Every person required to have a license under the provisions of this chapter shall make application for the same to the License Tax Collector.
(A) Issuance. Every person(s) desiring to hold a going out of business or a removal of business sale must apply for a license with the License Tax Collector. After all requirements of § 5.04.070 are met, the license may be issued. The license shall authorize the sale described in the application for a period of not more than 45 consecutive days following the issuance thereof.
(B) Application for license. (Going Out of or Removal of Business Sale.)
(1) A license shall be obtained by any person(s) before selling or offering to sell goods at a going out of business or removal of business sale. The person(s) desiring to receive said license must submit, prior to the issuance of the license, a written application to the License Tax Collector setting forth and containing the following information:
(a) The true name and address of the owner of the goods to be subject of the sale;
(b) The true name and address of the person(s) from whom the goods to be sold, where purchased and their price, and if not purchased the manner of the acquisition;
(c) A description of the place where such sale is to be held;
(d) The nature of occupancy, whether by lease or sublease and the effective dates of termination of the occupancy;
(e) The dates of the period of time in which the sale is to be conducted;
(f) A full and complete statement of facts in regard to the sale, including the reason(s) for the urgent and expeditious disposal of goods thereby, and the manner in which the sale will be conducted;
(g) The means to be employed in advertising the sale, with the proposed context of any advertising;
(h) A complete and detailed inventory of the goods to be sold at the sale, as disclosed by the applicant’s records, the inventory shall be attached to and become part of the required applications; and
(i) All goods included in the inventory shall have been purchased by the applicant for resale on bonafide orders, without cancellation privileges and shall not comprise goods purchased on consignment.
(2) The inventory shall not include goods ordered in contemplation of conducting a going out of business or removal of business sale. Any unusual purchase or additions to the stock of goods of the business hereby effected within 60 days before the filing of an application shall be deemed to be of the character.
(1995 Code, § 5.04.200)