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1. Form. Every application for a license issued under this Chapter shall be on a form provided by the City. 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 a club license shall include the name of the club, date the club was incorporated,a sworn statement that the club has been in existence for more than five years, and the number of inembers. No person shall make a false statement in an application. 2. Financial Responsibility and Liabilitv Insurance. Prior to the issuance of any license under this Chapter,the applicant shall demonstrate proof of financial responsibility as required by the City Council. Financial responsibility shall be shown by proof of liquor liability (dram shop) insurance in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence; $2,000,000 annual aggregate. This proof will be filed with the city and the Commissioner of Public Safety. Operation of a business which is required to be licensed by this Chapter without having on file with the city at all times effective proof of financial responsibility is a cause for revocation of the license. 3, Licerise �li��i��v. [t1 additi�n to atly oth�r eli�ibility requirernei�is ir� this At�ticle, the eligibility criteria contained Minnesota Statutes § 340A,402 must be applied to all applicants for a liquor license. Section 9-4.12. DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES The application shall specifically describe the compact and contiguous premises within which liquor may be dispensed and consumed. The description may not include any parking lot or sidewalk. Section 9-4.13. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL At least 30 days before a license issued under this Chapter is to be renewed, an application for renewal shall be filed with the city. The decision whether or not to renew a license rests within the sound discretion of the Council. No licensee has a right to have the license renewed. Section 9-4.14. TRANSFER OF LICENSE No license issued under this Chapter may be transferred without the approval of the Council. Any transfer of stock of a corporate licensee is deemed to be a transfer of the license, and a transfer of stock without prior Council approval is a ground for revocation of the license. An application to transfer a license shall be treated the same as an application for a new license, and all of the provisions of this code applying to applications for a license shall apply. Section 9-4.15. INVESTIGATION Pequot Lakes City Code 13