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3. No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid. 4. No license shall be granted within a reasonable distance of any school, church, or private home at the determination of the City Council. Section 8. Conditions of License. 1. Every license shall be granted subject to the conditions in the following subdivisions and all other provisions of this Ordinance and of any other applicable Ordinance of the City of State law. 2. Every licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of his place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises authorized to sell or serve intoxicating liquor shall be deemed the act of the licensee as well and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this Ordinance equally with the employee. 3. No sale of liquor shall be made to anyone on credit. 4. Any peace officer, health officer, or any properly designated officer or employee of the City shall have the unqualified right to enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours without a warrant. Section 9. Restrictions on Purchase and Consumption. 1. No minor shall misrepresent his age for the purpose of obtaining intoxicating liquor. 2. No person shall induce a minor to purchase or procure liquor. 3. No person shall mix or prepare liquor for consumption in any public place or place of business not licensed to sell liquor “on-sale” and no person shall consumer liquor in any such place. 4. No liquor shall be sold or consumed on a public highway or in an automobile. Section 10. Administrative Penalty. The Council may suspend or revoke any liquor license for violation of any provision or condition of this Ordinance or any State law regulation the sale of intoxicating liquor and shall revoke such license if the licensee willfully violates any provision of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 340A. 1. Procedures. The following procedures shall be implemented regarding alleged violations of this Ordinance. Should the City elect to proceed with an administrative violation: 1. Notification of Violation. Upon discovery of an alleged violation, the alleged violator shall be issued, either personally or by mail, a notice that sets forth the alleged violation and which shall inform the alleged violator of their right to be heard on the accusation. 2. Hearing. If a Person accused of violating this Ordinance so requests, a hearing shall be scheduled begore the Gem Lake City Council; the time and place of which shall be published and provided to the alleged violator. The City Council shall receive evidence of the violation and evidence provided by the alleged violator by testimony, in written form, or both. The hearing shall be recorded. 3. Findings If the Gem Lake City Council finds that a violation of this Ordinance did occur, that decision, along with the Council’s findings for a violation and the penalty to be imposed, shall be recorded in writing, a copy of which shall be provided to the accused violator. If the Council finds that no violation has occurred or finds grounds for not imposing any penalty, such findings shall be recorded, and a copy provided to the acquitted accused violator. 4. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the final findings of the City Council under this Section may seek judicial review by petition to the Court of Appeals in accordance with Minn. Stat §14.63 to §14.68. 5. Misdemeanor Prosecution. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the City from seeking prosecution as a misdemeanor for any alleged violation of this Ordinance. If the City elects to