No license shall be granted to any person made ineligible for a license by state law. No license may be issued to:
Subd. 1. A person under 21 years of age;
Subd. 2. A person who has had an intoxicating liquor or 3.2% malt liquor license revoked within five years of the license application, or to any person who at the time of the violation owns any interest, whether as a holder of more than 5% of the capital stock of a corporation licensee, as a partner or otherwise, in the premises or in the business conducted thereon, or to a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm in which any such person is in any manner interested;
Subd. 3. A person not of good moral character and repute; and/or
Subd. 4. A person who has a direct or indirect interest in a manufacturer, brewer, or wholesaler. In addition, no new retail license may be issued to, and the City Council may refuse to renew the license of, a person who, within five years of the license application, has been convicted of a felony or a willful violation of a federal or state law or local ordinance governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or distribution of an alcoholic beverage. The city or appropriate state agency may require that fingerprints be taken and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a criminal history check.
(Ord. 441, passed 11-5-2007)