The said license shall not be issued if:
(a) The business has not been in existence at the address for more than six months last past, in cases where the proposed distress sale falls under categories (b) or (f) as described in § 42.0301;
(b) The stock or any portion thereof proposed to be sold was acquired or contracted for, for the purpose of the proposed distress sale, if the same falls under categories (b) or (f), as described in § 42.0301;
(c) Applicant fails to declare under penalty of perjury that goods proposed to be sold under categories (a), (c), (d), or (e) of § 42.0301 are actually or the description therein designated, such as damaged under Subdivision (a), sold under circumstances described in Subdivision (c), or by persons described in Subdivision (d), or salvaged under Subdivision (e);
(d) Applicant has conducted any distress sale during the previous six months, whether of the same or a different category, and whether under the same or a different business or firm name, and whether alone, or in partnership with the same or different persons; and if any person shall be the owner of the majority of stock in a corporation applying or which has applied for or been granted any sort or distress sale license, said owner shall be deemed the applicant for purposes of this Section, Subdivision (d), (e), or (f);
(e) Applicant has obtained a previous distress sale license when not actually entitled thereto, or has obtained such a license and has exceeded the terms thereof, or has conducted a distress sale without proper required license; or
(f) Applicant or legal owner has been convicted of grand theft or fraud in the State of California, or of any crime in another state which would be grand theft or fraud if committed in the State of California.
(Ord. 927, passed - -1960; Am. Ord. 1522, passed - -1969)