Sec. 4-22. - Application — Required content.

Dealer's shall be issued by the sheriff on an annual basis and shall be valid for the period from July 1 until the following June 30 or the portion thereof following the date of issuance and until the next succeeding June 30. Applications for renewal of a dealer's permit shall be filed with the sheriff at least thirty (30) days before the date of beginning of the proposed renewal period. Each application shall be in writing on a form provided by the sheriff and shall conform to the procedures and conditions following:

a.

Each application shall contain:

(1)

Name, residence address, and date of birth;

(2)

Name and address of the business establishment in which the applicant is or will be employed;

(3)

A recent photograph and fingerprints may be taken by the sheriff of the applicant;

(4)

A statement of the applicant's understanding that activities carried on pursuant to the permit must comply with this article and the laws of the United States and the State of California concerning gambling and that any violation of this article or California or United States laws regarding gambling will warrant suspension or cancellation of the permit.

(5)

A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's places of residence and employment during the preceding five (5) years;

(6)

A verification under penalty of perjury of all information contained in the application;

(7)

Renewal applications shall be in the same form as original applications.

b.

Each applicant may provide to the sheriff letters of reference which demonstrate the applicant's good moral character and reputation. The sheriff may issue a temporary dealer's permit which shall be valid as a dealer's permit hereunder during the pendency of the sheriff's investigation or until notice to the applicant of denial of the permit applied for.

c.

The sheriff shall investigate the background of each applicant and shall issue a dealer's permit only to an applicant whose application and background fully comply with the requirements of this article.

d.

A dealer's permit shall not be issued:

(1)

To any applicant who has had any type of gambling license or permit denied or revoked for cause by any public agency in this or any other state;

(2)

To any applicant who within the ten (10) years preceding the date of application has been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense;

(3)

To any applicant who is under twenty-one (21) years of age.

e.

Dealer's permits shall not be transferable.

f.

Each dealer, while dealing a card game, and each shill, while acting as a shill, shall wear an identification badge containing his/her first name clearly printed in block letters at least three-eighths (3/8) inch in height, visible and legible to all players. Each dealer and shill shall have a valid dealer's permit in his/her possession while so acting.

(Ord. No. 2971 § 7.)