Section 20-229. License required

No  person  shall maintain or operate a
  newsstand unless licensed pursuant to this subchapter,  and  unless  the
  operation  of  the  newsstand  is  his  or  her principal employment. No
  license shall be  issued  to  an  individual  for  the  operation  of  a
  newsstand  that  is  not  a  replacement  newsstand  and  that  has been
  constructed and installed by a franchisee pursuant to a franchise unless
  such  operator  has  reimbursed  such  franchisee  for  the   costs   of
  construction  and  installation  of  such newsstand as determined by the
  department in accordance with paragraph two of subdivision c of  section
  20-241.1 of the code.