(a) Upon receipt of an application for an itinerant junk dealer's license as provided for in this chapter, the City Clerk shall furnish copies of the same to the other members of the Board of Investigators. The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant's business responsibility and moral character. If the same are found to be satisfactory, and if the fee prescribed by this chapter has been paid, the Chairperson shall, within thirty days after the filing of the application, issue an itinerant junk dealer's license to the applicant. If the Board finds that the applicant's business responsibility or moral character is unsatisfactory, the City Clerk shall, within thirty days after the filing of the application, notify the applicant that his or her application is disapproved and that no license will be issued. Upon request, he or she shall furnish the applicant with a brief written statement on the grounds upon which his or her application was disapproved.
(b) The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all applications filed and licenses issued in accordance with this section.
(1974 Code § 7.326)