(A) Suspension. The Council may suspend a license for up to 60 days if the Council determines that a licensee has:
(1) Violated or is not in compliance with any provision of this chapter; or
(2) Knowingly permitted gambling by any person on the licensed premises.
(B) Revocation. The Council may revoke a license if the Council determines that:
(1) The licensee’s license was suspended in the preceding 14 months and an additional cause for suspension as detailed in division (A)(1) above is found by the Council to have occurred within the 14-month period;
(2) The licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted to the city during the application process;
(3) A licensee or an employee or independent contractor of the licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
(4) A licensee or an employee or independent contractor has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(5) A licensee violated any of the provisions of M.S. §§ 617.241 through 617.299, as they may be amended from time to time, relating to the illegal distribution, possession, or sale of obscene materials;
(6) A licensee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee’s license was suspended;
(7) A licensee has been convicted of a violation of § 116.20(A)(5) of this code for which the time period required has not elapsed;
(8) On two or more occasions within a 12-month period, a person or persons committed a violation of § 116.20(A)(5) of this code for which a conviction has been obtained, and the persons were employees or independent contractors of the licensee at the time the offenses were committed;
(9) A licensee or an employee or independent contractor of the licensee has knowingly allowed specified sexual activities to occur in or on the licensed premises; or
(10) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the city, county, state, or federal governments for hotel occupancy taxes, ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, or other financial obligations.
(1997 Code, § 33.18)