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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 701 - Licensing and Regulation of the Sale and Consumption of Intoxicating LiquorCHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-0 ORDINANCE 701 LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR Section 701.01: PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW ADOPTED...................................... 701-1 Section 701.02: LICENSE REQUIRED ......................................................................... 701-1 Section 701.03: BREWERY/TAPROOM LICENSE ..................................................... 701-2 Section 701.04: BREW PUB OFF-SALE INTOXICATING LICENSE ....................... 701-2 Section 701.05: SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE INTOXICATING .............................. 701-3 Section 701.06: SUNDAY GROWLER OFF-SALE INTOXICATING ....................... 701-4 Section 701.07: SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE 128 OUNCE INTOXICATING ........ 701-5 Section 701.08: MICRO-DISTILLER COCKTAIL ROOM LICENSE ........................ 701-4 Section 701.09: MICRO-DISTILLER OFF-SALE LICENSE ....................................... 701-5 Section 701.10: MICRO-DISTILLER TERMPORARY ON-SALE LICENSE ............ 701-5 Section 701.11: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE .......................................................... 701-5 Section 701.12: LICENSE FEES .................................................................................... 701-6 Section 701.13: GRANTING OF LICENSES ................................................................ 701-7 Section 701.14: PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE ........................................... 701-7 Section 701.15: PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE .............................................. 701-8 Section 701.16: CONDITIONS OF LICENSE .............................................................. 701-8 Section 701.17: HOURS OF OPERATION ................................................................. 701-11 Section 701.18: CLUBS ................................................................................................ 701-12 Section 701.19: RESTRICTIONS ON PURCHASE OR CONSUMPTION ............... 701-12 Section 701.20: SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION................................................ 701-19 Section 701.21: BOTTLE CLUBS ............................................................................... 701-20 Section 701.22: PENALTY .......................................................................................... 701-20 Section 701.23: LIMITATION OF ON SALE LIQUOR LICENSES ......................... 701-20 Section 701.24: LIMITATION OF EXCLUSIVE OFF-SALE LICENSES ................ 701-20 CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-1 ORDINANCE 701 LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CONSUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR Section 701.01: PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW ADOPTED. The provisions of Minn. Stat. Ch. 340A, relating to the definition of terms, licensing, consumption, sales, conditions of bonds of licensees, hours of sale, and all other matters pertaining to the retail sale, distribution, and consumption of intoxicating liquor are adopted and made a part of this ordinance as if set out in full, except as herein altered or modified under the authority provided to municipalities in Minn. Stat. § 340A.509. Section 701.02: LICENSE REQUIRED. Subd. 1: General Requirement. No person, except a wholesaler or manufacturer to the extent authorized under state license, shall directly or indirectly deal in, sell, or keep for sale in the City any intoxicating liquor without a license to do so as provided in this ordinance. Liquor licenses shall be of four kinds: on-sale, off-sale, club and temporary on-sale licenses. Subd. 2: On-Sale Licenses. On-sale licenses shall be issued only to clubs, restaurants, and exclusive liquor stores and shall permit on-sale of liquor only. Subd. 3: Off-Sale Licenses. Off-sale licenses shall be issued only to exclusive liquor stores and shall permit off-sales of liquor only. Subd. 4: Special Club Licenses. Special club licenses shall be issued only to incorporated clubs which have been in existence for fifteen (15) years or more or to congressionally chartered veterans' organizations which have been in existence for ten (10) years. Subd. 5: Temporary On-Sale Licenses. a) "Temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, may be issued only in connection with a social event sponsored by a club, charitable, religious, or other nonprofit corporation that has existed for at least three years; a political committee registered under state law; or a state university. No license shall be for longer than four consecutive days, and the city may issue a three four-day, four three-day, six two-day, or twelve one-day temporary license in any combination, not to exceed 12 days per year to any one organization, or for any one location within a twelve-month period. A brewer who manufactures fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year or a microdistillery a temporary license for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within the municipality sponsored by the brewer or microdistillery. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-2 Section 701.03: BREWERY/TAPROOM LICENSE Subd. 1: A Brewer licensed under Minn. Stat. §340A.301 may be issued an On-Sale Brewery Taproom License for the “on-sale” of malt liquor produced on the licensed premises, subject to the following conditions: a) The on-sale of malt liquor may only be made during the days and hours that on- sale of liquor may be made, as prescribed by State Law or within this Chapter. b) A Brewer may only hold one (1) Brewery License within the City. c) The only alcohol beverage that may be sold or consumed on the premises of a licensed Brewery Taproom will be the malt liquor produced by the Brewer upon the Brewery Taproom Premises. d) The holder of a Brewery Taproom License who also holds a Brew Pub off-sale license is permitted to sell Growlers which is defined as a container with a capacity of up to 64 ounces, for the take-out or off-sale of craft beer. The Growler must be sealed by a paper or adhesive band aid strip or sleeve that is applied over the top of the closure in such a manner that the seal must be broken in order to open the container. The adhesive band, strip or sleeve shall bear the name and address of the brewer. e) Nothing in this subdivision precludes the holder of a Brewer Taproom License from also holding a license to operate a restaurant on the premise of the brewery. Subd. 2. A Brewery Taproom License may not be issued to a Brewer if the Brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the Brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the Brewer seeking the license, is a Brewer that brews or produces more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually, as defined and prescribed by Minn. Stat. § 340.301. Section 701.04: BREW PUB OFF-SALE INTOXICATING LICENSE Subd. 1: A Brew Pub Off-Sale Intoxicating Malt Liquor license may be issued to a brewer who holds a brewer license issued by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety for the operation of a brewpub and shall be operated in and as a part of a restaurant establishment for which an on-sale intoxicating liquor license has been issued by the city. a) An off-sale license may be issued solely for the malt liquor produced and packaged on the licensed premises and only upon approval of the license by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety. b) Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores and must be removed from the licensed premises before the applicable off-sale closing time requirements. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-3 c) Only malt liquor may be brewed or manufactured at the licensed premises and not more than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a calendar year may be brewed or manufactured at the licensed premises. d) The malt liquor sold off-sale shall be packaged in 64-ounce containers commonly known as "growlers" and shall have the following requirements for packaging: 1. The containers shall bear a twist type closure, cork, stopper or plug. 2. At the time of sale, a paper or plastic adhesive band, strip or sleeve shall be applied to the container and extend over the top of the twist type closure, cork, stopper or plug forming a seal that must be broken upon opening of the container. 3. The adhesive band, strip or sleeve shall bear the name and address of the brewer/licensee selling the malt liquor. 4. The containers shall be identified as malt liquor, contain the name of the malt liquor, bear the name and address of the brewer/licensee selling the malt liquor, and the contents in the container packaged as required herein shall be considered intoxicating liquor unless the alcoholic content is labeled as otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7515.1100. Section 701.05: SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE INTOXICATING Subd. 1: A “Small Brewer Off-Sale Intoxicating" license authorizes a micro-brewery that manufactures less than 150,000 barrels of malt liquor per year to sell malt liquor to the public in 64-ounce containers, commonly known as “growlers,” or in 750 milliliter bottles as permitted by Minn. Stat. §340A.301. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not exceed 500 barrels annually; off-sale shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores, and the off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. a) The malt liquor shall be packed in 64-ounce containers commonly known as growlers or in 750 milliliter bottles. The containers or bottles shall bear a twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug. At the time of the sale, a paper or plastic adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall be applied to the container or bottle and extended over the top of the twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug forming a seal that must be broken upon opening of the container or bottle. The adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall bear the name and address of the brewer. The containers or bottles shall be identified as malt liquor, contain the name of the malt liquor, bear the name and address of the brewer selling the malt liquor, and shall be considered intoxicating liquor unless the alcoholic content is labeled as otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7515.1100. b) A brewer may, but is not required to, refill any growler with malt liquor for off- sale at the request of a customer. A brewer refilling a growler must do so at its licensed premises and the growler must be filled at the tap at the time of sale. A growler refilled under this paragraph must be sealed and labeled in the manner described in paragraph (a). CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-4 c) A brewer may only have one license under this subdivision. d) The City may not issue a license under this subdivision to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 150,000 barrels of its own brands of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually. Section 701.06: SUNDAY GROWLER OFF-SALE INTOXICATING: Authorizes a small brewer that manufactures less than 150,000 barrels of malt liquor per year to sell malt liquor to the public in 64-ounce containers, commonly known as “growlers,” or in 750 milliliter bottles as permitted by Minn. Stat. 340A.301, on Sundays between the hours of 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Section 701.07: SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE 128 OUNCE INTOXICATING: Subd. 1: Small Brewer off-sale 128-ounce license allows a brewer licensed under Minnesota Statute 340A.301 that produces 7,500 barrels or less of malt liquor annually to be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of up to 128 ounces per customer per day in any packaging conforming to state and federal regulation. a. Breweries that exceed 7,500 barrels annually do not qualify for this license b. 128-ounce brewer off-sale malt liquor licenses may also be issued, with approval of the commissioner, to a holder of a brewer’s license under Minnesota Statute 340A.301, Subd. 6(c), (i) or (j) and meeting the criteria established by Minnesota Statute 340A.29 as may be amended from time to time. c. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale under this license may not exceed 128 ounces per customer per day d. The malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. e. Sales shall be limited to the hours as described in Minnesota Statute. 340A.504 Subd. 4. f. