§ 26-53. Issuance or denial; temporary permit; term.

(a)

License. Upon receipt of an application for a license hereunder and the payment of the application fee, the license board within 60 days therefrom shall cause a thorough investigation to be made of the premises to be licensed, and shall issue a license or temporary permit if satisfied that the minimum standards specified in this article are met and that the applicant is otherwise qualified; if not, it shall reject the application. Said license shall set out on the face thereof the maximum number of children to be enrolled.

(b)

Temporary permit. The chairman of the board, or in his absence two members of the board, may grant a temporary permit if it appears that the applicant has fulfilled all requirements for the granting of a license. Said temporary permit shall continue until the next board meeting, at which time the board shall make such orders as it deems appropriate.

(c)

Term; assignment. A license or permit and renewals thereof shall be valid only in the hands of the applicant to whom it is issued, and shall not be subject to sale, assignment, or transfer, voluntary or involuntary, nor shall a license be valid for any premises other than those for which originally issued. The license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

(Laws of Fla. ch. 61-2681, § 11; Laws of Fla. ch. 70-893, § 3)