(A) No license, now existing or hereafter granted under the provisions of this chapter, shall be sold, assigned, pledged, or transferred, nor shall control thereof be changed by stock transfer or otherwise, or any rights thereunder leased nor shall any merger of combination affecting the license be made through acquisition or control by stock purchase or otherwise, except after application for and written approval, which shall be given if justified by the facts then existing.
(B) Any and every license now existing or hereafter issued shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, as it may hereafter be amended from time to time, except any amendment or amendments that may be made from time to time affecting the duration of a license or licenses existing at the time of the enactment of the amendment or amendments. Any license transferred or assigned without the express written authority of the Board of County Commissioners or its designee shall be void and no effect, and any collection thereunder is in violation of this chapter.
(1996 Code, § 50.22) (Ord. passed 5-6-1985) Penalty, see § 50.99