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-7- (7) Failure to pay the yearly application fee. (d) Where a reasonable basis is found by the council to impose reasonable restrictions on the license, taking into consideration one or more of the facts or circumstances, the council may upon issuance or renewal of a license impose such reasonable conditions and restrictions on the manner and circumstances under which the licensed activity shall be conducted to preserve the public peace and protect and promote good order and security. (e) Failure of any person to comply with any of the ordinances of the city or the laws of the state shall be grounds for denying or revoking a license granted under this division. If a license is proposed to be denied or revoked by the City Council, the city must notify the applicant with the reason(s). The applicant shall be allowed an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Chapter 38, Article II of this Code. Sec. 26-70. License not to be issued for moveable place of business. No license shall be issued under this division to a moveable place of business. Only fixed location businesses shall be eligible to be licensed under this division. Sec. 26-71. No Transfers. (a) All licenses issued under this division shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued. No transfer of any license to another location or person shall be valid. Relocation or sale of the business shall require the approval and issuance of a new license. (b) Transfer of 25 percent or more of the ownership interest of a business entity, or of a controlling interest of it, whichever is less, will be deemed a sale of the business. If the licensee is a business entity that is wholly owned by another entity, the same provisions about the transfer of ownership or a controlling interest will apply to the parent entity and any second parent entity that wholly owns the parent entity. (c) A sale of the business as defined in this section without the approval and issuance of a new license shall xesult in the unlicensed sale of tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco related devices. Transfer of this amount of ownership interest without prior Council approval is a ground for revocation or suspension of the license. In addition, each day the licensee operates under the license after a transfer has taken place without obtaining Council approval will be a separate violation of this ordinance. Sec. 26-72. Posting. All licenses issued under this division shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general public on the licensed premises. Sec 26-73. Penalty (a) Licensees. Any licensee found to have violated this article, or whose employee has violated this. article, shall be charged an administrative penalty of $75.00 for a first violation of this article, $200.00 for a second offense at the same licensed premises within a 24-month period, and $250.00 for a S:\Administration\Licenses\Tobacco\Ordinance Amendment 2007\Ordinance Final Tobacco May 09.doc