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale under this license must comply with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, parts 7515.1080 to 7515.1120. Section 701.08: MICRO-DIST ILLER COCKTAIL ROOM LICENSE. A cocktail room license may be issued to the holder of a state microdistillery license if at least 50% of the annual production of the licensee is processed and distilled on premise. A microdistillery cocktail room license authorizes on-sale of distilled liquor produced by the distiller for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one distillery location owned by the distiller. The holder of a microdistillery cocktail room license may also hold a license to operate a restaurant at the distillery. A distiller may only have one cocktail room license and cannot have an ownership interest in an additional distillery. No single entity may hold both a microdistillery cocktail room and taproom license and a microdistillery cocktail room and taproom may not be co-located. Within 10 days of the issuance of the microdistillery cocktail room license, the city shall inform the Commissioner of Public Safety of the licensee’s name and address and trade name, and the effective and expiration dates of the license. The city shall also inform the Commissioner of CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-5 Public Safety of a microdistillery cocktail room license transfer, cancelation, suspension, or revocation during the license period. A licensed distillery may provide on its premises samples of distilled spirits manufactured on its premises, in an amount not to exceed 15 milliliters per variety per person. No more than 45 milliliters may be sampled under this paragraph by any person on any day. Section 701.09: MICRO-DISTILLER OFF-SALE LICENSE. A microdistiller off-sale license may be issued to a state-licensed microdistillery for sales of distilled spirits produced on- site. To be eligible for an off-sale license, the microdistillery must process and distill at least 50% of the licensee’s annual production on the premises of the microdistillery. A microdistillery off-sale license authorizes off-sale of up to 750 milliliter per customer per day of product manufactured on-site provided the product is available for distribution to wholesalers. Section 701.10: MICRODISTILLER TEMPORARY ON-SALE LICENSE. A microdistillery temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license may be issued to the holder of a state microdistillery license. This license authorizes on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within the city sponsored by the microdistillery. Section 701.11: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Subd. 1: Form. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner of public safety and shall be verified and filed with the City Clerk/Administrator. No person shall make a false statement in an application. Subd. 2: Liability Insurance. Prior to the issuance of an on-sale or off-sale intoxicating liquor license, the applicant must demonstrate proof of financial responsibility with regard to liability imposed by Minn. Stat. §340A.409 with the Commissioner of Public Safety and the City Clerk/Administrator of St. Joseph as a condition of the issuance or renewal of his/her license. Proof of financial responsibility may be given by filing. a) A certificate that there is in effect an insurance policy or pool providing the following minimum coverages: 1. Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury in any one person in any one occurrence, and, subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) because of bodily injury to two or more persons in any one occurrence, and in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one occurrence. 2. Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for loss of means of support of any one person in any one occurrence, and, subject to the limit for one person, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for loss of means of support of two or more persons in anyone occurrence; or CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-6 b) A bond of a surety company with minimum coverages as provided in clause a), or c) A certificate of the State Treasurer that the licensee has deposited with him One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in cash or securities which may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds having a market value of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). The liability insurance policy required by this subdivision shall provide that it may not be cancelled for any cause, either by the insured or the insurance company without first giving 10 days notice to the City in writing of intention to cancel it, addressed to the City Clerk/Administrator of the City of St. Joseph. The operation of an off-sale or on-sale business without having on file at all times with the City Clerk/Administrator the liability insurance policy herein referred to shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the license. Lapse of insurance or other evidence of financial responsibility will trigger an automatic revocation of the license. Notice of cancellation of a current liquor liability insurance policy shall also serve as notice to the licensee of the impending revocation and that unless evidence of compliance with the financial responsibility requirement is presented to the City Clerk/Administrator before the termination is effective, the license will be revoked instantly upon the lapse of insurance or other financial responsibility. Section 701.12: LICENSE FEES. Subd. 1: Payment . All license fees shall be paid in full at the time the application is filed with the city. Subd. 2: Fees. The Council establishes the fees by Ordinance for any of the liquor licenses it is authorized to issue. The license fee may not exceed the cost of issuing the license and other costs directly related to the enforcement of the liquor laws and this ordinance. No liquor license fee shall be increased without providing mailed notice of a hearing on the proposed increase to all affected licensees at least 30 days before the hearing. Subd. 3: Term; Pro Rata Fee. Other than the temporary on-sale license, each license shall be issued for a period of one year. If the application is made during the license year, the license may be issued for the remainder of the year for a pro rata fee, with any unexpired fraction of a month being counted as one month. Every license shall expire on June 30. Subd. 4: Refunds. No part of the fee paid for any license issued under this Ordinance shall be refunded except in the following instances upon request to the City Council within 30 days from the happening of the event. There shall be refunded a pro rata portion of the fee for the unexpired period of the license, computed on a monthly basis when operation of the licensed business ceases not less than one month before expiration of the license because of: a) Destruction or damage to the licensed premises by fire or other catastrophes. b) The licensee's illness. