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Title 8 : Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 2 : Beer

8-214 : Application.

  1. Each applicant for a permit required by this chapter shall submit a written application which shall establish the following:

    1. That if the applicant is a firm or corporation it is authorized to conduct business in the state.
    2. That the applicant has not been convicted of any violation of the laws of the state prohibiting the possession, sale, manufacture or transportation of intoxicating liquor or of any other crime involving moral turpitude within the past ten (10) years.
    3. That, in the contemplated place of business, proper sanitary facilities are available.
    4. That the contemplated place of business is so located as not to likely cause congestion of traffic or interference with schools or churches or interfere otherwise with the public health, safety and morals.
    5. That the applicant is of good character and repute.
    6. That the applicant is the owner or a stockholder, if the business is a firm or corporation, and whether a wholesale or retail sale or distribution is contemplated.
  2. Each application for a permit required by this chapter shall be filed with the chairman of the beer board, shall at all times be kept on file by the beer board and shall be open to inspection by the general public at all reasonable times.
  3. Any person making any false statement in his application for a permit required by this chapter shall forfeit his permit and shall not be eligible to receive another permit required by this chapter for a period of ten (10) years thereafter.
  4. Each application for a permit required by this chapter shall be carefully examined by the beer board and a complete record of its action thereon shall be kept in writing as a part of the regular proceedings of the beer board.
  5. A temporary permit may be issued by the finance director to allow the continued sale of alcoholic beverages at a location which presently has a valid permit. A temporary permit may be issued in order to allow a new application to be administratively processed and considered by the beverage board. The applicant for a temporary permit shall meet all requirements set forth in these ordinances and the temporary permit shall not be issued for more than sixty (60) days and regardless of stated ending date, the temporary permit ends the date the beer board rules on the applicant's permanent beer sales permit. The non-refundable application fee for a temporary beer permit is fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. #2007-19, May 2007)