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2202-5 4. Review of application. License applications shall be reviewed by the City Administrator, and the Sheriff's Department may run criminal history checks on applicants. 5. Denial of application. The license application may be denied for any of the following reasons: a. The application contains false, fraudulent, or deceptive statements. b. The applicant has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty within the previous three (3) years to a violation of this chapter or of any other law regulating the practice of massage, or of any law prohibiting criminal sexual conduct, prostitution, pandering, indecent conduct or keeping of disorderly house. c. The applicant has not complied with a provision of this ordinance. d. The applicant is less than eighteen (18) years of age. 6. A license to provide massage therapy or complementary and alternative health care practices shall be reviewed annually. No license approved by the City grants the licensee a property right or entitlement to a license. The City Council may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke a license for any reason, and the City will not incur liability for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, consequential, or incidental damages, deprivation of property, loss of income, loss of profits, or loss of livelihood. 2202.050. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. A license may be revoked or suspended for any of the following reasons: 1. Fraud, deception or misrepresentation in connection with the registration application. 2. A violation of any provision of this chapter. 3. Conviction of a criminal sexual conduct, prostitution, pandering, indecent conduct, or keeping a disorderly house. 4. Conviction of any crime or ordinance violation arising out of the practice of massage therapy. 5. Exhibition of a demonstrable lack of skill in the practice of massage therapy. 6. A licensee’s engagement in any conduct prohibited under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 146A.08, shall constitute a violation of this Chapter and grounds for suspension or revocation, irrespective of whether the practitioner claims exemption from or non-applicability of Chapter 146A.