Title 3 — FINANCE
Artesia Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Artesia
FINANCE
| Chapter 1 | § 3-1.304. | First-Time Application | ||
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| BUSINESS LICENSES AND BUSINESS | Investigation and Inspection | |||
| LICENSE TAXES | Fee. | |||
| § 3-1.305. | Licenses for Each Business | |||
| Article 1 | Activity. | |||
| Title, Purpose and Definitions | § 3-1.306. | Business Licenses—Issuance | ||
| to Persons Operating Under | ||||
| § | 3-1.101. | Title. |
Fictitious Names. | |
| § | 3-1.102. | Purposes. |
§ 3-1.307. | Real Party in Interest. |
| § | 3-1.103. | Definitions. |
§ 3-1.308. | Unlawful Business. |
| § 3-1.309. | License Not Transferable. | |||
| Article 2 | § 3-1.310. | Change of Address. | ||
| General Provisions | § 3-1.311. | Permit Prerequisite. | ||
| § | 3-1.201. | Business License Required. |
§ 3-1.312. | Application for Renewal of Business License. |
| § § |
3-1.202. 3-1.203. |
Business License Taxes—Due Date and Payment. Business License Taxes—Proration by Tax Collector. |
§ 3-1.313. § 3-1.314. § 3-1.315. |
Extensions to Filing Deadlines. Auditing and Verification. License Records Confidential. |
| § | 3-1.204. | Failure to File Statement or |
§ 3-1.316. | Confidential Information. |
| Corrected Statement. | § 3-1.317. | Grounds for Denial. | ||
| § | 3-1.205. | Business License |
§ 3-1.318. | Effect of Business License |
| Taxes—Delinquencies. | Denial. | |||
| § | 3-1.206. | Presentment of License and |
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| Inspection of Business | Article 4 | |||
| Premises. | General | Duties of City's Tax Collector | ||
| § | 3-1.207. | Duplicate License. |
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| § | 3-1.208. | Payment of Other |
§ 3-1.401. | Tax Collector—Duties. |
| Applicable Fees. | § 3-1.402. | No License Issued or | ||
| § | 3-1.209. | Violations. |
Renewed Where Applicant is Indebted to City. |
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| Article 3 Application Procedures |
§ 3-1.403. § 3-1.404. |
Preparation and Issuance of Licenses. Refunds. |
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| § | 3-1.301. | Application. |
§ 3-1.405. | Errors in Issuance of |
| § | 3-1.302. | Exemptions. |
Licenses. | |
| § | 3-1.303. | Applications by Newly- |
§ 3-1.406. | Compromise of Claims. |
| Established Businesses. | § 3-1.407. | Enforcement. |
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| Article 5 | § 3-1.611. | Flat Rates—Circuses and | ||
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| Modification, | Suspension and Revocation | Carnivals. | ||
| § 3-1.612. | Flat Rates—Night Clubs | |||
| § | 3-1.501. | Modification, Suspension or | and Other Places with Live | |
| Revocation. | Entertainment. | |||
| § | 3-1.502. | Revocation—Initiation of | § 3-1.613. | Vending Machines. |
| Hearing. | § 3-1.614. | Video Games. | ||
| § | 3-1.503. | Revocation—Notice to | § 3-1.615. | Annual Adjustment. |
| Licensee. | § 3-1.616. | Severability. | ||
| § | 3-1.504. | Procedures for Revocation | ||
| § | 3-1.505. | Hearing by the City Council. Grounds for Revocation of |
Chapter 2 BUSINESS PERMITS AND BUSINESS |
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| Business License. | PERMIT FEES | |||
| § | 3-1.506. | Effect of Revocation or | ||
| Suspension. | Article 1 | |||
| § | 3-1.507. | Appeal to City Council from | General Provisions | |
| Tax Collector's Decision. | ||||
| § | 3-1.508. | Appeals—Notice of Hearing. | § 3-2.101. | Applicability—Business |
| § | 3-1.509. | Appeals—Hearing | Permit Required. | |
| Procedure. | § 3-2.102. | Rules and Regulations. | ||
| § 3-2.103. | Applications: Investigations; | |||
| Article 6 | Reports. | |||
| Business License Tax Amounts | § 3-2.104. | Application Fees. | ||
