Mono County Municipal Code Ch. 5.16 Licensing Requirements

Every person engaged in carrying on, pursuing or transacting within the county any occupation, business or calling must, before opening or commencing such business, procure a business license and pay a license fee therefor. The license must be renewed annually, at which times a license renewal fee shall be paid. Separate licenses must be procured and separate license fees and license renewal fees paid for each branch establishment or separate business located in the county.

(Ord. 99-12 § 1, 1999: Ord. 94-01 § 2, 1994: Ord. 83-348-B § 1, 1983: Ord. 348 § 8, 1964.)

All license fees are due and payable in advance. If a license is not procured and the license fee paid on or before the fifth day of the second month of the term for which such license may be issued, the same shall become delinquent and fifty percent shall be added thereto, and immediately become due and payable as a penalty, and shall be collected by the license collector before a license is issued.

(Ord. 348 § 9, 1964.)

License fees and license renewal fees charged and collected pursuant to this chapter shall be set by resolution of the board of supervisors, in amounts not to exceed the county's cost of administering Chapter 5.04 through 5.28 of the Mono County Code.

(Ord. 99-12 § 2, 1999: Ord. 83-348-B § 2, 1983.)

Any person required to obtain a license under the provisions of Chapters 5.04—5.28 who fails, neglects or refuses to obtain such license, or who carries on or attempts to carry on any business specified in Chapters 5.04—5.28 without such license, or who attempts to carry on such business when his license is under suspension or revocation, may be sued in the name of the county as plaintiff for the recovery of such license fee, or if the board of supervisors so orders, the license collector shall, upon a violation of the provisions of Chapters 5.04—5.28, close or suspend any business operation and shall be entitled to the services of the sheriff of Mono County for the physical enforcement of the order.

(Ord. 348 § 10, 1964.)

Every person receiving a license under Chapters 5.04—5.28 shall post the same in a conspicuous place in his or its place of business. All peddlers and other persons who have no fixed place of business must produce and show their licenses, whenever required, to any person who may demand to see the same.

(Ord. 348 § 11, 1964.)

No license issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 5.04—5.28 shall be assignable or transferable or shall authorize any person other than the person therein named to transact or carry on such business or authorize any other business than the business therein named to be continued or transacted thereunder, or at any place other than the place therein named.

When a licensee who conducts a business from a fixed place of business in the county makes a bona fide sale of the business, the license is not transferable and shall expire without refund to the licensee.

(Ord. 348 § 15, 1964.)

Every person who engages in any business, occupation or service wherein as a condition precedent thereto an encroachment permit or other permit is required by the Division of Highways of the state shall pay a license fee of twenty-five dollars and shall show the tentative application or request for the permit at the time of issuance of the license. The county business license shall be for the identical term of any permit issued as set forth in the application or request so shown, but in no event longer than one year.

(Ord. 348-C §§ 1, 2, 1968: Ord. 348 § 51.5, 1964.)

The tax collector may refuse to issue any license for failure to pay current county personal property taxes when due on personal property held in connection with the business licensed hereunder.

(Ord. 348 § 53, 1964.)