a part of the application fingerprints for aid and assistance to the police department in conducting their investigation.
B. Each application shall also be accompanied by a certified check, money order, cashier's check, or cash in an amount equal to the annual license fee for one year for the license for which application is being made. In addition, each application made for a license shall be accompanied by a bond from a surety company in form and content as required by Minnesota statutes. The surety company shall be approved by the council and the bond shall be approved as to form and substance by city staff. Any license holders who operate a liquor business without having on file at all times with the city clerk an effective bond shall have their license immediately revoked.
C. The applicants shall be bound by all of the answers and information furnished on the application presented to the city of Moorhead and any falsification of information requested on said application, or any other information requested by the city in its course of investigation of the applicants or their resident manager shall be grounds for denial of the license and, in addition thereto, shall be grounds for revocation of the license if the license is approved and issued prior to the discovery of such falsification.
D. On or before April 15 of each year, the holder of any license issued pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall present to the city a new application for renewal of said license from the period of July 1 of said year to June 30 of the following year for review by the police department of the city containing all of the information required for a new application under the terms and conditions of this chapter, together with specific information as to any change in ownership, financial backing, officers, directors or resident managers occurring since the issuance of the license or the previous approval of the renewal of the license. If said application for renewal is not timely received, the nonreceipt of said application shall be grounds for nonrenewal of the license for the next license period by the city council. (Ord. 2002-14, 7-15-2002)