Kansas Statutes § 41-2703 Retailer's license; issuance, requirements; denial, when; term of license; notice to distributors of nonrenewal, when; special event retailers' permit.

41-2703. Retailer's license; issuance, requirements; denial, when; term of license; notice to distributors of nonrenewal, when; special event retailers' permit. (a) After examination of an application for a retailer's license, the board of county commissioners or the director shall, if they approve the same, issue a license to the applicant. The governing body of the city shall, if the applicant is qualified as provided by law, issue a license to such applicant. (b) No retailer's license shall be issued to: (1) A person who is not a citizen of the United States; (2) a person who, within two years immediately preceding the date of application approval, has been convicted of, released from incarceration for or released from probation or parole for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, drunkenness, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or violation of any other intoxicating liquor law of any state or of the United States; (3) a partnership, unless all the members of the partnership are otherwise qualified to obtain a license; (4) a corporation, if any manager, officer or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock of such corporation, would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than the citizenship requirements; (5) a person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses all the qualifications of a licensee; (6) a person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a retailer's license for any reason other than citizenship requirements or age, except that this paragraph shall not apply in determining eligibility for a renewal license; and (7) a person whose spouse has been convicted of a felony or other crime that would disqualify a person from licensure under this section and such felony or other crime was committed during the time that the spouse held a license under this act. (c) After examination of an application for a retailer's license, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city may deny a license to a person, partnership or corporation if any manager, officer or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock of such corporation, has been an officer, manager, director or a stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock, of a corporation that has: (1) Had a retailer's license revoked under K.S.A. 41-2708, and amendments thereto; or (2) been convicted of a violation of the club and drinking establishment act or the cereal malt beverage laws of this state. (d) Notwithstanding any generally applicable grant of discretion that may be provided pursuant to subsection (a), if an applicant has been issued a farm winery license pursuant to K.S.A. 41-316, and amendments thereto, or a producer's license pursuant to K.S.A. 41-355, and amendments thereto, an application for a retailers' license shall be approved by the board of county commissioners, the governing body of the city or the director, subject to the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). (e) Retailers' licenses shall be issued either on an annual basis or for the calendar year. If such licenses are issued on an annual basis, the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the city shall notify the distributors supplying the county or city on or before April 1 of the year if a retailer's license is not renewed. (f) In addition to, and consistent with the requirements of K.S.A. 41-2701 et seq., and amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any city may provide by resolution or ordinance for the issuance of a special event retailers' permit that shall allow the permit holder to offer for sale, sell and serve cereal malt beverage for consumption on unpermitted premises, that may be open to the public, subject to the following: (1) A special event retailers' permit shall specify the premises for which the permit is issued; (2) a special event retailers' permit shall be issued for the duration of the special event, the dates and hours of which shall be specified in the permit; (3) not more than four special event retailers' permits may be issued to any one applicant in a calendar year; and (4) a special event retailers' permit shall not be transferable or assignable. (g) A special event retailers' permit holder shall not be subject to the provisions of the beer and cereal malt beverage keg registration act, K.S.A. 41-2901 et seq., and amendments thereto. History: L. 1937, ch. 214, § 3; L. 1949, ch. 244, § 5; L. 1973, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 202, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 189, § 3; L. 1987, ch. 182, § 99; L. 2001, ch. 189, § 5; L. 2009, ch. 87, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 57, § 3; L. 2021, ch. 107, § 36; L. 2022, ch. 71, § 8; April 28.