A.__The Chief of the State Police shall prepare and supply application forms.

B.__The municipal officers or the county commissioners shall provide, at the applicant's prepaid expense, public notice of a hearing held under this section by causing a notice stating the time and place of hearing to appear at least 6 consecutive days before the date of the hearing in a daily newspaper having general circulation in the municipality where the premises are located or 2 consecutive weeks before the date of the hearing in a weekly newspaper having general circulation in the municipality where the premises are located.

C.__In granting or denying an application, the municipal officers or the county commissioners shall indicate the reasons for their decision and provide a copy to the applicant.

§372.__Placement and ownership of terminals

1. Number of terminals;__location.__No more than 5 video gaming terminals may be placed on the premises of a licensee. A terminal may not be placed in any location other than the premises of the licensee.__A licensee must own or control the premises on which a video gaming terminal is located.__The terminal area must be designed to permit the licensee or an agent of the licensee to see and control the area at all times to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

2.__Uniform location agreement.__Each location must be subject to a uniform location agreement between the distributor and the licensee.__A copy of the agreement must be submitted to the Chief of the State Police.__The Chief of the State Police may approve or disapprove any uniform location agreement.__If the uniform location agreement is disapproved, the Chief of the State Police must provide written reasons for the denial.__The uniform location agreement is the complete and sole agreement between the licensee and the distributor regarding video gaming terminals.__ No other agreement between the licensee and the distributor is legally binding.

3.__Appeal to commissioner.__Any distributor or licensee denied approval of a uniform location agreement may appeal the decision of the Chief of the State Police to the Commissioner of Public Safety.__The commissioner shall hold a hearing to include the distributor, the licensee and the Chief of the State Police or the chief's designee before rendering a decision on the