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Section · LICENSES

Ch.6 § 3-17

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Canonical: Nowthen.CityCode.Ch6.§3-17

LICENSES · RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE

A. For purposes of this subdivision, "person" means one of the following: i) a holder of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license; ii) an officer, director, agent, or employee of a holder of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license; or iii) an affiliate of a holder of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license, regardless of whether the affiliation is corporate or by management, direction, or control. B. Each license shall be issued only to the applicant for the premises described in the application. C. Not more than one (1) off-sale intoxicating liquor license shall be issued to any one (1) person or for any one (1) place. D. No licensee shall use the same business name for more than one (1) of its off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses. E. No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, utility charges, service charges, or other financial claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid. F. No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for a license under state law. G. No license shall be issued to any person who is not a resident of the state. If the applicant is a corporation, all of the shareholders shall be residents of the state. The provisions of this division (E) shall not apply to any license existing on the effective date of this Section or to the renewal of an existing license. H. No license shall be granted within five hundred (500) feet of any school or church. The distance is to be measured from the closest side of the church to the closest side of the structure on the premises within which liquor is to be sold. (Ordinance #26, adopted August 11, 2009) 6-3-18: CONDITIONS OF LICENSE: The failure of a licensee to meet any one of the conditions of the license specified below shall result in a suspension of the license until the condition is met. A. Within ninety (90) days after employment, every person selling or serving liquor in an establishment which has an on-sale or off-sale license shall receive training <!-- PageNumber="6 - 15" --> <!-- PageBreak --> regarding the selling or serving of liquor to customers. The training shall be provided by an organization approved by the City Council. Proof of training shall be provided by the licensee. B. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of the place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this Section and the law equally with the employee. C. Every licensee shall allow any peace officer, health officer, City employee, or any other person designated by the City Council to conduct compliance checks and to otherwise enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours and after business hours during the time when customers remain on the premises without a warrant. D. No on-sale establishment shall display liquor to the public during hours when the sale of liquor is prohibited. E. Compliance with financial responsibility requirements of state law and of this Section is a continuing condition of any license. (Ordinance #26, adopted August 11, 2009) 6-3-19: HOURS AND DAYS OF SALE: A. The hours of operation and days of sale shall be those set by M.S. § 340A.504, as it may be amended from time to time, except that the City Council may, by resolution or ordinance, provide for more restrictive hours than state law allows. B. No person shall consume nor shall any on-sale licensee permit any consumption of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor in an on-sale licensed premises more than thirty (30) minutes after the time when a sale can legally occur. C. No on-sale licensee shall permit any glass, bottle, or other container containing intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor to remain upon any table, bar, stool, or other place where customers are served, more than thirty (30) minutes after the time when a sale can legally occur. D. No person, other than the licensee and any employee, shall remain on the on- sale licensed premises more than thirty (30) minutes after the time when a sale can legally occur. E. Any violation of any condition of this section may be grounds for revocation or suspension of the license. (Ordinance #26, adopted August 11, 2009) <!-- PageNumber="6 - 16" --> <!-- PageBreak -->

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