Attorney General Opinion No.

Barry L. Arbuckle Valley Center City Attorney 106 W. Douglas, Suite 923 Wichita, Kansas 67202

Dear Mr. Arbuckle:

As City Attorney for the City of Valley Center, a city of the second class, you inquire whether the City can charter out of the petition requirement in K.S.A. 41-302 which authorizes cities to present the question of licensing the retail sale of packaged alcoholic liquor to city electors upon submission of a valid petition.

The Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control is prohibited from issuing licenses to sell packaged alcoholic liquor within the corporate limits of a city of the first…