(a) All licenses under the provisions of this article shall be issued by the City Manager upon written application therefor verified by the applicant under oath. Application forms shall be furnished by the city, designed to elicit all information necessary for the City Manager to determine the eligibility of the applicant for the license applied for; the amount of the license fee; the location within the city of the premises to be licensed and whether or not such premises and structures comply with all applicable provisions of state law, the codified ordinances and other ordinances; and no person shall make any false statement in any application for license under this article.
(b) Before issuing any license hereunder, the City Manager may require the applicant to display his or her corresponding state license.