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ORDINANCE NUMBER 22-03, SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9,ARTICLE 4 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING REGULATING AND LICENSING THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF MALT LIQUOR,3.2% MALT LIQUOR AND INTOXICATING LIQUOR WITHIN THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES COUNTY OF CROW WING STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Purpose and Intent: The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to amend Chapter 9 of the Pequot Lakes City Code regarding regulating and licensing the sale and consumption of malt liquor, 3.2%malt liquor and intoxicating liquor within the City of Pequot Lakes. Amendment: Chapter 9, Article 4 shall be amended as follows. Section 9-4.1. ADOPTION OF STATE LAW BY REFERENCE Except as further restricted or regulated by this Article,Tthe provisions of Chapter 340A of Minnesota Statutes, as they may be amended from time to time,with reference to the definition of terms, conditions of operation,restrictions on consumption,provisions relating to sales, hours of sale, and all other matters pertaining to the retail sale, distribution, and consumption of intoxicating liquor and 3.2 percent malt liquor are hereby adopted by reference and are made a part of the Chapter as if set out in full. It is the intention of the City Council that all future amendments to Chapter 340A, of the Minnesota Statutes are hereby adopted by reference or referenced as if they had been in existence at the time this Chapter is adopted. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 340A.509, the city may impose further restrictions and regulations on the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages within city limits. Whenever there is an inconsistency between the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 340A, as amended, and the provisions of this ordinance, the more restrictive provision shall govern. Section 9-4.2. CITY MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN STATE LAW The Council is authorized by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes § 340A.509, as it may be amended from time to time,to impose and has imposed in this Chapter, additional restrictions on the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages within its' limits beyond those contained in Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time. Section 9-4.3. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. These definitions are in addition to the definitions contained in Minnesota Statutes § 340A.101, as it may be amended from time to time. 1. 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor. Hereinafter referred to as beer,malt liquor containing not less than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume or more than 3.2 percent of alcohol by weight. Pequot Lakes City Code 1