TITLE 4
BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
SECTION:
4-1-1: License Fee Required
4-1-2: State Sales Tax Permit Required
4-1-3: Payment Of License Fee; Issuance Of License; Expiration
4-1-4: Separate Licenses Required
4-1-5: Duplicate Licenses
4-1-6: Nontransferability Of License
4-1-7: Display Of License
4-1-8: Additional Conditions For Peddlers And Solicitors
4-1-9: Revocation Of License
4-1-10: Violation; Penalties
4-1-1: LICENSE FEE REQUIRED:
A license fee is hereby imposed on every person engaging in, exercising, or pursuing any of the businesses, professions, trades, occupations, or privileges covered by this title. Said fee shall be as set by the city council by ordinance, motion or resolution. (2015 Code § 9-101; amd. 2016 Code)
4-1-2: STATE SALES TAX PERMIT REQUIRED:
In order to receive a license under this chapter, every person, firm or corporation regulated pursuant to this chapter is required to possess a valid and current state sales tax permit if such person, firm or corporation is a vendor subject to collection of sales taxes under the sales tax code of the city and state. A copy of this permit shall be provided by the applicant to the city clerk prior to issuance of the city license. (2015 Code § 9-101)
4-1-3: PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEE; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; EXPIRATION:
   A.   It is unlawful for any person to engage in, exercise, or pursue any business, profession, trade, occupation, or privilege for which a license fee is imposed by section 4-1-1 of this chapter or by any other ordinance or ordinance provision without paying the license fee and securing and possessing a valid license therefor. Such license fee shall be credited to the general fund of the city. Upon making proper application to the city clerk, the payment of the license fee and fulfillment of any other conditions which may be prescribed by law or ordinance, the city clerk shall issue a license therefor.
   B.   Annual licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year; however, the city council, by resolution or motion, may provide for quarterly payments. When an annual license is issued after July 1 for the remainder of the year to a person just beginning to engage in, exercise, or pursue a business, profession, trade, occupation, or privilege, the fee collected shall be a fractional part of the annual fee equal to the fraction of the year remaining, with a minimum as set by the city council. (2015 Code § 9-102; amd. 2016 Code)
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