Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/03/2008

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n. BREWER OFF-SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES, with the approval of the CornmissionerofPublic Safety, may be issued to a brewer that is a licensee under Subsection 7.51.08 subd 1.m, or that produces fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year and otherwise meets the criteria established at M.S. ~ 340A.301 subd 6(d) and 7(b), as it may be amended from "time to time." Off-sale malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the City. Malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. All malt liquor sold under this license shall be packaged in the manner required by M.S. ~ 340A.30l subd 7, as it may be amended from "time to time." Sales under this license may not exceed 500 barrels per year. If a brewer licensed under this section possesses a license under Subsection 7.51.08 subd l.m, the brewer's total retail sales at on-sale or off-sale may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year, provided that off-sales may not total more than 500 barrels. o. .BREWER TEMPORARY ON-SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES may be issued, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, to brewers who manufacture fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within the municipality sponsored by the brewer. 7.51.09. License Fees; Pro Rata Subdivision 1. No license or other fee established by Ramsey shall exceed any limit established by M. S. Chapter 340A, as it may be amended from time to time, for a liquor license. Subd. 2. The Council may establish from time to time in the Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges the fee 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. The fee for all licenses, except temporary licenses, granted after the commencement of the license year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis. Subd. 4. All license fees shall be paid in full at the time the application is filed with the City. If the application is denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant. Subd. 5. A refund of a pro rata share of an annual license fee may occur only if authorized by M. S. ~ 340AA08, subd. 5. Subd. 6. A two-tier license fee structure may be established by Citv Council in the annual rates and fees. whereby incentive is provided to a license holder to utilize age verification technology that meets performance requirements determined by the City. a. The applicant shall be specifically required bv sworn statement to declare whether it will utilize age verification technology. -34-