The charge for each gas and/or oil drilling license shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be paid when the application for such permit is made. The purpose of this fee is to defray the expenses of administration and enforcement of regulatory ordinances concerning the drilling of oil and/or gas wells within the City and to defray the expenses of oil and/or well sites.
(Ord. 120-77. Passed 11-22-77.)