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-7 c) The licensee's death. d) A change in the legal status of the municipality, making it unlawful for the licensed business to continue. Section 701.13: GRANTING OF LICENSES. Subd. 1: Preliminary Background and Financial Investigation. On an initial application for an intoxicating liquor license and on application for transfer of an existing intoxicating liquor license, the city shall conduct a preliminary background and financial investigation of the applicant or it may contract with the Commissioner of Public Safety for the investigation. The applicant shall pay with his/her application an investigation fee of $500.00which shall be in addition to any license fee. If the council deems it in the public interest to have an investigation made on a particular application for renewal of an intoxicating liquor license, it shall so determine. Subd. 2: Investigation Outside State. If an investigation outside the state is required, the applicant shall be charged the actual cost of the investigation, not to exceed $10,000, which shall be paid by the applicant after deducting any initial investigation fee already paid. The fee shall be payable by the applicant whether or not the license is granted. Subd. 3: Council Discretion to Grant or Deny a License. The Council in its sound discretion may either grant or deny the application for any license or for the transfer or renewal of any license. No applicant has a right to a license under this ordinance. Subd. 4: Questioned Identity. Questioned identity situations may occur. Fingerprint verification will be allowed for cases where it is not clear if a record based on a name and date of birth search accurately corresponds to the subject of the inquiry. Subd. 5: Person and Premises Licensed; Transfer. Each license shall be issued only to the applicant and for the premises described in the application. No license may be transferred to another person or place without City Council approval. Any transfer of stock of a corporate licensee is deemed a transfer of the license and a transfer of stock without prior council approval is a ground for revocation of the license. Section 701.14: PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE. No license shall be granted to or held by any person: a) Under 21 years of age. b) Who is not of good moral character or repute. c) Who, if he/she is an individual, is not a resident of the State of Minnesota, or does not become a resident of the State of Minnesota within 90 days after the license is issued. If the applicant is a corporation, at least one principal officer of the CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-8 corporation must be a resident of the State of Minnesota or must become a resident of the State of Minnesota within 90 days after the license is issued. d) Who is or has been convicted of any violation of any law in the United States or the State of Minnesota or of any local ordinance regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or distribution of intoxicating liquor, or whose liquor license has been revoked or who has committed a willful violation of any such laws or ordinance. e) Who is a manufacturer or wholesaler of intoxicating liquor or is interested directly or indirectly in the ownership or operation of any such business. f) Who is directly or indirectly interested in any other establishment in the municipality to which a license of the same class has been issued under this Ordinance. g) Who has not met the general requirements for City approvals under Section 104.06 of the St. Joseph Code of Ordinances. Section 701.15: PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE. Subd. 1: General Prohibition. No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for such a license under state law. Subd. 2: Delinquent Taxes and Charges. No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid. Section 701.16: CONDITIONS OF LICENSE. Subd. 1: In General. Every license is subject to the conditions in the following subdivisions and all other provisions of this ordinance and of any other applicable ordinance, state law or regulation. Subd. 2: Licensee's Responsibility. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of his/her place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises authorized to sell intoxicating liquor there is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this ordinance and the law equally with the employee. Subd. 3: Inspections. Every licensee shall allow any peace officer, health officer, or properly designated officer or employee of the City 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. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-9 Subd. 4: Annual Fire Inspection. Every licensee shall complete a Fire Inspection to check for the following: a. Unobstructed exits; b. Verification of posted occupancy load c. Fire extinguishers d. Kitchens – Fire suppression in hoods e. Other Fire Hazards that may be present. Such inspection must be completed between May 15 and June 15 of each calendar year. Licensees not completing and passing the inspection will not be eligible for renew or issuance. Subd. 5: Removal of Trash and Debris. Trash and debris within the establishment’s property or property within 50 feet of the establishment shall be cleaned no later than 9:00AM the following day, and all trash and debris located within that area, or trash and debris located adjacent to the area but originating from the designated outside area, shall be picked up and removed within that time period. Trash and debris consist of, but is not limited to cigarette butts, glass, paper, cans and other rubbish. Subd. 6: Transaction Device Scanner: License holders with a 2:00 a.m. State License are required to use a transaction scan device or similar approved method at a point of sale or entry to verify the age and identification of patrons. Transaction scan device is any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale or entry that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver’s license or other government-issued photo identification. Proof of use will include random checks as well as the establishment seizing and releasing to the Police Department all false identification cards obtained. Subd. 7: Seized Identification Forms: A licensed retailer or municipal liquor store may seize a form of identification if the retailer or municipal liquor store has reasonable grounds to believe that the form of identification has been altered or falsified or is being used to violate any law. A retailer or municipal liquor store that seizes a form of identification as authorized under this paragraph must deliver it to a law enforcement agency within 24 hours of seizing such. Subd. 8: Annual Meeting with Police Chief Required. Both the licensee and at least one of the managers that is responsible for conducting the licensee’s business at which liquor is sold must attend a meeting with the City’s Police Chief once per year to discuss the topics of liquor license rules and their enforcement. The date, time and location of the meeting will be set by the Police Chief. Subd. 9: Nudity and Sexual Conduct Prohibited. The following acts or conduct on licensed premises are strictly prohibited: a) To employ or use any person in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages in or upon the licensed premises while such person is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing so as to expose or to view any portion of the female breast CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-10 