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Any person engaging in or managing any business, occupation or profession without first obtaining an occupational license or license registration required by this Chapter, shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the license fee determined to be due . This penalty is in addition to any other penalty provided by law or ordinance or of the City Code . Section 7: SAME-TRANSFER; RENEWAL. (A) An occupational license may be transferred to a new owner, when there is a bona fide sale of the business, upon payment of a transfer fee of Three Dollars ( $3 . 00) and presentation of evidence of the sale and the original license. (B) In the event a business location is changed to another location within the city limits of the City of Zephyrhills, the holder of the occupational license shall within fifteen ( 15) days after the location is changed, have the license transferred to the new location. This transfer shall be made upon the presentation of evidence of location change and upon the payment of a fee of Three Dollars ( $3 .00) . (C) Annual renewal of license is the responsibility of each licensee. Section 8: SAME-POSTING WHEN ISSUED FOR FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS. Each person engaged ina business, occupation or profession subject to the provisions of this Chapter, which business, occupation or profession is conducted at or from a fixed place of business shall keep the license certificate issued therefor posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises at or from which the business, occupation or profession is conducted. Section 9. SAME-ISSUANCE _OF DUPLICATE. A fee of Ten Dollars ( $10 . 00) will be assessed for each duplicate license issued. Section 10. SAME-CONTROL OF ISSUE, REISSUE, TRANSFER, REVOCATION, RIGHT OF APPEAL. • (A) The City Manager may refuse to issue or reissue or transfer any licenses provided for in this Chapter when the issue, reissue or transfer of the license would be contrary to public policy or the welfare of the City. (B) The City Manager shall notify any licensee of the City ' s intent to revoke any license tax certificate granted under this Cahpter and issued to any person. The City Manager shall cause suchnotification to be issued whenever it is made to appear that the business method or operation or work to be conducted or carried on by the licensee is being conducted or carried on through unfair or fraudulent methods or is detriment or damaging to the public health, safety or welfare or to customers or patrons of the licensee or the public in general. Unfair or fraudulent methods as used in this act are defined as including, but shall not be limited to, untrue or misleading advertising of products or services offered. Whenever in this Code any prohibition, regulation, restriction or requirement is stated, referred to or set forth pertaining to the engaging in, conduct or operation of any business, occupation or profession, or pertaining to the manner or method of engagingin, conducting or operating the same, or pertaining to the area, building or premises or stock-in-trade of the same, compliance with such prohibition, restriction or requirement shall be mandatory and violation or failure to comply therewith and conform thereto shall be unlawful. Such unlawful acts may be the basis for revocation of a license by the City, after legal notice and public hearing. O.R. 2O46PAGE 0638