5.40 - Liquor License Required
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Section 5.40: Liquor License Required
It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, on any pretense or by any
device, to sell, barter, keep for sale, or otherwise dispose of liquor, as part of a
commercial transaction, without a license therefore from the City. This Section shall
not apply 1) to such potable liquors as are intended for therapeutic purposes and
not as a beverage, 2) to industrial alcohol and its compounds not prepared or used
for beverage purposes, 3) to wine in the possession of a person duly licensed under
this Chapter as an on-sale wine licensee, 4) to sales by manufacturers to
wholesalers duly licensed as such by the Commissioner, or 5) to sales by
wholesalers to persons holding liquor licenses from the City. Any person licensed to
sell liquor on-sale shall not be required to obtain an on-sale non-intoxicating malt
liquor license or an on-sale wine license, and may sell wine, beer or non-
intoxicating malt. liquor on-sale without an additional license. Any person licensed to
sell liquor off-sale shall not be required to obtain an off-sale non-intoxicating malt
liquor license, and may sell beer, wine or non-intoxicating malt liquor off-sale
without an additional license. A restaurant licensed under this section may permit a
person purchasing a full bottle of wine in conjunction with the purchase of a meal to
remove the bottle on leaving the licensed premises provided that the bottle has
been opened and the contents partially consumed. A removal of a bottle under the
conditions described in this Subdivision is not an off-sale of intoxicating liquor and
may be permitted without additional license.
Source: Ordinance No. 316, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 11-26-04
Golden Valley City Code
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