§ 3-83. Persons and premises eligible.

(a)

No person shall be granted a license to sell intoxicating liquor unless such person is of good moral character nor shall any corporation be granted a license unless the managing officer of such corporation is of good moral character. No person shall be granted a license hereunder if a license has previously been revoked, or if the person has been convicted since the ratification of the twenty-first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, of a violation of the provisions of any law applicable to the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor. No license shall be granted to any person who employs in his business any person whose license has been revoked, or who has been convicted of violating such law since such date.

(b)

No license shall be issued for the sale of intoxicating liquor in the original package not to be consumed upon the premises where sold, except to a person engaged in, or to be used in connection with the operation of, one (1) or more of the following businesses: a drug store, a cigar and tobacco store, a grocery store, a general merchandise store, a confectionery, and a delicatessen; nor to any such person who does not have and keep in his store any goods having a value, according to invoices, of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) exclusive of fixtures and intoxicating liquors.

(c)

No person holding a license authorizing the sale of malt liquor at retail by the drink for consumption on the premises where sold, shall be permitted to obtain a license for the sale of intoxicating liquors other than malt liquors in the original package.

(d)

Reserved.

(Code 1978, §§ 600.020, 600.030, 600.070; Ord. No. 6161, § 1, 1-12-89; Ord. No. 01-18, § I, 3-13-2001)

State law reference

Restrictions on issuance of state and local licenses, RSMo 311.080, 311.260.