The amount of any license tax imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City. Any person carrying on any business covered in this chapter without having lawfully procured a license from the City to do so shall be liable to the City. The Collector is authorized to cause to be filed a civil action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the required license tax, together with any penalties thereon and costs of suit.
(Ord. 1612, § 1 (part), 1992)