(1) An entity that is denied upon application to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to operate as a microbrewery-restaurant private club in a dry territory may reapply by following the procedures stated in § 3-5-1903 and the additional procedures provided for in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) If the applicant is reapplying within two (2) years from the date an application was denied by the director, the application shall be accompanied by certification from the county clerk of the county in which the microbrewery-restaurant private club is to be located certifying that the applicant obtained signatures from at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters in the county.
(3) The application under this section shall be filed no later than twenty (20) days from the date that the county clerk certifies the petition.
(4) The petition on which the signatures are obtained under this section shall state clearly that the purpose of the petition is to obtain an alcoholic beverage permit for a microbrewery-restaurant private club and to serve alcoholic beverages to members.
(5) The person obtaining signatures shall verify the signatures by affidavit that shall be filed with the county clerk at the time of filing the petition for certification.