3-1-3: BUSINESSES EXEMPT:

All businesses within the Town limits shall obtain a business license, unless such person is expressly made exempt by the laws of the State from licensing authority by the Town. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-4: DUTIES OF THE CLERK-TREASURER:

   A.   Duties: The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall maintain the blank Valier business license application forms, require the applicant to complete the form, collect the business license fees, record the transaction and issue a receipt, include the license to be considered on the Town Council meeting agenda for the next Town meeting and provide the application for the Council's consideration. If approved, the Clerk-Treasurer will complete the license number, the date issued and expires date on the application and issue the license to the business representative within ten (10) days of the approval.

   B.   Application For License: All businesses required to be licensed by this chapter will complete the Valier business license application provided by the Town Clerk-Treasurer. Each application shall contain the following information:

      1.   The full business name, permanent address and phone number of the applicant.

      2.   The location or locations of the business in the Town, providing the street address, phone number and the name of the person in charge at each location.

      3.   The length of time a daily/transient business license will be doing business in Town.

      4.   If the party actually applying for a license is the agent or representative of the applicant, the full name, address and phone number of said agent or representative, and the full name, address and phone number of the principal, if different than that of the applicant.

   C.   Issuance Or Denial Of License: It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk-Treasurer to issue a business license within ten (10) days of the Town Council's approval of the application, unless an inspection by the Pondera County Sanitarian, the Valier Fire Department, or the Chief Operator of the Valier Public Works Department indicates a violation of a Town ordinance, State law, or regulation existing at the place of business sought to be licensed. A written description of said violation specifying the steps necessary to qualify the premises for license shall be furnished to the applicant by the Town Council through the Town Clerk-Treasurer. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-5: FAILURE TO RENEW; LATE CHARGE:

Failure to renew a business license in a timely manner shall result in the following delinquent charges:

   A.   A business license reminder will be forwarded to each business that the Town Council approves for continued licensing in June of the fiscal year prior to the renewal year. Licenses are due and payable on July 1 of the current fiscal year.

   B.   If a business license renewal is not paid prior to September 1 of the fiscal year due, an additional charge of five dollars ($5.00) will be assessed, and an additional five dollars ($5.00) will be added for every month beyond September of the fiscal year due.

   C.   Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the Town from suspending or revoking a business license for failure to renew said license within twelve (12) months after the date the license fees were due. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-6: SEPARATE LICENSE FOR MULTIPLE BUSINESSES, BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS:

   A.   Multiple Businesses: Any person licensed by the Town conducting more than one business at a time shall be required to purchase a license for each business that they operate.

   B.   Branch Establishments: A license shall be obtained in the manner herein provided for each branch establishment or location of a business; provided, however, that warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and incidental to a licensed business, where no sales are made, shall not be deemed to be a branch establishment. Drive-in banking locations are not considered separate locations for existing banking institutions. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-7: CHANGE OF LOCATION:

A licensee shall have the right to change the location of the licensed business, provided the new location complies with the requirements of the ordinances of the Town. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-8: POSTING REQUIRED:

Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises where the business is conducted, and any license for a business without a fixed place of business shall be carried upon the person of the licensee and shall be shown to any resident of the Town or any Town official upon demand. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-9: UNLAWFUL BUSINESSES:

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to grant permission to carry on or conduct any unlawful business or to conduct any business in an unlawful manner or to grant immunity to any business from lawful regulation and control. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)

3-1-10: REFUSAL TO ISSUE; LICENSE REVOCATION:

Whenever the Town Council deems it best for the public interest to do so, it may, by resolution passed by a majority vote of the Town Council and approved by the Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk, refuse to authorize the issuance of any license herein provided for and the Town Council hereby expressly reserves, by resolution or affirmative vote of a majority of the Town Council and approved by the Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk, the right to revoke any and all licenses that may have been issued as herein provided when it shall deem best for the public interest to do so. (Ord. 183, 11-13-2017, eff. 12-13-2017)