(A) Background investigation. Prior to the issuance of a license or permit, the city through its Police Department shall conduct a complete background inquiry of the applicant; and the applicant shall be personally interviewed by the Chief of Police or his or her representative and the applicant’s photograph and fingerprints shall be obtained.
(B) Reasons for refusal. The city shall refuse licenses and/or permits to all persons who have been convicted of a felony under the laws of the state or of any other state of the United States or the federal government or any offense involving moral turpitude, and to all minors, drug addicts, unnaturalized foreign born persons, and such other persons as he or she has reasonable cause to believe are not of sound mind, or for commission of an act which, if committed while a license or permit were permitted, would result in revocation or suspension of the license or permit.
(C) Proving qualifications. The burden of proving the applicant’s qualification for a license or permit shall be upon the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 3-9-5) (Ord. 554, passed 6-18-1985)