§ 3.1.2 APPLICATION TO DO BUSINESS

Any person proposing to engage in business within the municipal limits of the Village shall pay a business registration fee for each outlet, branch, or location within the municipal limits prior to engaging in business.

§ 3.1.3 RENEWAL

Prior to January 1 of each year, any person with a place of business in the Village that is subject to this Article shall apply for renewal of business registration with the Village Clerk.

§ 3.1.4 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

All applications for issuance or renewal of a business registration shall include the applicant’s current taxpayer identification number or evidence of application for a number. The business address listed on the taxpayer identification number form must be Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.

§ 3.1.5 VEHICLE REGISTRATION

All vehicles, including trailers and trucks, that will be utilized in the operation of a business at or on the premises of a business shall be registered at the business address, with the exception of those businesses which operate at more than one address and have registered their vehicles at another legal address of their business.

§ 3.1.6 LATE FEE

Any person who fails to make a timely application for issuance or renewal of any business registration shall be subject to a late fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per year. The late fee is in addition to any penalties which may be imposed for violation of this Article.

§ 3.1.7 PENALTIES.

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this Article shall, upon conviction, be punished by fines or imprisonment up to the maximum allowed by New Mexico law for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which violation occurs or continues. Any such penalties shall not affect the right of the Village to pursue such other remedies as are authorized by law.

Ordinance and State Law References regarding Chapter 3, Article 1 (f/k/a Chapter 5):

Ordinance #10, August 2, 1961 - Repealed by ORD #43;

Ordinance #43, August 12, 1981- Repeals ORD #10;

Ordinance #47, April 14, 1982 – Repealed by ORD #76;

Ordinance #76, August 10, 1988 – Repeals ORD # 43 and ORD #47;

Ordinance #134, Codification enacted February 14, 1996 codified as Chapter 5 and removing Sections 6 and 8 of ORD #76;

Ordinance 168, April 10, 2002, amends Codified Ordinance #134 and restates Chapter 5;

Ordinance #174, May 14, 2003, restates Chapter 5;

Ordinance #206, October 11, 2006;

Ordinance # 239 September 11, 2013, Adopting the numbering system for the 2013 Codified Ordinances of the Village of Los Ranchos

Ordinance # 240, October 9, 2013, Adopting the technical corrections of the 2013 Codified Ordinances of the Village of Los Rancho

Ordinance # 245, February 12, 2014, Adding Section 3.1.7 Penalties;

Offensive & unwholesome businesses § 3-18-13 NMSA 1978;

Ordinance #285, February 9, 2022.

ARTICLE 2. CABLE TELEVISION

SECTION 1. Definitions

SECTION 2. Initial Review of Basic Cable Rates

SECTION 3. Review of Request for Increase in Basic Cable Rates

SECTION 4. Cable Operator Information

SECTION 5. Automatic Rate Adjustments

SECTION 6. Enforcement

§ 3.2.1 DEFINITIONS

   (A)   BASIC CABLE RATES means the monthly charges for a subscription to the basic service tier and the associated equipment.

   (B)   BASIC SERVICE TIER means a separately available service tier to which subscription is required for access to any other tier of service, including as a minimum, but not limited to, all must-carry signals, all PEG channels, and all domestic television signals other than superstations.

   (C)   BENCHMARK means a per channel rate of charge for cable service and associated equipment which the FCC has determined is reasonable.

   (D)   CABLE ACT OF 1992 means the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, as amended.

   (E)   CABLE OPERATOR means any person or group of persons:

      (1)   who provide cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest in such a cable system; or

      (2)   who otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of such a cable system.

   (F)   CHANNEL means a unit of cable service identified and selected by a channel number or similar designation.

   (G)   COST OF SERVICE SHOWING means a filing in which the cable operator attempts to show that the benchmark rate or the price cap is not sufficient to allow the cable operator to fully recover the costs of providing the basic service tier and to continue to attract capital.

   (H)   FCC means the Federal Communications Commission.

   (I)   INITIAL BASIC CABLE RATES means the rates that the cable operator is charging for the basic service tier, including charges for associated equipment, at the time the Village notifies the cable operator of the Village’s qualification and intent to regulate basic cable rates.

   (J)   MUST-CARRY SIGNAL means the signal of any local broadcast station (except superstations which are required to be carried on the basic service tier).

   (K)   PEG CHANNEL means the channel capacity designated for public, educational, or governmental use, and facilities and equipment for the use of that channel capacity.

   (L)   PRICE CAP means the ceiling set by the FCC on future increases in basic cable rates regulated by the Village, based on a formula using the GNP fixed weight price index, reflecting general increases in the cost of doing business and changes in overall inflation.

   (M)   REASONABLE RATE STANDARD means a per channel rate that is at, or below, the benchmark or price cap level.

   (N)   SUPERSTATION means any non-local broadcast signal secondarily transmitted by satellite.