below the top of the areola or of any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva or genitals. b) To employ or use services of any host or hostess while such host or hostess is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as described in above. c) To employ or use any dancers, musicians, or other performers or entertainers, who are unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as described above. d) To directly or indirectly sponsor any contests which may foreseeably cause, result in or lead to the occurrence of the acts or incidents described in this section. e) To encourage or permit any person on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals of any employee of the licensee or any performers or entertainers who are employed or whose services are used by the licensee. f) To permit any person to perform acts of or acts which simulate: 1. With or upon another person sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual act which is prohibited by law. 2. Masturbation or bestiality. 3. With or upon another person the touching, caressing or fondling of the buttocks, anus, genitals or female breasts. 4. The displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitals or female breasts below the top of the areola. g) To permit any person to use artificial devices or inanimate objects to depict any of the prohibited activities described above. h) To permit any person to remain in or upon the licensed premises, or any area owned or controlled by the licensee which is viewable from upon the licensed premises, who exposes to public view any portion of his or her genitals or anus. i) To permit the showing of film, still pictures, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproduction depicting: 1. Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or any sexual act which is prohibited by law. 2. Any person being touched, caressed or fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-11 3. Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva, the anus or the genitals. 4. Scenes wherein artificial devices or inanimate objects are employed to depict, or drawings are employed to portray, any of the prohibited activities described herein. j) A violation of any portion of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor. Both the licensee and the person(s) actually engaging in any of the prohibited acts shall be criminally liable. Any violation of this section shall also constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of the licensee's license, in accordance with the rules and procedures otherwise established by this ordinance and state law. Section 701.17: HOURS OF OPERATION. Subd. 1: Applicability of State Laws. No sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made at any time when the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be prohibited by state law, except that no sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on the days of Monday through Saturday, nor after 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Except as provided by Section 701.13 Subdivision 2. Subd. 2: Sunday Liquor. A restaurant, club, or hotel with a seating capacity of at least 30 persons and which holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food after the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Sundays. An establishment serving intoxicating liquor on Sundays must obtain a Sunday license. Any establishment requesting a Sunday license must show that they are in conformance with the Minnesota Clean Air Act. A license must be issued by the governing body of the municipality for a period of one year, and a fee as established by resolution of the City Council may be charged, but in no event shall said fee exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200). The sale of liquor on Mondays between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. is permitted unless otherwise prohibited by State law. Subd. 3: Display of Liquor after Hours. All persons, except the licensee, his/her bona fide employees, and the law enforcement officers, shall be excluded from the premises within 30 minutes after the expiration of the time on any day when intoxicating liquor may be legally sold therein. It shall be unlawful to permit the consumption or displaying of intoxicating liquors later than 30 minutes after the sales must terminate. It shall be conclusively presumed that any intoxicating liquor remaining on a bar or in a booth or on a table thereafter shall be for the purpose of consuming the same in violation of this section. Subd. 4: Enforcement by Licensee. The named licensee shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section and failure to do so shall be a violation of this Ordinance whether the named licensee, or any officer thereof, is physically present when the offense occurred. If the licensee is operating any other lawful business in the building in which the licensed bar is located, no intoxicating liquor shall be served, nor permitted to be consumed, on the CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-12 premises where such other business is conducted during the time when the bar must be closed as aforesaid. Subd. 5: Sales after 1:00 a.m. Permit Fee: No licensee may sell intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor on-sale between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. unless the licensee has obtained a permit from the Commissioner. Application for the permit must be on a form the Commissioner prescribes. Permits are effective for one year from the date of issuance. The fee for the permit is based on the licensee’s gross receipts from on-sale of alcoholic beverages in the 12 months prior to the month in which the permit is issued and is at the rates established in Minnesota Statute 340A.504, Subd. 7. Section 701.18: CLUBS. No club holding a special club license shall sell liquor except to members. No other licensed club shall sell liquor except to members, and to guests in the company of members. Section 701.19: RESTRICTIONS ON PURCHASE OR CONSUMPTION. Subd. 1: Persons to Whom Sale is Illegal. a) No persons to whom the sale of intoxicating liquor is forbidden by state law shall misrepresent his/her age for the purpose of obtaining intoxicating liquor nor shall he/she enter any licensed premises under this Ordinance in order to procure said beverages, or to consume or purchase, or attempt to purchase, or have another purchase for him, such beverages on licensed premises. b) No person shall induce a person to whom the sale of intoxicating liquor is forbidden by state law to purchase or procure intoxicating liquor. c) Except as hereinafter provided, no person to whom the sale of intoxicating liquor is forbidden shall enter or remain in any place where intoxicating liquors are sold or given away. A person to whom the sale of intoxicating liquor is forbidden may be permitted to remain in specified areas of licensed premises if said person: 1. Is accompanied by his/her parent or legal guardian, or 2. Is in the restaurant for the purposes of eating, or 3. Is in a bona fide bowling establishment for the purpose of bowling or watching others bowl, or 4. Is in an approved game room area no later than 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of using or watching others use amusement devices, or 5. Is an employee of the licensed premises who is 18 years of age or older and is on the premises for purposes of his/her employment, or CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-13 6. Is a guest at a private reception or party. d) For the purposes of this ordinance: 1. Private Reception or Party. Shall mean an event held in licensed premises that is not open to the public and attendance is limited to a discreet and identifiable group of persons invited by a host, which group may include persons under the age of twenty-one (21). 