The business license for the corporation that operates the Coyote Jack’s nightclub downtown was dissolved by the state in July, which would have nullified its beer permit more than two months before Sunday’s fatal shooting, according to documents obtained by the Times Free Press.
It was the third fatal shooting since 2016 at the Chattanooga nightclub, which is owned by Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke’s uncle, Ronnie Berke, and his partner, Tammie Taylor.
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Division of Business Services dissolved Bankable Holdings, which is listed as the owner of Coyote Jack’s, after it became more than 90 days delinquent on fines owed to the state’s Office of Labor and Workforce.
A labor and workforce spokesman was not immediately able to verify the cause for the fines.
Businesses with more than $3,000 in sales must “obtain either a minimal activity license or a standard business license from your county and/or municipal clerk” and “are not allowed to operate until the license is obtained and posted in the business location,” according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue.