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(a) Upon receipt of an application for a distributor's license, the proper city officials shall investigate the applicant.
(b) No license shall be issued if any partner of a partnership or the local manager of a corporation has been convicted of any felony or any offense against the decency and morals of the community within a five-year period immediately preceding the filing of an application set forth herein.
(c) In the event an application is rejected, the applicant may appeal to the tax collector within ten (10) days following notice of rejection, whereupon a time and place for hearing shall be set no later than two (2) weeks from the receipt of the request by the applicant for a hearing. At such hearing, the applicant may be represented by counsel and produce witnesses to sustain his appeal for the right to receive a license.
(Ord. No. 2650, § 1, 8-13-64; Ord. No. 7885, § 4, 8-3-92)
(a) All machines referred to in this division, and in operation in the city, shall bear identification marks or tags prepared and furnished by the tax collector and shall be affixed to such machines so as to be visible at all times. When the identification marker or tag is assigned to and placed upon a machine, there shall be made an entry in the company books to this effect.
(b) Notice of acquisition or loss of machine locations shall be given to the city tax collector, such notice to be received by the tax collector within forty-eight (48) hours of the location change.
(c) No machine shall be in operation within the city without city-issued identification markers or tags placed thereon.
(d) All businesses referred to in this article shall maintain a set of records containing all information required by this article, and these records shall be made available at the applicant's place of business at any time during city business hours for inspection by the tax collector or his duly appointed agents.
(Ord. No. 2650, § 1, 8-13-64; Ord. No. 3193, § 1, 12-2-68; Ord. No. 7885, § 4, 8-3-92)
Any machine which fails to bear the proper identifying marker or number may be seized and impounded under the direction of the police department. The machine may be recovered upon compliance with this article, provided this is done within sixty (60) days following date of impoundment. The city, upon order of the city magistrate, may dispose of or destroy any machine not claimed nor made to comply with the provisions of this article within a period of sixty (60) days.
(Ord. No. 2650, § 1, 8-13-64; Ord. No. 7885, § 4, 8-3-92)
Every license may be revoked should the licensee, directly or indirectly, permit the operation of any machine in violation of any provisions of the ordinances of the city or the laws of the state. The license may be revoked by the tax collector following a hearing as prescribed in section 7-315 of this article in addition to the penalties prescribed.
(Ord. No. 2650, § 1, 8-13-64; Ord. No. 7885, § 4, 8-3-92)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to devices for the vending of food, including candy and soft drinks, or which dispense items for one (1) penny or other device vending services or products not defined herein as a vending machine.
(Ord. No. 2650, § 1, 8-13-64; Ord. No. 7885, § 4, 8-3-92)
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