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No person shall practice fortunetelling in the City without first obtaining a license from the Director of Public Safety as provided in this chapter. The fee for each such license shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year and such license shall expire on December 15 of each year. The fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall accompany the application made to the Director. The license may be revoked at any time by the Director for cause after hearing held before him or her. The issuance of such license shall be discretionary with the Director. A conviction of the licensee in a criminal action by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be a sufficient cause for revocation of his or her license.
(Ord. 42-1976. Passed 2-2-76.)
Any person desiring to engage in the practice of fortunetelling shall first apply to the Director of Public Safety in writing giving particulars as to:
(a) The location, including space, number of rooms to be used and applicable zoning regulations. Such location must be within an area zoned as a Class U4 District.
(b) Whether the practice is to be conducted apart from or in connection with any other calling or business;
(c) Whether any printed matter of any kind is to be sold or distributed in connection with the practice of fortunetelling;
(d) The previous location of the applicant for the past five years;
(e) How long the applicant has previously been engaged in the practice of fortunetelling;
(f) How much training or experience in such practice the applicant has had;
(g) Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
(h) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of violating any law regulating the practice of fortunetelling;
(i) Whether the applicant has been convicted of any felony; and
(j) Any other necessary information required by the Director.
(Ord. 42-1976. Passed 2-2-76.)
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.