A. No license under this chapter shall be issued to an applicant who is a natural person, a partnership if such applicant has any general partner or managing partner, a corporation or other organization if such applicant has any manager, proprietor or agent in charge of the business to be licensed, if the applicant:
1. Is a minor at the time the application is filed; or
2. Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by Minnesota statutes, section 364.03, subdivision 2, and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer as prescribed by Minnesota statutes, section 364.03, subdivision 3.
B. The following locations shall be ineligible for a license under this chapter:
1. No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any property on which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the state, county, school district, or city are due, delinquent, or unpaid. In the event a suit has been commenced under Minnesota statutes, sections 278.01 to 278.03, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the city council may on application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes or any portion thereof which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one year after becoming due.
2. No license shall be granted or renewed if the property on which the business is to be conducted is owned by a person who is ineligible for a license under any of the requirements in subsection A of this section, except that a property owner who is a minor or who has been convicted of a crime, other than a crime involving theft, shall not make the premises ineligible under this subsection. (Ord. 716, sec. 1, 7-1-2002)