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 Wheaton
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
 Article III. RETAIL LICENSES

  § 6-88. Term; fees.  

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  • (a)

    The term of each license issued under this chapter shall be from January 1 to December 31.

    (b)

    The fee for the licenses required under this chapter shall be in accordance with appendix B to this Code.

    (c)

    For the initial term of a license under this chapter, the fee shall be reduced in proportion to the full calendar months which have expired in the calendar year prior to the issuance of the license.

    (d)

    There shall be no refund to the license fee imposed under this chapter for any portion of a year during which the licensee ceases to engage in the business of selling alcoholic liquor.

    (e)

    The annual fee imposed under this section shall be due and payable by January 1 of each year. No licensee shall continue to engage in the business of selling alcoholic liquor unless such fee has been paid.

    (f)

    All required fees imposed under this section shall be paid at the time of issuance of the license after approval by the local liquor commissioner pursuant to section 6-86. All such fees shall be forthwith deposited with the city treasurer.

    (g)

    Licensees and/or the designated managers holding any class of license, except Class F, under this chapter shall submit proof of completion of a Beverage Alcohol Sellers/Servers Education And Training (BASSET) program within six months of receiving a city liquor license or the approval of a new manager. In addition, all on-premises alcohol servers (and those checking identification for alcohol service) shall submit proof of completion of a BASSET program. Newly hired servers have 120 days after their start date to be trained. BASSET certification must be renewed every three years.

(Code 1968, § 3-14; Code 1996, § 6-88; Ord. No. F-0047, § 3, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. F-0250, § 2, 6-15-1998; Ord. No. F-0270, § 9, 8-17-1998; Ord. No. F-0292, § 1, 12-7-1998; Ord. No. F-0407, §§ 4, 5, 11-15-1999; Ord. No. F-0638, § 15, 10-15-2001; Ord. No. F-0989, § 2, 1-3-2005; Ord. No. 1053, § 2, 6-20-2005; Ord. No. F-1500, § 2, 6-21-2010; Ord. No. 1544, § 2, 2-22-2011; Ord. No. F-1607, § 2, 12-19-2011; Ord. No. F-1683, § 2, 12-3-2012; Ord. No. F-1726, § 2, 8-19-2013; Ord. No. F-1773, § 2, 4-21-2014; Ord. No. F-1824, § 2, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. F-1765, § 2, 3-3-2014; Ord. No. F-1903, § 5, 12-7-2015; Ord. No. F-1904, § 3, 12-7-2015; F-2029, § 2, 8-7-2017; F-2030, § 2, 8-7-2017)