A. When Payable: All regular business license fees shall be paid in full in advance upon the original issuance of the business license and annually thereafter at the office of the city clerk in legal currency of the United States.
B. Daily License: Daily licenses provided in this chapter shall be due and payable in advance. The daily license shall cover a period of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight of the next day.
C. Penalty:
1. If any license provided for by this chapter is unpaid for more than thirty (30) days after the due date, a penalty of twenty five percent (25%) of the annual fee shall be added and collected by the city clerk or his/her designee.
2. If any license provided for by this chapter is unpaid for more than sixty (60) days after the due date, a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the annual fee shall be added and collected by the city clerk or his/her designee.
D. City Attorney To Bring Suit For Delinquent License: The city council may at any time direct the city attorney to bring a civil action in the name of the city for the recovery of the applicable business license fee against any person who engages in, conducts or carries on any business, game, profession or exhibition for which a license is required by the provisions of this chapter without procuring such license and paying the prescribed license tax.
E. Refunds: All licenses shall be issued for the period of time set forth in this chapter and no licensee shall be entitled to a refund of any portion of the fee paid by reason of the termination of the licensed activity prior to the expiration of the time for which the license was issued. (Ord. 540, 10-5-2000)