Napa Municipal Code Ch. 5.28 Fortunetelling

As used in this chapter:

"Fortunetelling"

means to tell fortunes, to find or restore lost or stolen property, locate oil wells, gold or silver or other ore or metal or natural product, to restore lost love or friendship or affection, to unit or procure lovers, husbands, wives, lost relatives or friends, for or without pay, by means of occult or psychic powers, faculties or forces, clairvoyance, psychometry, spirits, mediumship, seership, prophecy, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, or other craft, science, cards, talisman, charms, potions, magnetism or magnetized articles or substances, oriental mysteries or magic of any kind or nature, or numerology. It is unlawful for any person to either advertise or carry on the business of fortunetelling, palm reading, astrology or the practice of occult powers, whether or not for pay, except in compliance with this chapter.

(O3014)

Every person desiring to advertise or carry on said business within the city must first apply for and receive, in addition to other permits required by law, a permit from the Police Chief of the city pursuant to this chapter. Application for said permit shall be made in a manner specified by the Police Chief and shall be accompanied by the applicable fingerprinting and investigation fees which fees are nonrefundable.

(O3014; O3049)

The Police Chief shall conduct an investigation upon such application and issue such permit if upon investigation and the reports filed it is found:

A. That the operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the city's building, zoning and health regulations.

B. That the applicant has not been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving lewd conduct; or an offense involving the use of force and violence upon the person of another; or a crime requiring registration under Section 290 of the State Penal Code, or of any violation of Sections 311 through 311.7, 314, 315, 316, 318 or 647(a), (b) or (d) of the State Penal Code.

C. That the applicant has not knowingly and with intent to deceive made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of facts in the permit application or in any other document required by the city in conjunction therewith.

(O3014; O3049)