A. Business License Tax Collector: The Finance Director is hereby designated ex officio Business License Tax Collector of the City and shall perform all of the duties prescribed for the Collector, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. (Ord. 9116, 12-17-91)
B. Inspections; Powers of Police: All police officers are hereby appointed inspectors of licenses and in addition to their several duties as police officers are hereby required to examine all places of business and persons liable to pay a license, and to see that such licenses are taken out, and shall have and exercise the power:
1. To make arrests for the violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter.
2. To enter free of charge, at any time, any place of business for which a license is required by this Chapter, and to demand the exhibition of such license for the current term by any person engaged or employed in the transaction of such business, and if such persons shall then and there fail to exhibit such license, such persons shall be liable for the penalty provided for a violation of this Chapter. (1975 Code §5-1.16)
C. License Tax a Debt 1 : The amount of any license imposed by this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any person carrying on any business mentioned in this Chapter without having a license from the City to do so shall be liable to an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of license by this Chapter imposed on such business, together with all penalties due thereon in any such action. (1975 Code §5-1.06)
D. Conviction Will Not Excuse Payment: The conviction and punishment of any person for transacting business without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payment of any license fee due or unpaid at the time of such conviction, together with all penalties due, as provided in this Chapter, and nothing herein shall prevent a criminal prosecution for any violation of the provisions of this Chapter. (1975 Code §5-1.18)
E. Appeals: Any person aggrieved by any decision of an administrative officer or agency with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue such license may appeal to the Council by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk of the City Council. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing such appeal. The Clerk of the City Council shall give notice to such person of the time and place of hearing by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at Lemoore, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at his last known address. (1975 Code §5-1.15)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also Section 1-7-1 of this Code. |