(A) (1) After receipt of the completed application, if the Tax Collector believes that a reason exists for refusing a license under § 111.036, the Tax Collector shall refuse to accept payment of the tax and shall not issue the license.
(2) At the applicant’s request, the Tax Collector shall, in accordance with § 111.045, give the applicant a written statement of the reason for refusing the license.
(3) The applicant may, within ten days after the day the statement is received, request a conference to discuss the refusal.
(4) In the request, the applicant shall specify why the application for a license should not be refused. The Tax Collector shall arrange the conference within a reasonable time.
(B) (1) If the Tax Collector refuses to issue a license, the applicant may reapply for a license any time thereafter.
(2) If the reason for which the application was refused no longer exists, and if no other reason exists for refusing to issue a license, the Tax Collector shall issue the license in compliance with § 111.038.
(Prior Code, § 16-33)