The Police Chief shall give the applicant written notice of the Chief's decision to deny or revoke the application. The notice shall set forth the ground or grounds for the chief's decision, and shall inform the applicant that he or she has ten (10) days from the date the notice was mailed within which to file a written request for a hearing with the Chief. The Police Chief shall issue a permit unless he finds one or more of the following:
A. The applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, is under the age of twenty-one (21) years;
B. The applicant is not licensed as required by all applicable federal or state laws, or the operation of the business as proposed will not comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to any of the following:
1. The applicant has failed to provide a copy of his or her valid federal firearm's license.
2. The applicant has failed to provide a valid seller's permit issued by the State Board of Equalization.
3. The applicant has failed to provide a copy of his or her valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice;
C. The applicant's inventory does not conform to the type of federal or state firearms permit issued to the applicant;
D. The applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, has had a similar type permit previously revoked or denied for good cause within the immediately preceding two (2) years;
E. The applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, has knowingly made any false or misleading statement of a material fact in the application for a permit;
F. The applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, fails or refuses to provide clear evidence of his or her identity, or any other information required by the Police Chief to complete his investigation;
G. The applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, has been convicted of:
1. Any offense so as to disqualify the applicant, or an officer, employee or agent thereof, from owning or possessing a firearm under applicable federal, State and local laws.
2. Any offense relating to the manufacture, sale, possession, use of registration of any firearm or dangerous or deadly weapon.
3. Any offense involving the use of force or violence upon the person of another.
4. Any offense involving theft, fraud, dishonesty or deceit.
5. Any offense involving the manufacture, sale, possession or use of any controlled substance as defined by the State Health and Safety Code, as it may be amended from time to time;
H. The applicant, or any officer, employee or agent thereof, is currently or has been within the last two years, an unlawful user of any controlled substance as defined by the State Health and Safety Code, as it may be amended from time to time, or is an excessive user of alcohol, to the extent that such use would impair his fitness to be a dealer in firearms;
I. The applicant, or any officer, employee or agent thereof, is within the classes of person defined in California Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 8100 or 8103 as they now read, or may hereafter be amended to read. (Ord. 2012-05 § 4 (part), 2012)