2. Host. For purposes of this ordinance is a person, at least 21 years of age, who has rented a discreet portion or all of the licensed premises, which person is financially responsible for the rental of the premises. The general public may not be allowed into or invited to the private party. 3. Game Room. Is defined as an enclosed area, separate and apart from the areas in which intoxicating liquor is sold or served, which is equipped with amusement devices and which has as its primary purpose the use and enjoyment of said amusement devices, provided, however, that no such area shall qualify as a game room if intoxicating liquor is served or delivered to the area by the licensee or his/her employees, before 9:00 p.m. Licensees seeking to establish and operate an approved game room area must first apply to the City Council for approval and must show that the area so designated conforms to the definition of "game room" set forth above. Council approval of any such area is required before minors may be allowed in the licensed premises pursuant to subparagraph d) of this subdivision. 4. Licensed premises. Shall not include any enclosed area, separate and apart from the area in which intoxicating liquor is sold or served, provided that such area is separated by an impermeable floor to ceiling barrier from the area in which intoxicating liquor is sold. Any licensee maintaining such an area at the same site as a licensed premise, shall be responsible for preventing persons under the legal age for purchasing intoxicating from entering the licensed premises and preventing the transport of any intoxicating liquor from the licensed premises into the separate area. The presence of an underage person in the licensed premises or the presence of alcohol in the separated area shall both be deemed violations of this ordinance subdivision by the named licensee. e) The named licensee shall be responsible for enforcement of this subdivision, and failure to do so shall be a violation of this Ordinance by the licensee whether the named licensee, or any officer thereof, be physically present when the offense occurred. Subd. 2: Consumption in Public Place. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-14 a) No persons shall mix or prepare liquor for consumption in any public place or place of business not licensed to sell liquor on-sale and no person shall consume liquor in any such place. b) No liquor shall be sold or consumed on a public highway or in an automobile in any public place in the City of St. Joseph. c) No liquor shall be consumed or carried in an open container on any public street, highway, alley, public sidewalk, public parking lot or private parking lot which is open for use by the general public. d) No person shall consume or carry an open container of any liquor on any parking lot provided for the patrons of a licensee under this Ordinance. The licensee shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Section, and permitting any person to consume or carry an open container of liquor on any parking lot provided for the patrons of a licensee under this Ordinance shall be a violation of this Ordinance by the licensee. e) For purposes of this Section, the term "Liquor" shall mean for purposes of inclusion but not limitation, all intoxicating liquor and spirits, intoxicating and non-intoxicating malt liquors and wines. f) For purposes of this Section, herein, "open container" is defined as any type of container from which a liquid may be readily poured, consumed, or otherwise removed, that has been opened, or the seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. Subd. 3: Identification. Every person shall process and show proper identification to a licensee, employee of a licensee or police officer when requested to do so when the following circumstances exist: a) The person is entering or present in the premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor. b) The person is in possession of intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor, either on or off licensed premises. For purposes of this ordinance, proper identification shall be limited to a valid driver’s license or official state identification card. Subd. 4: Consumption off the Premises. All intoxicating liquor sold on-sale shall be possessed and consumed inside the building where purchased on-sale except as allowed in Subdivisions 5 and 6 of this section. The licensee shall be responsible for the enforcement of this provision, and permitting a person possessing intoxicating liquor on-sale to leave the building shall be a violation of this Ordinance by the licensee. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-15 Subd. 5: Outdoor Liquor Sales. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 701.15, Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 herein, a licensee shall be allowed to sell intoxicating liquor and may allow persons to possess and consume said intoxicating liquor outside of the structure on the license premises on-sale business by applying and receiving approval for an Outdoor Sales Permit. An on-sale license holder may include in the application or re-application the additional request to have an area that is contiguous to the completely enclosed licensed premises included in the area licensed to permit the sale and/or consumption of liquor. The contiguous area shall not be part of a public grounds and such area must be specified as included on the liquor liability insurance certificate. Outdoor Liquor Sales are subject to the following terms and conditions: a) Time. Sale of liquor in the licensed area is limited to the hours commencing at 10:00 AM and ending at 10:00 PM. Licensees, employees, and agents of any licensee will not serve, dispense or in any manner furnish liquor in the licensed area at any other time.; nor permit the presence of any open bottle or open receptacle containing liquor in the licensed area within 30 minutes after the expiration of the time of any day when liquor may be legally sold. b) Access. The primary access and egress shall be from the main premise or structure and no other access or egress shall be allowed other than those required as emergency exits. c) Free Passage Controlled. The premise shall be defined or structurally constructed so as to prohibit the free passage of any person or substance from the licensed area. d) Supervision. A designated employee shall be assigned, at all times of operation, the responsibilities of supervision of the activities within the Outdoor Sales area. e) No Live Entertainment. Live entertainment or the use of sound producing equipment in the licensed area except as permitted by the City Council through an amendment of the Outdoor Sales Permit. All noise shall be controlled in such a manner that it remains in compliance with noise control regulations as set forth in the St. Joseph Code of Ordinances f) Debris. Debris within the designated outside area shall be cleaned within one hour after the closing of the area, and all debris located within the area, or debris located adjacent to the area but originating from the designated outside area, shall be picked up and removed within that time period. g) Additional Terms and Conditions. Any application granted for the licensed area premises will be granted upon such additional terms and conditions as the Council may specify. h) Expiration. Outdoor Sales, if permitted, will occur from April 1 – October 1 of each year. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-16 i) Insurance. Any establishment offering outdoor liquor service must file with the City evidence on insurance insuring against liability imposed by law arising out of the ownership, maintenance or operation of such liquor service. The certificate must state that all coverage afforded to the enclosed premise is extended to the outdoor service area. The certificate must further state that coverage may not be cancelled except upon ten days written notice with the City Administrator’s Office. Sale of liquor within the outdoor service area must cease at any time the required insurance is not in place. j) No Expectation of Renewal. Any action of the City allowing outdoor sales must be deemed experimental and as such, no expectation must be had by the licensee that the outdoor area will continue to be permitted through annual licensing, even though no misconduct occurred in the outdoor area. k) Violations. Any violations of the provisions of this Ordinance regulating Outdoor Sales, or of the State Law regulating the sales of liquors, which occur in the licensed area, shall be considered violations of the principal on-sale license for the premises. l) License Fee. The annual fee for an Outdoor Sales Permit shall be established by Ordinance of the City Council. Subd. 6: Temporary Outside Liquor Permit. a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 701.15, Subd.'s 2, 3 and 4 herein, a licensee shall be allowed to sell intoxicating liquor and may allow persons to possess and consume said intoxicating liquor outside of the building of an on-sale business, pursuant to a special permit from the City. The permit shall designate whether it is an event permit or a seasonal permit. An event permit shall be applicable for a single designated period not to exceed 48 hours. A seasonal permit shall be valid from May 1 through September 1, or a designated portion thereof. Application for a permit must be made to the City Clerk/Administrator at least ninety (90) days prior to the date for which the permit is to apply. Application shall be on a form prescribed by the City Council. Application shall be made in the name of licensee, and the licensee assumes full responsibility for any violation of the terms of the permit, this Ordinance or other law resulting from acts or conduct occurring on the licensed premises at the time the permit is in effect. Application for a permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee established and amended from time to time by Council resolution. The fee is non- refundable. b) Upon receipt, the Clerk/Administrator shall forward the application to the Chief of Police for review, comment and recommendation. Upon completion of police review, the application shall be considered by the Council at a public meeting. Prior to the meeting, the applicant shall notify the owners of property adjacent to the location of the proposed outside liquor of the pending application. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-17 c) At the meeting, the Council may either deny or grant the permit and establish reasonable conditions and regulations controlling the permitted activities. When considering a permit request, the Council shall consider the following factors: 1. Protection of the peace and repose of the residents of the City. 2. The safety of City residents and their property. 3. The reasonable concerns of City residents within the vicinity of the proposed activity. 4. The nature of the activity proposed and the manner in which the licensee intends on controlling the activity. 5. The general land use of the surrounding neighborhood. 6. Past experience with events of a similar nature and events held by the applicant. 7. Recommendations of the Police Department relative to public safety, law enforcement and the creation of disturbance. 8. Whether the event is one of general community interest or is in the nature of a civic event. d) Permits for temporary outside liquor shall be subject to the following conditions. 1. Outside activities that are conducted in conjunction with liquor sales under this license, including but not limited to the playing of live or recorded music, shall cease at 9:30 p.m. except each license holder may on one night during each calendar year extend the outside activities until 12:00 midnight if the following conditions are met: a.) The event occurs on a Friday or Saturday, on July 3, or on the day preceding Memorial Day or Labor Day; and b.) The licensee has paid a surcharge in an amount established by Ordinance of the City Council. 2. When the licensee submits his/her application for temporary outside liquor, he/she shall also submit to the Council a Complaint Mitigation Plan. This Plan shall outline actions required by the licensee prior to, during and after an event in order to mitigate the number of complaints from the public regarding the event. The Plan shall be signed by the licensee and must be approved by the City Council. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-18 3. Upon payment of the application fee, the licensee shall also submit payment in the amount of $1,000 that will be deposited into an escrow account by the City and will be used to make payments for repairs, clean- up, fines and other expenses that the City will incur as a direct result of the licensed event(s). Those funds that are not used shall be returned to the licensee. 