(A) Alarm Business: No person shall engage in, carry on, conduct or operate an alarm business without having been issued a business license therefor and having paid the annual business license fee in the amount provided for by resolution. No business license, which is required hereunder, shall be renewed for any operator of an alarm business who does not possess a valid, unexpired and unrevoked alarm company operator's license issued by the department of consumer affairs, state of California. Nor shall any business license required hereunder be issued in the first instance, if at the time of applying therefor, the department of consumer affairs, state of California, requires such applicant to possess an alarm company operator's license issued by the department of consumer affairs, state of California, and the applicant for business license does not possess such alarm company operator's license. Any business license issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be automatically suspended, and it shall be unlawful for any alarm business operator to perform any work covered by such business license during any period in which said license issued by the department of consumer affairs, state of California, is suspended or revoked or is not renewed after the expiration thereof.
(B) Alarm Agent And Responding Alarm Agent: No person shall act as alarm agent or responding alarm agent without having previously registered as an alarm agent or responding alarm agent with the department of consumer affairs, state of California. Any person acting as an alarm agent or responding alarm agent must, prior to performing any duties of an alarm agent or responding alarm agent, show his registration cards, issued by the department of consumer affairs, state of California, to the chief of police or his representative. (Ord. 1243, 11-25-1980)