The following pursuits, businesses or occupations are hereby required to be licensed and the fees set forth be paid to the county.
(A) Amusement shows, cattle shows, horse shows, automobile shows, dog shows, fairs and amusements generally and of which charge an admission fee, except itinerant or traveling shows, circuses, carnivals, wrestling or boxing exhibitions, operatic and theatrical or other public exhibitions, which last named or traveling shows are hereinafter separately provided for; at the rate of $7.50 per day.
(B) Auctioneers conducting fewer that 10 auctions per calendar year, at the rate of $10 per day while engaging in auctioneering; auctioneers who shall conduct 10 or more auctions per year, at the rate of $50 per year.
(C) Bill posters and bill posting companies at the rate of $50 per year.
(D) Fortune tellers, clairvoyants, palmists and similar trades, whether the same be a principle business or pursuit, or incidental to another, at the rate of $25 for the first day and at the rate of $10 for each succeeding day.
(E) Hawkers, hucksters, peddlers and other itinerant vendors of all kinds, who sell merchandise or services of any character, whether delivery be made by them or not, or who shall temporarily bring into the city stocks of goods, wares or merchandise, including fruits or vegetables, and offer the same at public auction or private sale, or who shall offer to perform services for a period of time less than 2 weeks, at the rate $25 for the first day, and for each succeeding day $10; provided, however, that this section shall not include traveling salesmen or drummers taking order for merchandise to be delivered to retail dealers only; and provided further, however, that nothing herein shall apply to any person selling fruits, farm or garden produce of his or her own raising; and provided further, that nothing herein shall be constructed to be a repeal of this subchapter.
(F) Solicitors, non-resident persons not having resided the County of Valencia for a period of 6 months and itinerary solicitors soliciting applications for sales of real estate, sale of clothing, merchandise, magazines, equipment, photography or other articles, and who do not maintain a regular place of business licensed under this subchapter, shall pay a license fee at the rate of $1 per day for a minimum of 30 days payable in advance; in addition thereto and prior to engaging in soliciting, they shall provide and furnish bond in the sum of $1,000 to the County of Valencia for the use and benefit of any person who may suffer damages growing out of any transactions had with the solicitor to be recovered by action in District Court the name of the person suffering damage, together with attorney fees and may be allowed by the Court, the bond to be in full force and effect for the period of 1 year after its execution and delivery.
(G) Itinerant or traveling shows, circuses, carnivals, wrestling or boxing exhibitions, operatic and theatrical or other public exhibitions, at the rate of $25 per day; provided however, that if any shows, shall not be operated in a permanent building and shall use locations requiring cleaning after the conclusion thereof, a deposit of $50 shall be made with the county to be refunded if the Chief of the Fire Department within the fire district which it is located certifies that the temporary location has been satisfactorily cleaned of refuse and debris deposited there as a result of the performance.
(H) Merchandise vending machines not otherwise forbidden by law which for coin or other thing of value, furnish or exhibit pictures, provide facilities for weighing, or supply any merchandise or other thing, except music or amusement, or render and service, at the rate of $2 per machine per year.
(I) Music machines, whether record playing or otherwise, pinball or marble tables or other tables and instruments used for amusement, except pool or billiard tables in an establishment paying a license fee hereunder for the purpose, at the rate of $5 per machine per year, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year 1 person, firm, corporation or association owning operating the machines.
(J) Public dance halls, at a rate of $100 per year, or at the rate of $25 per night; provided, however, if in the opinion of the County Sheriff a special officer shall be necessary to police the conduct of the patrons of the public dance hall, then the expense of the special officer shall be paid by the licensee; and provided further, that any person, firm or corporation holding or permitting the holding of a public dance in any room used for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages, or in a room adjacent thereto, whether there be any charge therefore or not, at the rate of $25 per year.
(K) Public dances, not held in a licensed public dance hall, other than those conducted by fraternal, religious, civic or other charitable organizations, at the rate of $25 per dance provided, however, if in the opinion of the County Sheriff a special officer shall be necessary to police the conduct of the patrons of the public hall, then the expense of the special officer shall be paid by the licensee.
(L) Street or sidewalk stands; except where conducted for charity at the rate of $50 per year.
(M) Taxis or stages hauling passengers for hire and having their headquarters of terminals in the county for the first taxi or stage at the rate of $10 per year, and for each additional taxi or stage at the rate of $10 per year.
(N) Vehicles hauling passengers where no stage or taxi license is otherwise required under the provision of this part at the rate of $10 per year.
(Ord. 85-8, passed 9-9-1985) Penalty, see § 110.99