A.    Alarm Business.

    1.    No person shall engage in, carry on, conduct or operate an alarm business without a business license therefor and having paid the annual business license fee in the amount provided for by resolution. No business license, which is required by this section, shall be issued or renewed for any operator of an alarm business who does not possess a valid, unexpired and unrevoked alarm company operator's license issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, state of California.

    2.    It shall be unlawful for an alarm business company to conduct an alarm business within the city without possessing a valid alarm company's license issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs.

    B.    Alarm Agent and Responding Alarm Agent. No person shall act as alarm agent or responding alarm agent without having previously registered as an alarm agent or responding alarm agent with the Department of Consumer Affairs, state of California. Any person acting as an alarm agent or responding alarm agent must, prior to performing any duties of an alarm agent or responding alarm agent, show his registration cards, issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, state of California, to the chief of police or his representative. (Ord. 497 § 1 (part), 1993)