It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, brew, distill, sell or distribute any wine, beer, liquor or other alcoholic beverage within the city, or to engage in any other activity which a license or permit is required by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city. The biennial fee for such a permit shall be in the amount equal to one-half (1/2) the fee charged by the state for a license or permit to engage in a similar activity. Upon payment of the applicable fee to the city secretary and exhibition to the secretary of a permit or license duly issued by the state to the applicant or a person paying such fee, the city secretary shall, in the name of the city, issue and deliver to such an applicant a permit to engage in business in the city of the character described in and authorized by the permit or license from the state held by such applicant, and the permit so issued in the name of the person described in the permit or license from the state and shall remain in force only so long as such permit or license from the state remains in force. (Ord. 101209-2, 10-12-2009)