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(B) City license or registration required. Except as otherwise provided for by this chapter, no person shall conduct business as either a peddler or a transient merchant without first having obtained a license from the city. No person shall engage in contribution solicitation unless they have submitted an application for and been registered with the city. (C) Application. Application for a city license to conduct business as a peddler or transient merchant or to be registered for contribution solicitation shall be made at least 14 days before the applicant proposes to conduct the licensed or registered activity. Application shall be made on forms supplied by the city. The application shall include the names and addresses of all persons that will be conducting the licensed or registered activity, prior locations where similar activities have been conducted, the dates that the activities are proposed to be conducted and the other information and the city may require as a condition of licensing or registration. All applicants must disclose whether applicant has ever been convicted of, or charged with a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, including traffic violations, and if so, the date and place of conviction, the nature of the offense, and identifying information such as a ticket number or case number. (1) Written Authorizations. Each person or business named in or as part of this application shall execute a written authorization allowing the city and/or the Chief of Police to verify all information disclosed as part of the application. (2) False statements. It is unlawful to knowingly make a false statement in the license application and is punishable as a misdemeanor criminal offense. In addition to all other penalties, the license may be denied or subsequently revoked by the City Council for a violation of this section. (D) Fee. All applications for a license or registration under this chapter shall be accompanied by the fee established by resolution of the City Council. (E) Procedure. Upon receipt of the completed application and payment of the license or registration fee, the Administrator, within two regular business days, must determine if the application is complete. An application is determined to be complete only if all required information is provided. If the Administrator determines that the application is incomplete, the Administrator must inform the applicant of the required necessary information that is missing. If the application is complete, the Administrator must order any investigation, including background checks, necessary to verify the information provided with the application. Within ten regular business days of receiving a complete application, the Administrator must issue the license or registration, unless there exist grounds for denying the same, in which case the Administrator must deny the license or registration. If the Administrator denies the license or registration, the applicant must be notified in writing of the decision, the reason for denial and of the applicantÓs right to appeal the denial by requesting, within 20 days of receiving notice of rejection, a public hearing before the City Council. The City Council shall hear the appeal within 20 days of the date of the request. The decision of the City Council following the public hearing can be appealed by petitioning the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari. (F)Duration. A license or registration granted under this chapter shall be valid for the period for which it is issued, but in no event longer than to the end of the calendar year in which it is issued. (G) License exemptions. 183΋tğŭĻ