Section 18-2-3 Issuance
A. The Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee shall issue a license to an applicant or renew a license, if applicable, when the following conditions are fully satisfied:
1. All application requirements have been met and the background investigation has been conducted.
2. All application and license fees have been paid in full.
3. No grounds for denial exist.
B. The following reasons may constitute sufficient grounds for denial of license or denial of renewal of a license:
1. The applicant has been previously convicted, in any jurisdiction, of a felony or a misdemeanor within the five-year period immediately preceding the filing of an original application or a request for renewal. For the purposes of this subsection, "applicant" shall include all general partners, if the applicant is a partnership, the president, secretary and treasurer, if the applicant is a corporation, and all agents who perform services on behalf of the applicant within the Town. A certified copy of the records of any court of competent jurisdiction reflecting the fact and date of any relevant conviction shall be prima facie evidence of a conviction for purposes of this chapter.
2. False or misleading information was given in any license application, request for renewal or was submitted in support of such application or request, or the applicant failed or refused to make full disclosure of all required information.
3. The applicant is not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident alien or an alien who is authorized to work by the United States Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service.
4. The Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee has reasonable grounds to believe that the licensee has shown a pattern of repeated noncompliance or disregard with the provisions of this chapter.
5. The applicant fails to meet the continuing disclosure requirements of subsection C of Section 18-2-2. (06-14, Amended, 05/18/2006)