(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any cereal malt beverage at retail without a license for each place of business where cereal malt beverages are to be sold at retail.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, having a license to sell cereal malt beverages at retail only in the original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises, to sell any cereal malt beverage in any other manner.
(K.S.A. 41-2702; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
Any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation desiring a license to sell cereal malt beverage shall make an application to the governing body of the city and accompany the application with the required license fee for each place of business for which the person desires the license. The application shall be upon a form prepared by the attorney general of the State of Kansas.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
(a) All applications for a new and renewed cereal malt beverage license shall be submitted to the city clerk 10 days in advance of the governing body meeting at which they will be considered.
(b) The city clerk’s office shall notify the applicant of an existing license 30 days in advance of its expiration.
(c) An applicant who has not had a cereal malt beverage license in the city shall attend the governing body meeting when the application for a new license will be considered.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
(a) The journal of the governing body shall show the action taken on the application.
(b) If the license is granted, the city clerk shall issue the license which shall show the name of the licensee and the year for which issued.
(c) No license shall be transferred to another licensee.
(d) If the license shall be denied, the license fee shall be immediately returned to the person who has made application.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
Each license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business for which the license is issued.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
No license shall be issued to:
(a) A person who has not been a resident in good faith of the state of Kansas for at least one year immediately preceding application and a resident of Crawford County for at least six months prior to filing of such application.
(b) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
(c) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides.
(d) A person who, within two years immediately preceding the date of making application, has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or has been adjudged guilty of drunkenness or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the violation of any other intoxicating liquor law of any state or of the United States.
(e) A partnership, unless all the members of the partnership shall otherwise be qualified to obtain a license.
(f) A corporation if any manager, officer or director thereof or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock of such corporation would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than nonresidence within the city or county.
(g) A corporation, if any manager, officer or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock of such corporation, has been an officer, manager or director, or a stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock, of a corporation which: (A) Has had a retailer’s license revoked under K.S.A. 41-2708 and amendments thereto; or (B) has been convicted of a violation of the drinking establishment act or the cereal malt beverage laws of this state.
(h) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless such manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee.
(i) A person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a retailer’s license for any reason other than citizenship, retailer residency requirements or age, except that this subsection (i) shall not apply in determining eligibility for a renewal license.
(j) A person whose spouse has been convicted of a felony or other crime which would disqualify a person from licensure under this section and such felony or other crime was committed during the time that the spouse held a license under the cereal malt beverage act.
(K.S.A. 41-2703; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
(a) No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any cereal malt beverage on premises which are located in areas not zoned for such purpose.
(b) It shall be unlawful to sell or dispense at retail any cereal malt beverage in any building, structure or premises, if the nearest portion of the building, structure or premises is within 200 feet of any school, college or church, said distance to be measured from the nearest property line of such school, college or church to the nearest portion of the building occupied by the premises; except that if any such school, college or church is established within 200 feet of any licensed premises after the premises have been licensed, the premises shall be an eligible location for retail licensing.
(c) Provisions of this section shall not apply to any establishment holding a private club license issued by the State of Kansas.
(d) The distance limitation of subsection (b) above shall not apply to any establishment holding a cereal malt beverage license issued by the city when the licensee has petitioned for and received a waiver of the distance limitation. The governing body shall grant such a waiver only following public notice and hearing.
(K.S.A. 41-2704; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
The rules and regulations regarding license fees shall be as follows:
(a) General Retailer -- for each place of business selling cereal malt beverages at retail, $200 per calendar year.
(b) Limited Retailer -- for each place of business selling only at retail cereal malt beverages in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the premises, $50 per calendar year.
Full amount of the license fee shall be required regardless of the time of the year in which the application is made, and the licensee shall only be authorized to operate under the license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the license is issued.
