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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 04:29:21+00:00

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8.40.030 Alcoholic beverage tastings license.
(Ord. 11-2011 § 1; Ord. 15-2006 § 1; Ord. 3-1999 § 2; Code 1997 § 8-4-1).
H. Alcoholic beverage tastings license.
Upon receipt of an application for any of the foregoing procedures by the city clerk, the city clerk may request from the police department and/or any other city department that may have information concerning the information, a report concerning the matter applied for in the application. It shall be the affirmative duty of the police department to notify the city clerk of any violations that involve establishments holding a liquor or beer license.
If upon review of the application the city clerk determines that the application is complete and that there is no matter raised by the application or any report obtained in connection therewith that should be referred to the city council for decision, the city clerk may administratively approve the application. Whenever, in the sole determination of the city clerk, an application should be referred to the city council for decision, she shall make such referral, in which case the decision shall be made by the city council. (Ord. 15-2006 § 2; Ord. 3-1999 § 1).
A. Tastings may be conducted by retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee in accordance with this section and pursuant to Section 44-3-301, C.R.S., as the term “tastings” is defined in said Section 44-3-301, C.R.S.
B. A retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee may conduct tastings only pursuant to a valid alcoholic beverage tastings license.
C. A retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee who wishes to conduct tastings shall submit an application to the city of Gunnison on forms supplied by the city of Gunnison.
D. If the applicant demonstrates that it is able to conduct the tastings without violating the provisions of this section or Section 44-3-301(10), C.R.S., the city clerk shall issue such license.
E. An alcoholic beverage tastings license shall be valid for one year and shall run concurrently with the retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore license of the holder of the alcohol beverage tastings license; provided, however, that the first alcoholic beverage tastings license issued to a retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore licensee shall be valid only until the expiration of the then-current retail liquor store or liquor-licensed drugstore license.
1. A written notice to the city clerk of the city of Gunnison must be provided at least 72 hours before a licensee is allowed to conduct a tasting. The notice shall include the name of the liquor-licensed premises, the person who is submitting the notice, the name of the person conducting the tasting, and shall indicate the date and time the tasting is to take place.
2. Upon the request of any peace officer or liquor enforcement officer, the holder of an alcoholic beverage tastings license shall provide proof the tastings are to be conducted only by a person who has completed a server training program that meets the standards established by the Liquor Enforcement Division of the Department of Revenue of the state of Colorado and who is either the retail liquor store licensee or a liquor-licensed drugstore licensee, or an employee of such licensee.
3. Licensee shall keep a written record on the licensed premises for each tasting held by that licensee containing the date and time of the tasting and the name of the server. Such written record shall be available upon request for inspection by any peace officer, the city of Gunnison, or Liquor Enforcement Division Officer. (Ord. 12-2018 § 1; Ord. 15-2006 § 3).

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