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 Banks County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
 Article II. FARM WINERIES

  § 6-33. Retail licensee qualifications.  

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  • (a)

    The retail licensee must be a person of good moral character and a citizen of the United States.

    (b)

    No license shall be granted to any person who shall have been convicted of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude.

    (c)

    Licenses may be issued to individual applicants, partnerships, or corporations. Upon making application for a license, an individual, partnership, or corporation shall be required to divulge the names of any and all persons who have or will have any interest, monetary or otherwise, in the business he will operate under such license. In addition, applicant shall upon making application, set forth the proposed location for such business operation, including the plans for the building in which such business shall be operated and a plat of the property on which such building shall be situated.

    (d)

    The licensee shall be the owner, lessee, or manager of the premises for which the license is held, and such licensee shall be active in, and solely responsible for the management and operation of the business for which the license is granted. If a corporation, the licensee will be the manager, and such licensee shall be active in, and responsible for the management and operation of the business, whether or not a shareholder of such corporation. The manager of such premises must be a bona fide resident of the county for at least six months prior to making application for a license.

    (e)

    No license shall be granted to any state, county, or municipal official nor shall any license be granted to any person to operate a business wherein a public official has any interest in a business being operated under a license issued under this article.

    (f)

    Each applicant shall make a sworn statement of his qualifications pursuant to the provisions of section 6-32 and place such statement on file with the clerk of the board of commissioners before any license is issued. Any misrepresentation or concealment of fact in such application or sworn statement shall be grounds for revocation of the license.

(Res. No. 90-3, § 3, 10-9-1990)