| § 3-2.105. | Applications: Hearings: | |||
| § | 3-1.601. | Business License | Notices. | |
| Taxes—General. | § 3-2.106. | Applications: Hearings: | ||
| § | 3-1.602. | Payment of Business License | Granting; Denial. | |
| Taxes—Calendar Year. | § 3-2.107. | Suspension and Revocation | ||
| § | 3-1.603. | Business License Taxes for | of Licenses and Permits: | |
| Service, Retail and | Criteria. | |||
| Wholesale Businesses. | § 3-2.108. | Suspension and Revocation | ||
| § | 3-1.604. | Business License Taxes for | of Licenses and Permits: | |
| Professions and | Hearings. | |||
| Semiprofessions. | § 3-2.109. | Suspension of Permits by the | ||
| § | 3-1.605. | Hospitals, Medical Centers | City Manager or His or Her | |
| and Dental Groups. | Designee. | |||
| § | 3-1.606. | Contractors. | § 3-2.111. | Nontransferable. |
| § | 3-1.607. | Businesses Providing | ||
| Deliveries or Services from | Article 2 | |||
| Vehicles. | Regulations Pertaining to Specific | |||
| § | 3-1.608. | Manufacturing and Similar | Businesses | |
| Businesses. | ||||
| § | 3-1.609. | Flat Rates—Miscellaneous. | § 3-2.201. | Permits for Acupressure |
| § | 3-1.610. | Flat Rates—Billiard and | Establishments and | |
| Poolrooms. | Acupressurists. | |||
| § 3-2.202. | (Reserved) |
FINANCE
| § | 3-2.203. | Permits for Advertising by |
§ 3-2.403. | Massage Establishment |
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| Sound Trucks. | Permit—Exceptions. | |||
| § | 3-2.204. | Permits for Amusements. |
§ 3-2.404. | Massage |
| § | 3-2.205. | Permits for Auction Sales, |
Establishment—Application. | |
| Auctioneers and Auction | § 3-2.405. | Massage | ||
| Houses. | Establishment—Operating | |||
| § | 3-2.206. | Permits for Dance Halls. |
Requirements. | |
| § | 3-2.207. | (Reserved) |
§ 3-2.406. | Massage |
| § | 3-2.208. | Permits for Fortune-Telling |
Establishment—Facilities. | |
| and Similar Practices. | § 3-2.407. | Massage | ||
| § | 3-2.209. | Permits for Late Night and |
Establishment—Inspections. | |
| Early Morning Commercial | § 3-2.408. | Massage | ||
| Operations. | Establishment—Permit | |||
| § | 3-2.210. | Permits for Yard and |
Nonassignable. | |
| Garage Sales in Residential | § 3-2.409. | Massage | ||
| Zones. | Establishment—Change of | |||
| § | 3-2.211. | Effect on Other Laws. |
Location or Name. | |
| § 3-2.410. | Massage | |||
| Article 3 | Establishment—Notification | |||
| Adult-Oriented Businesses | of Change. | |||
| § 3-2.411. | Massage | |||
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3-2.301. 3-2.302. 3-2.303. |
Purpose. Definitions. Adult-Oriented Business Operator Permit: Application, Standards and Conditions. |
§ 3-2.412. § 3-2.413. |
Establishment—Renewal of Permit. Massage Technician—Permit Required. Massage |
| § | 3-2.304. | Adult-Oriented Business Entertainer Permit. |
Technician—Permit Application. |
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| § | 3-2.305. | Suspension or Revocation of Permits. |
§ 3-2.414. | Massage Technician—Renewal. |
| § | 3-2.306. | Appeals. |
§ 3-2.415. | Massage Technician—Notification of |
| § | 3-2.307. | Existing Adult Businesses. |
Changes. | |
| § § |
3-2.308. 3-2.309. |
Employment of and Services to Minors. Number of Businesses. |
§ 3-2.416. § 3-2.417. |
Examination Required. Massage Technician Permit—Issuance and |
| § | 3-2.310. | Regulations Nonexclusive. |
Denial. | |
| § | 3-2.311. | Conflicts. |
§ 3-2.418. | Out Call Massage |
| Services—Special | ||||
| Article 4 | Endorsement Required. | |||
| Massage | Establishments and Technicians | § 3-2.419. | Out Call Massage | |
| Services—Application. | ||||
| § | 3-2.401. | Definitions. |
§ 3-2.420. | Out Call Massage |
| § | 3-2.402. | Massage |
Services—Records. | |
| Establishment—Permit | § 3-2.421. | Other Prohibited Conduct. | ||
| Required. |
