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Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations

Guadalupe Municipal Code Ch. 5.52 Wholesale Traders and Merchants

Guadalupe Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Guadalupe

Cite as: Guadalupe Municipal Code Chapter 5.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 5.52.010. License tax imposed—Amount—Payment.

A. A license tax shall be charged to wholesale traders and merchants as follows:

  1. For every person who sells to local merchants at wholesale and who maintains and operates a delivery service running into the City less than 3 days per week, the sum of $60.00 per year;

  2. For every person who sells to local merchants at wholesale and who maintains and operates a delivery service running into the City more than 3 days per week, the sum of $100.00 per year.

B. All licenses required to be paid under this chapter shall be payable yearly in advance.

(Ord. 198 §1, 1980)

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§ 5.52.020. Exemptions.

This chapter shall in no respect apply to or affect any person, firm, corporation or association in selling, delivering or otherwise marketing farm products raised, grown and/or produced for marketing purposes by such person, firm, corporation or association in the County of Santa Barbara or immediate vicinity.

(Ord. 198 §2, 1980)

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§ 5.52.030. Violation—Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 198 §4, 1980)

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