On This Day | The Roots of Today’s Liquor Licensing
Author
Josh Wolsky
At a meeting of the Minot city council last Wednesday night, an ordinance was passed unanimously on its first reading, providing for a retailer’s license of $1,000, including on and off sale. The ordinance is to be taken up in just a week after its first passage and after it is passed on its second reading it becomes effective as soon as it is published. This would make it possible for the ordinance to become effective today or tomorrow.
December 3, 1936 | Ward County Independent
Why We Chose It
Inflation adjusted this $1,000 annual fee would land a little over 23,000 today. By those standards, current license holders have it easy; the current annual renewal rate for full retail license is $3,200 annually. And if you read further, you’ll find what looks like early basis for many pieces of liquor licensing that remain in the law today.
Josh Wolsky
Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)
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