A. There will be a fourteen (14) day waiting period between the application and issuance of the license during which period of time the chief of police shall make such investigation of the applicant's business moral character as the chief of police shall deem necessary for the protection of the public good. The license may be issued by the city clerk when the foregoing investigation is completed.
B. The issuance of the license shall be denied for the following causes:
1. Failure of the applicant to obtain and show proof of having obtained any required county or state license or registration;
2. Failure of the applicant to truthfully provide any of the information requested by the city as a part of the application, or the failure to sign the application, or the failure to pay the required fee at the time of application, or the failure to provide the required liability insurance information;
3. The conviction of the applicant within the past five (5) years from the date of application for any violation of any federal or state statute or regulation, or any local ordinance, which adversely reflects on the person's ability to conduct the business for which the license is being sought in an honest and legal manner. Violations shall include, but not be limited to, burglary, theft, larceny, swindling, fraud, unlawful business practices, and any form of actual or threatened physical harm against another person;
4. The revocation within the past five (5) years of any license issued to the applicant for the purpose of conducting business as a peddler, solicitor or transient merchant;
5. The applicant is found to have a bad business reputation. Evidence of a bad business reputation shall include, but not be limited to, the existence of more than three (3) complaints against the applicant with the Better Business Bureau, the attorney general's office, or other similar business or consumer rights office or agency, within the preceding twelve (12) months, or six (6) complaints filed against the applicant within the preceding five (5) years. (Ord. XVI.55, 6-7-2005)