(a) The town may refuse to issue a license or permit, or the licenses or permits issued pursuant to this Code, unless otherwise provided hereunder, may be suspended or revoked by the town manager or other authorized official, department, board or agency where applicable, after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
(1) Any fraud, misrepresentations or false statements contained in the application for permit or license;
(2) Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in connection with the selling of goods, wares, merchandise and services;
(3) Any violation of this Code and/or any ordinance of the town;
(4) Conviction of the applicant, licensee or permittee of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a violation of any act of this state, or any law of the United States having a reasonable relationship to the purpose and scope of the permit or license;
(5) Conducting the activity under this Code and/or any ordinance of the town in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the public.
(b) Notice of hearing for the suspension or revocation of a license or permit shall be in writing given by the town clerk, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Service of such notice shall be made either by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant, licensee or permittee at the last known address, at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(c) In case of refusal to issue a permit or license or the suspension or revocation of a license or permit as herein provided, no portion of the application, license or permit fee shall be returned to the applicant, licensee or permittee unless otherwise provided in this Code and/or any ordinance of the town.
(d) Any suspension or revocation hereunder shall not be considered a recovery or penalty so as to bar any other penalty from being enforced.
(e) The order of the town manager or other authorized official, department, board or agency where applicable, shall be the final municipal action for the purpose of judicial review.
(Code 1976, § 1-12; Code 1982, § 11-4)