§ 6-63. Licensing standards.

Licenses to sell malt beverages or wine within the county shall be issued annually only to those persons who, or to corporations, clubs and associations which, meet all of the following qualifications:

(1)

The individual applicant or at least one officer or major stockholder of a corporation, club or association must be a United States citizen.

(2)

No individual nor any officer, director or major stockholder of a corporation, club or association may have a record of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

(3)

No individual nor any officer, director or major stockholder of a corporation, club or association may have a history of withdrawal, revocation or suspension of a license to sell alcoholic beverages by the county, any incorporated city within the county, the state, the United States of America, or any other state, or political subdivision thereof.

(4)

No proposed business location may include a game room.

(5)

Licenses for sales of packaged malt beverages and wine may be issued only to those businesses in which such sales shall not exceed 50 percent of the gross sales of that business. Each such business shall submit an affidavit under oath, at the end of each calendar year, attesting to the percentage of sales of malt beverages and wine as compared to the gross sales of the business, which shall be supported by appropriate business records. No business or beverage license shall be issued until this affidavit is filed with the county manager.

(6)

Licenses for sales of malt beverages and wine for consumption on the premises may be issued only to (a) Restaurants in which sales of such malt beverages and wine shall not exceed 50 per cent of the gross sales of the restaurant and (b) Private clubs as defined herein. Following the issuance of the initial license, each such business shall, during the month of January of each year following the issuance of the initial license, submit an affidavit, under oath, attesting to the percentage of sales of malt beverages and wine as compared to the gross sales of the business, which affidavit shall be supported by appropriate business records. No renewal business or beverage license shall be issued until this affidavit is filed with the county manager.

(Ord. No. 2002-06, § 6, 11-12-2002; Ord. of 8-26-2003, § 3; Ord. of 2-14-2017, § 5)