Except as specifically provided otherwise herein, the chief of police shall deny the issuance of a license when any of the following conditions exist:
A. The applicant is under the age of twenty-one (21) years;
B. The applicant has had a similar type of license previously revoked or denied within the immediately preceding two years for substantive reasons;
C. The applicant has made a false or misleading statement of a material fact, or omission of a material fact, in the application for a license. If a license is denied on this ground, any reapplication for a gun dealer license shall be automatically denied for a period of two years;
D. The applicant has been convicted of:
1. Any offense so as to disqualify the applicant from owning or possessing a firearm under applicable federal, state, and local laws,
2. Any offense relating to the manufacture, sale, possession, use or 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 California Health and Safety Code;
E. The applicant is: (1) currently, or has been within the past two years, an unlawful user of any controlled substance as defined by the California Health and Safety Code; or (2) an excessive user of alcohol, to the extent that such use would impair his or her fitness to be a dealer in firearms;
F. Firearms having been confiscated from the applicant within the immediately past two years pursuant to California Penal Code Section 18250;
G. Applicant has been detained for psychiatric evaluation pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150;
H. The operation of the business as proposed would not comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws;
I. The applicant, or an officer, employee, or agent thereof does not have, and/or cannot provide evidence of a possessory interest in the property at which the proposed business will be conducted in the form of ownership, lease, license or other entitlement to operate at such location and the written consent of the owner of record of the real property;
J. The applicant has failed to submit a complete application form and all information and documentation required by Section 5.64.030; or
K. Any other ground for denial which exists under any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law. (Ord. 2013-0018 § 4; prior code § 28.05.505)