(a) Before being granted a distributor's license, each applicant therefor shall pay an annual license tax which is hereby imposed in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for licenses issued prior to April 1; one hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents ($112.50) for licenses issued after March 31 and prior to July 1; seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for licenses issued after June 30 and prior to October 1; and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50) for licenses issued after September 30 of each calendar year. All distributors' licenses will expire on December 31 of each calendar year. In addition, there shall be paid an annual tax of six dollars ($6.00) per machine operating or operated in the city, listed in the application. For each machine placed in operation by a new licensee and for each additional machine placed in operation by existing licensees on and after July 1 of each calendar year, the six dollars ($6.00) tax shall be reduced to three dollars ($3.00) for the calendar year remainder.
(b) Each owner-operator shall pay a six dollar ($6.00) annual registration tax for each machine placed in operation prior to July 1 of each year and a three dollar ($3.00) proportional registration tax for each machine placed in operation on or after that date. All machine registrations shall expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed annually.
(Ord. No. 7885, § 2, 8-3-92)