A. Form of Application: Any person desiring an annual license as authorized by this chapter shall make application to the Town by delivering to the Town Clerk-Treasurer, on the form prepared by the Attorney General pursuant to Wyoming Statutes § 12-4-701 and provided to the applicant by the Town Clerk-Treasurer, a completed, verified and signed form. The licensee fee, or any other fees related to a license, shall be paid to the Town Clerk-Treasurer at the time the application is filed or the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall not commence processing the application. Renewal of an annual license, application for transfer of ownership and transfer of location shall be made upon the same form and in the same manner. The information contained in the application shall conform to the requirements of Wyoming Statutes § 12-4-102.
B. Publication: When an application for a license, permit, renewal or any transfer of location or ownership thereof has been filed with the licensing authority, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall promptly prepare a notice of application, and publish the notice in the newspaper of local circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall also post the notice on the Town's official website if one exists. The notice shall state that a named applicant has applied for a license, permit, renewal or transfer thereof, and that protests against the issuance, renewal or transfer of the license or permit will be heard at a designated meeting of the licensing authority. Each applicant shall, at the time of filing his application, pay the Town Clerk-Treasurer an amount sufficient to cover the costs of publishing notice. The notice shall comply with the provisions of Wyoming Statute § 12-4-104.
C. Request For Additional Documentation: On behalf of the licensing authority, the Town Clerk-Treasurer is authorized to request supporting documentation in conjunction with applications filed for a license or permit. Prior to issuance, review and inspections of the proposed premises may be conducted by various Town department representatives as required by the Town Clerk-Treasurer. Representatives of Town departments may enter licensed and permitted premises during regular business hours to make reasonable inspections.
D. Falsification of Application:
1. It is unlawful for any person or organization to knowingly submit false information or false facts as true, or to submit a fact or piece of information without knowing such to be true or false, on an application for any license or permit authorized by the chapter and that each application is being submitted shall be sworn to be true to the best of the knowledge by the person submitting such application.
2. If, in the opinion of the Town Attorney, a liquor license holder has acted in violation of this subsection, the Town Attorney shall, upon request of the licensing authority, take action on behalf of the licensing authority pursuant to Wyoming Statute § 12-7-201 seeking revocation of the license or permit. Such action shall be in addition to any other penalties which may accrue to the license holder for violation of this subsection. (Ord. 142, 6-18-1996; amd. Ord. 210, 8-1-2017; Ord. 227, 3-1-2022)