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5.5 Property Contact Information. (a) The Owner or the Owner's Authorized Agent shall keep on file,with the county,and shall notify each renter,in writing,of the contact information for the Owner or Owner's Authorized Agent who shall be available 24 hours a day,seven(7)days a week, whenever the property is being rented for short-term rental purposes.The Owner or the Owner's Authorized Agent shall respond to any issue or complaint raised within one (1)hour of any such point of contact being notified of the issue or complaint. Property contact information shall be accessible to the public 24/7 on the Crow Wing County Website. 5.6 License Fees. (a) License fees will be established by the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners and published in the County Fee Schedule. 5.7 License Transfer. (a) The short-term rental license shall not be transferrable upon any change in ownership of the licensed property,or otherwise. ENFORCEMENT 6.1 Enforcement.Crow Wing County will investigate all complaints and alleged violations of this Ordinance.Crow Wing County will follow up with all Owners or Owner's Authorized Agents and Complainants within a reasonable period of time.The Owner or Owner's Authorized Agent shall address any substantiated complaints/violations as directed by Crow Wing County.All substantiated complaints/violations not resolved as directed will result in enforcement action as provided in 6.4. 6.2 If three(3)substantiated complaints/violations have occurred at a Short-Term Rental Unit within one year,then the license may be subject to revocation as determined by Crow Wing County. 6.3 The intentional false reporting of a violation of this ordinance shall be considered a violation of this ordinance.The penalty for intentional false reporting of a violation will be$100.00 for a first offense,$150.00 for a second offense,and$1,000.00 for a third or subsequent offense. 6.4 Any Owner or Owner's Authorized Agent whofails to comply with a directive of Crow Wing County as provided in section 6.1:or who violate,disobey,omit,neglect,refuse to comply with,or who resist enforcement of any ofthe provisions of this Ordinance may be subject to Misdemeanor prosecution,forfeiture of their license,or both. 6.5 Any license revoked under this section will not be reissued for a period of 1 year from the date of revocation. APPEALS 7.1 Administrative Appeal.Appeals from any order,requirement,decision or determination made by Crow Wing County shall be first made to the County Administrator. 7.2 Appeals of the decision of the County Administrator shall be brought in the District Court Page 5