Subd. 1. Application. Application for a license under this Section 488 shall be made at the office of the City Clerk of the City.

Subd. 2. Application Form. The application for a license shall be made on a form approved by the City which shows, among other things, the name and address of the applicant, the number and names of the employees of the applicant, the number of vehicles of applicant, together with a description and license number of each, and the type of equipment proposed to be used.

Subd. 3. Liability Insurance. No license or renewal shall be granted, nor shall the same be effective, until the applicant shall file with the City Clerk proof of a public liability insurance policy covering all operations of such applicant under this ordinance for the sum of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) against liability for bodily injuries or death for each person, for the sum of at least Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) against liability for bodily injuries or death to more than one person from one accident and for at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) against liability for damage or destruction of property. The City shall be named and the insurance provided shall include the City as an additional party insured. Said policy shall provide that it may not be cancelled by the insurer except after fifteen (15) days' written notice to the City, and if such insurance is so cancelled and the licensee shall fail to replace the same with another policy conforming to the provisions of this Section, said license shall be automatically suspended until such insurance shall have been replaced.

Subd. 4. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Each license applicant shall file with the City Clerk a Certificate of Insurance for Workers' Compensation when such insurance is required by state statute.

Subd. 5. Chemical Treatment Requirements. Applicants who propose to use chemical substances in any activity related to treatment or disease control of trees, shrubs, or vines shall file with the City Clerk proof that the applicant or an employee of the applicant administering such treatment has been certified by the Agronomy Division of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as a "commercial pesticide applicator". Such certification shall include knowledge of tree disease chemical treatment.

Subd. 6. Fees. The annual license fee shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code, with the license year being from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. (ORD.01-2001, 2/25/01)