(A) The following restrictions apply to any applicant who is a natural person, a general partner if the applicant is a partnership, or a corporate officer if the applicant is a corporation.
(B) No license shall be granted to:
(1) Any manufacturer, brewer, or wholesaler as defined in M.S. § 340A.101, as it may be amended from time to time, or any manufacturer of 3.2% malt liquor, or to any person who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in the manufacturer, brewer, or wholesaler;
(2) Any person under the state established legal drinking age;
(3) Any person convicted of any willful violation of any law of the United States or any provision of state law or this code with regard to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of liquor;
(4) Any person not eligible under M.S. § 340A.402, as it may be amended from time to time, or the regulations of the Department of Public Safety;
(5) Any person who has:
(a) Been convicted, within the five years prior to the application for a license, of any violation of any law of the United States, the state, or any other state or territory, or of any local ordinance with regard to: the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or distribution of intoxicating liquor or other controlled substances as defined by state statute; gambling; theft; or vice; or
(b) Had an intoxicating liquor license, including a wine on-sale license, revoked for any violation of any statutes, ordinances, or regulations relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession of liquor or wine.
(6) Any person who has applied for or holds a federal wholesale or retail liquor dealer’s special stamp or a federal or state gambling or gaming stamp or license;
(7) Any person who is an employee or elected official of the city;
(8) Any person who has falsified any information given either in the application or in the process of investigation;
(9) Any person who, upon renewal, has been found in violation of any provision of this subchapter or applicable state law;
(10) If an individual, any person who is not a U.S. citizen or resident alien;
(11) Any person who is financially indebted to a person who is disqualified under this section;
(12) If for a temporary on-sale 3.2% malt liquor license, any person who is not a charitable, religious, or other nonprofit corporation or organization in existence at least three years. No corporation or organization shall be granted more than three licenses in a 12-month period and there shall be at least 30 days between the license issue dates; and
(13) If for a temporary wine license, any person who is not a charitable, religious, or other nonprofit corporation or organization in existence at least three years. No corporation or organization shall be granted more than three licenses in a 12-month period and there shall be at least 30 days between the license issue dates.
(Prior Code, § 112.08)