(A) It is unlawful for any person to make any false or misleading statement to the city for the purpose of determining the amount of any license fee to be paid to the city, or to fail or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter.
(B) All persons doing business within the city for which a business license is required by this chapter shall make all records showing the number of employees or persons engaged in the business available to the city at its request for purposes of auditing and verifying license fees charged based upon employee counts. Such records shall be held to the extent permitted in confidence consistent with state law.
(C) A business license fee due from any person and not paid in full when due is delinquent, and the city may avail itself of any and all remedies available to it to collect the fee from that person.
(D) A person required by this chapter who fails to timely secure a license under this chapter before becoming delinquent is in violation of this code. The city shall collect, in addition to the appropriate license fee and other fines assessed, an additional penalty of 10% of the fee for each calendar month or fraction thereof the license is delinquent, up to a maximum total of fines and penalties of $1,000.
(E) In the event any provision of this chapter is violated by an entity, the officer(s) or person(s) in charge shall be personally liable for the penalties imposed by this section.
(Prior Code, § 7.070) (Ord. 2008-01, passed 3-31-2008)