4. The licensee shall provide an appropriate number of properly trained security personnel to keep order and control during the entire license period. e) In granting a permit for temporary outside liquor, the Council shall establish reasonable conditions to protect public health, safety, repose and property in addition to those listed above. The conditions established by the Council may include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Limitation of the specific activities permitted. 2. Require measures to limit or regulate noise. 3. Limit the number of participants. 4. Make special provisions for additional parking. f) In addition to those stated in the permit, all temporary outside liquor event permits shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. Outside liquor shall only be allowed on the licensed premises. 2. Ingress and egress to and from the area in which liquor is served, consumed or possessed must be effectively controlled by a fence, tent wall, building or other structure. 3. The licensee, his/her agents or employees shall supervise the activities or persons within the outside liquor area for the purpose of enforcing the state and local liquor laws, and controlling ingress and egress to the area. 4. No live or recorded music may be played within the outside liquor area after 9:30 p.m., unless a written noise mitigation plan has been approved by the City Council for that specific event. 5. The permitted outside liquor area shall not cause an obstruction of a public street, alley or sidewalk, unless specifically permitted by the Council. CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-19 6. The licensee shall repair any damage to public property directly resulting from the activities, including but not limited to damage to pavement caused by tent stakes and supports. Subd. 7. Underage Consumption: No person under the age of 21 years shall consume any alcoholic beverage, unless the alcoholic beverage is consumed in the household of said persons parent or guardian and with the consent of the parent or guardian. a) Penalty. A violation of this provision of this Ordinance is subject to the fines established in the alcohol matrix by the City Council. Any subsequent offenses within a twenty-four (24) month period of the first offense shall be subject to any additional fines and or suspension of the liquor license as established in the alcohol matrix adopted by the City Council. b) Administrative Provision. The administrative penalty provisions of this ordinance shall be enforced pursuant to St. Joseph Administrative Penalties Ordinance 104.05. c) Administrative Procedure Voluntary. Persons who contest their liability or refuse to pay the assessed penalty will be charged through the normal judicial channels. At any time prior to the payment of the administrative penalty as is provided for hereafter, the individual may withdraw from participation in the procedures in which event the city may bring criminal charges in accordance with law. Likewise, the city, in its discretion, may choose not to initiate an administrative offense procedure and may bring criminal charges in the first instance. d) Notice. Any officer of the City Police Department, and having authority to enforce this Ordinance, shall, upon determining that there has been a violation, notify the violator. This notice shall set forth the nature, date and time of violation, and amount of the scheduled penalty. e) Failure to Pay. In the event a party charged with an administrative penalty under this subdivision fails to pay the penalty, within 20 days, a misdemeanor charge may be brought against the alleged violator in accordance with applicable state statutes. If the penalty is paid, no such charge may be brought by the City for the same violation. f) Disposition of Penalties. All penalties collected pursuant to this Subdivision shall be paid to the City treasurer and may be deposited into the City’s general fund. Section 701.20: SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. The Council may either revoke or suspend for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, any liquor license and/or assess a civil monetary fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) upon a finding that the licensee has failed to comply with any applicable statute, regulation, or ordinance relating to intoxicating liquor. No suspension or revocation shall take effect until the licensee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 14.57 to 14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act. However, this section does not require the City to conduct the hearing before an CHAPTER VII – LIQUOR, BEER & WINE 701-20 employee of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The City may impose a penalty or suspension under this section. Section 701.21: BOTTLE CLUBS. Bottle Clubs as defined under M.S.A. 340A.101 shall be prohibited within the City limits of St. Joseph. It shall be unlawful for any private club or for any business establishment without an authorized on-sale liquor license, directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense or by any devise to allow the consumption or display of intoxicating liquor or the serving of any liquid for the purpose of mixing of intoxicating liquor. Section 701.22: PENALTY. A violation of this ordinance constitutes a misdemeanor, except any person violating Section 701.12, Subd.'s 2 or 4 of this Ordinance is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Violations of Section 701.12, Subd. 7 may be enforced through criminal and/or civil sanctions as set forth above. Section 701.23: LIMITATION OF ON-SALE LIQUOR LICENSES. The number of on- sale liquor licenses which may be issued under Section 701.02 of this Ordinance shall be limited to six licenses. Liquor license in excess of six may be permitted by Resolution of the Council if the entity seeking the license is a restaurant and it has been determined that the entity complies with the requirements established in operating a restaurant under Minnesota Statute. Section 701.24: LIMITATION OF EXCLUSIVE OFF-SALE LICENSES. The number of exclusive off-sale liquor licenses (off-sale licenses not held and operated in conjunction with an on-sale license) which may be issued under Section 701.02 of this Ordinance, shall be limited based upon the population of the City of St. Joseph, as follows: Population of City Exclusive Off-Sale Licenses Authorized 0 to 3,200 1 3,201 to 11,000 3 11,001 to 15,000 4 Over 15,000 5 The population of the City of St. Joseph shall be as established by the official census of the United States Department of Commerce or the official population estimates produced by the State Demographer's Office, whichever is most current.