The city manager may deny a massage therapy practitioner permit if the city manager determines that one or more of the following circumstances exist:
A. The application received is incomplete or filed late;
B. The application contains a false or misleading statement or omission of a material fact;
C. The applicant has acted dishonestly, fraudulently, or deceitfully with intent to substantially benefit the applicant, or another, or substantially injure another;
D. The applicant has been convicted of any of the following offenses or a similar offense outside the state of California: California Penal Code sections 243.4, 261, 266a, 266b, 266d, 266e, 266f, 266g, 266h, 266i, 266j, 267, 288, 314, 315, 316, 318, 647, and 653.22; any offense requiring registration under provisions of either California Penal Code section 290 or California Health and Safety Code section 11590; or any felony offense involving the possession, possession for sale, sale, transportation, furnishing, or giving away of any controlled substance specified in the California Health and Safety Code sections 11054 through 11058. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the city manager may issue a permit to an applicant if it has been at least five years from the applicant's: (i) completion of criminal sentence; (ii) release from probation; or (iii) release from parole;
E. The applicant has unpaid city fines, penalties, or business operation taxes; or
F. The applicant poses a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. (Ord. 2021-0016 § 26)