Section 3

Section 3. Any person owning or operating, or desiring to operate a public eating or drinking place, or public eating and drinking places within this Commonwealth, shall within thirty (30) days after the effective date hereof make application for license to the licensor on forms furnished by the licensor. Said forms shall be uniform throughout the Commonwealth and shall set forth such information, as the department may require, including the name and address of the applicant, together with all the other information deemed necessary. Before granting any license the licensor shall visit and inspect the restaurant or premises on which the applicant conducts or proposes to conduct his business. The licensor may refuse to issue a license if the premises on which the applicant conducts or proposes to conduct his business or his equipment do not meet the requirements of this act, or the rules and regulations of the department. The licensor shall state in writing to the applicant the reason for such refusal.