(K.S.A. 41-2702; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
The chief of police, upon five days’ written notice, shall have the authority to suspend such license for a period not to exceed 30 days, for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or other laws pertaining to cereal malt beverages, which violation does not in his or her judgment justify a recommendation of revocation. The licensee may appeal such order of suspension to the governing body within seven days from the date of such order.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
The governing body of the city, upon five days’ written notice, to a person holding a license to sell cereal malt beverages shall permanently revoke or cause to be suspended for a period of not more than 30 days such license for any of the following reasons:
(a) If a licensee has fraudulently obtained the license by giving false information in the application therefor;
(b) If the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this article or has become ineligible to obtain a license under this article;
(c) Drunkenness of a person holding such license, drunkenness of a licensee’s manager or employee while on duty and while on the premises for which the license is issued, or for a licensee, his or her manager or employee permitting any intoxicated person to remain in or upon such place selling cereal malt beverages;
(d) The sale of cereal malt beverages to any person under 21 years of age;
(e) For permitting any gambling in or upon any premises licensed under this article;
(f) For permitting any person to mix drinks with materials purchased in or upon any premises licensed under this article or brought into the premises for this purpose;
(g) For the employment of any person under the age established by the State of Kansas for employment involving dispensing cereal malt beverages;
(h) For the employment of persons adjudged guilty of a felony or of a violation of any law relating to intoxicating liquor;
(i) For the sale or possession of, or for permitting the use or consumption of alcoholic liquor within or upon any premise licensed under this article;
(j) The nonpayment of any license fees;
(k) If the licensee has become ineligible to obtain a license under this chapter;
(l) The provisions of subsections (f) and (i) shall not apply if such place of business is also currently licensed as a club or drinking establishment.
(K.S.A. 41-2708; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
The licensee, within 20 days after the order of the governing body revoking any license, may appeal to the district court of Crawford County and the district court shall proceed to hear such appeal as though such court had original jurisdiction in the matter. Any appeal taken under this section shall not suspend the order of revocation or suspension during the pendency of such appeal. In case of the revocation of the license of any licensee, no new license shall be issued to such person or any person acting for or on his or her behalf, for a period of six months thereafter.
(K.S.A. 41-2708; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
If a licensee desires to change the location of his or her place of business, he or she shall make an application to the governing body showing the same information relating to the proposed location as in the case of an original application. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of $75.00. If the application is in proper form and the location is not in a prohibited zone and all other requirements relating to such place of business are met, a new license shall be issued for the new location for the balance of the year for which a current license is held by the licensee.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler and/or distributor, his, her or its agents or employees, to sell and/or deliver cereal malt beverages within the city, to persons authorized under this article to sell the same within this city unless such wholesaler and/or distributor has first secured a license from the director of revenue, state commission of revenue and taxation of the State of Kansas authorizing such sales.
(K.S.A. 41-307; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
It shall be the duty of every licensee to observe the following regulations.
(a) The place of business licensed and operating under this article shall at all times have a front and rear exit unlocked when open for business.
(b) The premises and all equipment used in connection with such business shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and shall at all times be open to the inspection of the police and health officers of the city, county and state.
(c) Except as provided by subsections (d) and (k), no cereal malt beverages may be sold, dispensed or consumed between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., or on Sunday, except in a place of business which is licensed to sell cereal malt beverage for consumption on the premises, which derives not less than 30 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the licensed premises; closing hours for clubs shall conform to K.S.A. 41-2614 and any amendments thereto.
(d) Cereal malt beverages may be sold at any time alcoholic liquor is allowed by law to be served on premises which are licensed pursuant to K.S.A. 41-2701 et seq., and licensed as a club by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(e) The place of business shall be open to the public and to the police at all times during business hours, except that premises licensed as a club under a license issued by the State Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be open to the police and not to the public.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any licensee or agent or employee of the licensee to become intoxicated in the place of business for which such license has been issued.
(g) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall permit any intoxicated person to remain in the place of business for which such license has been issued.
(h) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall sell or permit the sale of cereal malt beverage to any person under 21 years of age.
(i) No licensee or agent or employee of the licensee shall permit any gambling in the place of business for which such license has been issued.
(j) No licensee shall employ any person who has been judged guilty of a felony.
(k) The sale at retail of cereal malt beverages in the original package is allowed within the city on any Sunday, except Easter, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.
(K.S.A. 41-2704; K.S.A. 41-2911; Ord. 2002-12; Ord. 2005-10; Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)
3-214. Veteran organizations.
The licensees or permit holders, and any owners, officers or employees, and any member in good standing of a veteran’s organization while on the premises of a bona fide veteran’s organization and such location is recognized by the national veteran’s organization and if he or she is a member thereof shall be exempt from Sections 3-206 and 3-213.
(Code 2021; Ord. 2022-01)
3-216. Penalty.
The penalty for each separate violation of the provisions of this article, for persons 18 years of age or older, shall upon conviction be a fine in a sum not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 or by either a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or not more than 80 hours of public service or by both such fine and either imprisonment or public service. The Judge of the Municipal Court may also suspend the license or permit of the licensee or permit holder found guilty of violating any of said provisions for a period of time not to exceed 60 days.
(Ord. 2019-02; Code 2021)