Sec. 04.11.610. - Refund to municipalities.
(a) Biennial license fees, excluding annual wholesale fees and biennial wholesale license fees, collected within a municipality shall be refunded semi-annually to the municipality.
(b) If the officers of a municipality fail to actively enforce local ordinances, laws of the United States and the state, and the regulations relating to the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the state, the commissioner of public safety may deny the refund provided for under (a) of this section until the board finds the enforcement of the ordinances, laws, and regulations is resumed.
(c) The Department of Public Safety shall recover any amounts erroneously refunded under (a) of this section. The Department of Public Safety shall schedule repayments of erroneously refunded amounts over a sufficient period of time to minimize financial hardship to the municipality involved.