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| § | 3-2.422. | Suspension Pending | § 3-2.603. | Permit Applications, Fees |
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| Revocation. | and Fee Exemptions. | |||
| § | 3-2.423. | Revocation—Massage | § 3-2.604. | Review and Approval |
| Establishment Permit. | Criteria. | |||
| § | 3-2.424. | Revocation—Massage | § 3-2.605. | General Regulations. |
| Technician Permit. | § 3-2.606. | Suspension and Revocation | ||
| § | 3-2.425. | Permit Denial and | of Entertainment Permits. | |
| Revocation Appeal | § 3-2.607. | Appeals. | ||
| Procedure. | § 3-2.608. | Violations. | ||
| § | 3-2.426. | Burden of Proof at Hearing. | ||
| Article 7 | ||||
| Article 5 | Sale of Food, Food Products, Ice Cream, | |||
| Tobacco | and Electronic Cigarette Retail | Goods or Merchandise from a Motor | ||
| Permitting Regulations | Vehicle | |||
| § | 3-2.501. | Definitions. | § 3-2.701. | Findings and Purpose. |
| § | 3-2.502. | Requirement for Tobacco | § 3-2.702. | Definitions. |
| § | 3-2.503. | and Electronic Cigarette Retail Permit. Application Process. |
§ 3-2.703. § 3-2.704. |
Business License Required. Permit Required—Application. |
| § | 3-2.504. | Permit Fees. | § 3-2.705. | Permit Application Fees. |
| § | 3-2.505. | Issuance and Renewal of Permit. |
§ 3-2.706. | Permit Investigation—Denial—Granting. |
| § | 3-2.506. | Permits Nontransferable. | § 3-2.707. | Appeal to City Council. |
| § | 3-2.507. | Requirements and Prohibitions on Sale of |
§ 3-2.708. | Suspension and Revocation of Permits—Criteria. |
| § § |
3-2.508. 3-2.509. |
Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Products. Compliance Monitoring. Suspension, Revocation and Issuance After Revocation of Permit. |
§ 3-2.709. § 3-2.710. § 3-2.711. |
Suspension and Revocation of Permits—Hearings. Suspension of Permits by the City Manager or Designee. Permit—Nontransferable—Display. |
| § § |
3-2.510. 3-2.511. |
Appeal. Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Retailing Without a Permit. |
§ 3-2.712. § 3-2.713. § 3-2.714. |
Regulations. Vending in Public Parks Prohibited. Signage—Ice Cream Truck |
| § | 3-2.512. | Settlement in Lieu of Hearing. |
§ 3-2.715. | Vendors. Exemptions. |
| § | 3-2.513. | Enforcement. | Article 8 | |
| Article 6 | Adult Cannabis Businesses and Activities | |||
| Entertainment Permits | § 3-2.801. | Definitions. | ||
| § | 3-2.601. | Permits for Entertainment Required. |
§ 3-2.802. | Application Period, Scoring, and Review. |
| § | 3-2.602. | Definitions. | § 3-2.802.5. | Reservation of Rights. |
§ 3-2.803. Application Information. § 3-2.911. Penalties. § 3-2.804. Zone Clearance. § 3-2.805. Minimum Criteria for Chapter 3 Issuance of a Permit. FUNDS
§ 3-2.806. Adult-Use Retail—Operating Article 1 Requirements. Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund
§ 3-2.807. Cannabis Delivery Services—Operating § 3-3.101. Created. Requirements. § 3-3.102. Deposits.
§ 3-2.808. Discourage Illegal, Criminal, § 3-3.103. Expenditures. or Nuisance Activities.
§ 3-2.809. Appeals. Article 2 § 3-2.810. Duration of Cannabis Use Petty Cash Fund Permit—Renewal.
§ 3-2.810.5. Suspension or Revocation. § 3-3.201. Created. § 3-2.811. Assignment of Permit. § 3-3.202. Deposits. § 3-2.812. Noncompliance Prohibited. § 3-3.203. Expenditures. § 3-2.813. Adoption of Rules and Regulations—Violations. Article 3
§ 3-2.814. State Licenses and Permits Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund Required. § 3-3.301. Created.
§ 3-2.815. City Fees. § 3-3.302. Audits.
§ 3-2.816. Service Requirements. § 3-2.817. Indoor Cultivation. § 3-3.303. Interpretation.
Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund
Chapter 2 — BUSINESS PERMITS AND BUSINESS PERMIT FEES¶
Article 1 — Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund¶
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