§ 6-45. Licensing qualifications.

(a)

No license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any person who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

(b)

No retailer's or consumption on the premises license for the sale of distilled spirits will be granted where the applicant is not a resident of a county or municipality within the state where the sale of distilled spirits is authorized.

(c)

Where the establishment applying for an alcoholic beverage license is a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, the provisions of this section shall apply to each individual with an influential interest in the establishment. If the requirements for a license are satisfied, the license will be issued to the entity and to the applicants listed in the application.

(d)

No license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any person who has been convicted under any federal, state or local law of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, within ten years prior to the filing of the application for such license.

(e)

No license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any person convicted under any federal, state or local law of any felony, within ten years prior to the filing of the application for such license.

(f)

It shall be unlawful for any city employee of a department regulating alcoholic beverages, or his spouse or minor children, to have any whole, partial or beneficial interest in any license to sell alcoholic beverages in the city.

(g)

No license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be granted to any person who has had any license issued under the police powers of the city previously revoked within two years prior to the filing of the application.

(h)

If the city requests an inspection of the premises and an applicant refuses to permit an inspection within five days following the request, the city clerk may deny the applicant's initial alcoholic beverage license application.

(i)

All licensed establishments must have and continuously maintain in the city a registered agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law or under this chapter to be served upon the licensee or owner may be served. This person must be a resident of the county. The licensee shall file the name of such agent, along with the written consent of such agent, with the city clerk, in such form as he may prescribe.

(j)

No adult establishment, as defined in chapter 22, article VI of this Code, is eligible for a license to sell alcoholic beverages or to allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on its premises. No license under this chapter shall be granted or renewed for any adult establishment.

(Code 1982, § 9-2-10; Ord. No. 754 , pt. X, 10-16-18)