517.03 APPLICANT AND BUSINESS QUALIFICATIONS.

   (a)   Established Business Requisite. Any person who has not been the owner of a business advertised or described in the application for a permit hereunder for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the date of the proposed sale shall not be granted a permit.

      (1)   Exception for survivors of businessmen. Upon the death of a person doing business in this City, his or her heirs, devisees or legatees shall have the right to apply at any time for a permit hereunder.

   (b)   Interval Between Sales. Any person who has held a sale, as regulated hereunder at the same location as stated in the application, within eighteen (18) months prior to the date of such application shall not be granted a permit.

   (c)   Restricted Location.

      (1)   Where a person applying for a permit hereunder operates more than one (1) place of business, the permit issued shall apply only to the one (1) store or branch specified in the application and no other store or branch shall advertise or represent that it is cooperating with it, or in any way participating in the permitted sale, nor shall the store or branch conducting the permitted sale advertise or represent that any other store or branch is cooperating with it or participating in any way in the permitted sale.

   (d)   Persons Exempted. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect the following persons:

      (1)   Persons acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction;

      (2)   Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.

         (Ord. 74-100. Enacted 8-26-74.)