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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 by ordinance or resolution 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 yeaz 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 autharized by M. S. § 340A.408, subd. 5. 7.51.10 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. 7.51.11 Application for License Subdivision 1. FORM. Every application for a license issued under. this ordinance shall be on a form provided by Ramsey. Every application shall state the name of the applicant, the applicant's age, representations as to the applicant's character, with references as the Council may require, the type. of license applied for, the business in connection with which the proposed license will operate and its location, a description of the premises, whether the applicant is owner and. operator of the business, how long the applicant has been in that business at that place, and other information as the Council may require from time to time. An application for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license shall be in the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall also contain the information required in this section. The form shall be verified and filed with the city. No person shall make a false statement in an application. Subd. 2. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Prior to the .issuance of any license under this ordinance, the applicant. shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility as defined in M. S. § 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time, with regard to liability under M. S. § 340A.801, as it may be amended from time to time. This proof will be filed with Ramsey -and the -38-