Subd. 1. In addition to the information required by the state Liquor Control Commission and state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the initial application shall also contain the further information required in this section, as well as other information that the Council may from time to time require. Every application for a license to sell alcoholic beverages shall be made on a form supplied by the city and shall state the following:
a. Applicant's name and address;
b. Applicant's age;
c. Representations as to applicant's character with such references as the Council may require;
d. Applicant's citizenship;
e. The type of license the applicant is seeking;
f. The business in connection with which the proposed license will operate and its location;
g. Whether applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation or other form of organization;
h. If the applicant is an individual, the requested personal information about the applicant and his or her background;
i. If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners and the requested personal information about each partner and his or her background. The financial interest of each partner shall be disclosed, and a managing partner shall be designated. A true copy of the partnership agreement shall be submitted with the original application form;
j. If the applicant is a corporation or other organization, the names and addresses of all officers and the proposed manager, and the requested personal information about each and his or her background. The names, addresses and financial interest shall be disclosed for all corporate shareowners who, together with direct relatives, have a controlling interest of the assets of said corporation, and the requested personal information shall be furnished about each such person and his or her background. True copies of the articles of incorporation and corporate bylaws shall be submitted with the original application form;
k. The amount of assets which the applicant has in the business premises, fixtures, stock and operating capital shall be disclosed, together with proof of the source of such assets;
l. The names and addresses of all persons, other than those listed above, who have any financial interest in the business, premises, fixtures, stock or operating capital, together with the amount and nature of such interest and the terms for payment or other reimbursement thereof. This shall include but not be limited to all lessors, mortgagors, lenders, lien holders, trustors and persons who have cosigned notes or otherwise loaned, pledged or extended security to the applicant for any indebtedness;
m. The address and legal description of the premises to be licensed and plans of the site and all buildings thereon, showing all appropriate dimensions;
n. If the applicant is an individual, the application form shall be executed by that person. If the applicant is a partnership, the application form shall be executed by the managing partner, and if the applicant is a corporation or other organization the application form shall be executed by a corporate or organization officer;
o. How long applicant has been in that business;
p. How long applicant has been in that business at that place; and
q. Such other information as the Council may require from time to time.
Subd. 2. Every application for any license to sell alcoholic beverages shall also include a copy of each summons received by the applicant under M.S. § 340A.802 during the preceding year.
Subd. 3. In addition to containing the information prescribed in this section, the application for any license to sell alcoholic beverages shall also include the form prescribed by the state Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division and shall be verified and filed with the City Administrator/City Clerk.
Subd. 4. It shall be unlawful to make any false statement in any application.
(Ord. 441, passed 11-5-2007; Am. Ord. 554, passed 2-26-2018) Penalty, see § 104.01