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• • Liquor Licensing (a) Fraud, misrepresentation, or incorrect statement contained in the application for license, or made in carrying on the licenses activity; (b) Conviction of any crime, or misdemeanor, pertaining to license held or applied for, subject to the provisions of M.S. Ch. 364, as it may be amended from time to time; (c) Conducting a licensed activity in a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace, or a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the public, or a disturbance of the peace or comfort of the residents of the city, upon recommendation of the city health authorities or other appropriate city official; (d) Expiration or cancellation of any required bond or insurance, or failure to notify the city within a reasonable time of changes in the terms of the insurance or the carriers; (e) Actions unauthorized or beyond the scope of the license granted; (f) Violation of any regulation or provision of this code applicable to the activity for which the license has been granted or any regulation or law of the state so applicable; or (g) Failure to continuously comply with all conditions as required as precedent to the approval of the license. (2) Notice. Except in the case of a suspension pending a hearing on revocation, 10 days written notice of suspension or revocation shall be given to the licensee. The notice shall contain the date, time, and place of the hearing as well as the nature of the charges against the license. Except in the cases of lapse of financial responsibility, no suspension or revocation shall take effect until the licensee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, M.S. ss 14.57 to 14.70, as it may be amended from time to time. The Council may act as the hearing body under that act, or it may contract with the Office of Hearing Examiners for a hearing officer. EXPLANATION: CODE ATTORNEY RECOMMENDS THE ADDITION OF THIS LANGUAGE; CITING THAT THESE ARE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW (3) Suspension pending a hearing. The Council may for cause, when in its judgment the public health, safety and welfare is endangered, and without advance notice, temporarily suspend any license pending a hearing on revocation for a period not to exceed 30 days. (Prior Code, § 701.10) (Am. Ord. 13 -02, passed 10 -28 -2002) 701.11 NUDITY ON THE PREMISES OF LICENSED ESTABLISMENTS PROHIBITED •The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the city that nudity is prohibited as provided in this section on the premises of any establishment licensed under this chapter. This is to protect and assist the owners, operators, and employees of the establishment, as well as patrons and the public in