(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale at a going out of business sale or a distress merchandise sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, whether it be his property or that of another, unless a license for such sale has been issued pursuant to this chapter and is in effect.
(b) Such license must be displayed in a prominent place on the premises wherein any such sale is being conducted, and the number and date of issue of the license must be displayed in any advertising of the sale.