A. Enforcement: It shall be the duty of the finance director or his authorized designee to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and the chief of police shall render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may, from time to time, be required by the finance director or the city council. The finance director, his authorized designee and any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter, free of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business required to be licensed herein, and demand an exhibition of its license. Any person having such license heretofore issued, in his possession or under his control, who wilfully fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for by the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the finance director and/or his authorized designee to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any of said provisions.
B. Misrepresentation: No person shall knowingly or intentionally misrepresent to any officer or employee of this city any material fact in procuring the license or permit herein provided for.
C. Violations Of Provisions: The engaging in business without first having procured a license from the city to do so, or without complying with any and all the regulations of such business as set forth in this chapter, shall be deemed a separate violation for each and every day such business is carried on. The conviction and punishment of any person having engaged in any business without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payments of any license fees due or unpaid at the time of conviction, and nothing set forth in this chapter shall prevent the criminal prosecution for any violation of any provision of this chapter.
D. License Suspension And Revocation: In the event that the finance director and/or the chief of police of the city has reasonable cause to believe and does believe that any licensee or other person employed by or representing such licensee is violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law or ordinance relating to the business of the licensee, he shall have power to and shall be authorized to suspend such license and all permits issued. If no written appeal is filed with the city clerk protesting such suspension within two (2) days of the date of such suspension, such suspension shall be deemed permanent and all such licenses or permits issued thereunder shall be deemed revoked.
E. Appeals To City Council: In the event that any applicant desires to appeal from any order, denial of exemption, order of suspension, or any other ruling of the finance director, the chief of police or any other officer of the city, made under the provisions of this chapter dealing with itinerant peddlers, solicitors, vendors and others, such applicant or any other person aggrieved thereby shall file written notice of such appeal with the city clerk and such matters shall be heard at the next regular meeting of the city council, at which time the city council shall hear and receive evidence, written and oral upon all matters involved. The decision of the city council shall be final upon all parties concerned. (Ord. 683, 4-16-1985)