The following shall be grounds for denying a peddler or transient merchant license:
(A) The failure of an applicant to obtain and demonstrate proof of having obtained any required county license.
(B) The failure of an applicant to truthfully provide any information requested by the city as part of the application process.
(C) The failure of an applicant to sign the license application.
(D) The failure of an applicant to pay the required investigation fee and license fee at the time of application.
(E) The failure of an applicant for a transient merchant license to obtain permission from the property owner of the property on which the applicant's activities will be conducted and furnish proof thereof to the city.
(F) A conviction within the past 5 years of the date of application for a violation of any federal or state statute or regulation, or of any local ordinance, which adversely reflects upon the person's ability to conduct the business for which the license is being sought in a professional, honest and legal manner. Such violations shall include, but are not limited to, burglary, theft, larceny, swindling, fraud, unlawful business practices, and any form of actual or threatened physical harm against another person.
(G) The revocation within the past 5 years of any license issued to an applicant for the purpose of conducting business as a peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant.
(H) When an applicant has an adverse business reputation. Evidence of an adverse business reputation shall include, but not be limited to, the existence of more than 3 complaints against an applicant with the Better Business Bureau, the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General or other state attorney general's office, or other similar business or consumer rights office or agency, within the preceding 12 months, or 3 complaints filed with the city against an applicant within the preceding 5 years.
(Ord. 588, passed 12-14-2009)