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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota <br />Liquor <br />Ordinance No. 146 <br />The Ordinances licensing and regulating the sale and consumption of intoxicating and non -intoxicating liquor and <br />providing a penalty for violation was originally enacted by the City Council as Ordinance No. 9 on 17 December <br />1963 and Ordinance 65 on 19 June 1995. Since that time, the City Council has made amendments to the Ordinances <br />in keeping with changes in State law and the wishes of the community. The following table indicates the original <br />Ordinances and the said amendments. <br />Ordinance <br />Description <br />Enactment <br />9 <br />An Ordinance licensing and regulating the sale of liquor. <br />17 December 1963 <br />52 <br />An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 9, changing the requirements for <br />20 November 1989 <br />liquor license applications and changing the annual fees for liquor licenses. <br />65 <br />The Non -Intoxicating Liquor Ordinance <br />19 June 1995 <br />An Ordinance establishing procedures for review and revocation of all City <br />licenses, and amending Ordinance No. 9 by: <br />a. Inserting new sections 2.3. (wine licenses) and 2.4 (Sunday sales <br />licenses), renumbering off -sale provision as 2.5 <br />94 <br />b. Deleting Section 4.3, which set fees, in favor of referenceto <br />10 February 2009 <br />annual fee schedule. <br />c. Inserting new Section 5.2 requiring payment of investigation fee, <br />and renumbering Section now at 5.3; and <br />d. Other language to changes to conform with a — c. <br />An Ordinance amending Ordinance No 9. Section 10 was amended <br />to remove the information regarding public hearing notice and <br />116 <br />suspension. <br />18 May 2010 <br />Sections 10.1-10.2 were added to show the administrative and civil penalty <br />processes for violation of this Ordinance. <br />A version of Ordinance No. 9 was adopted by City Council. This was a <br />combined intoxicating and non -intoxicating liquor ordinance. This version <br />9* <br />was never added onto the City website. All amendments to Ordinance No. <br />15 January 2019 <br />9 after 1/15/2019 were made to the version enacted on 7/16/2024. <br />An Ordinance No. 9 amendment. Section 2, part 3, was updated from <br />9 <br />14% to 24% based on MN Statute. Section 3, part 4, was added to <br />19 July 2022 <br />show the number of licenses the City is authorized to issue. <br />Section 4, part 3, was removed and part 4 moved into the part 3 <br />lace <br />An Ordinance No. 9 amendment. Section 3, part 5, was added to <br />show that a background check will be conducted on all new <br />9 <br />applicants. <br />21 March 2023 <br />Section 3, part 6, was added to show that once a background check is <br />completed the City Clerk will suggest the next steps to the Council. <br />Section 5, part 4, was added to show that an applicant can be denied <br />due to a conviction in the last five (5) year if based on anything <br />liquor related. <br />146 <br />Combining Ordinances 9 and 65 to include both Intoxicating and <br />16 July 2024 <br />Non -Intoxicating liquor within one Ordinance. Amendments <br />include: <br />a) Adding individual liquor definitions and referencing state <br />statute. <br />b) Includes all 19 license types as stated in state stat, organized <br />by general type. <br />c) Referencing the fee schedule. <br />d Adding specificity in Section 10.4. <br />Liquor Ordinance No. 146 11 <br />