HOUSE FILE 409

BY  BERRY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to revocation and subsequent reissuance of alcoholic beverage licenses and permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 123.40, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   123.40  Effect of revocation.
   1.  Any liquor control licensee, wine permittee, or beer permittee whose license or permit is revoked under this chapter shall not thereafter be permitted to hold a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit in the state of Iowa for a period of two three years from the date of revocation.
   2.
  a.  A spouse or other relative of a person whose license or permit has been revoked under this chapter shall not be issued a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit with respect to the business subject to revocation for a period of three years from the date of revocation.
   b.  A business associate holding ten percent or more of the capital stock or ownership interest in the business of a person whose license or permit has been revoked shall not be issued a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit, and no liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit shall be issued which covers any business in which such person has a financial interest for a period of two three years from the date of revocation.
   3.  If a license or permit is revoked, the premises which had been covered by the license or permit shall not be relicensed for one year.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to restrictions on subsequent reissuance of a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit which has been subject to revocation. Currently, a licensee or permittee whose license or permit has been revoked cannot receive another license or permit for two years from the date of revocation. The same restriction applies to a spouse or business associate holding 10 percent or more of the capital stock or ownership interest in the licensee’s or permittee’s business. The bill expands these time periods from two to three years and applies to the spouse or relative of the licensee regardless of ownership interest.