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Chapter 4-1 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Santa Maria Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Santa Maria

Section 4-1.01. Definitions.

Section 4-1.02. Purpose.

Section 4-1.03. Prior obligations and prosecutions.

Section 4-1.04. License required.

Section 4-1.05. Branch establishments and locations.

Section 4-1.06. Exemptions: Constitutional and statutory.

Section 4-1.07. Exemptions: Charitable or nonprofit organizations.

Section 4-1.08. Exemptions: Public sales.

Section 4-1.09. Exemptions: Veterans.

Section 4-1.10. Exemptions: Blind persons.

Section 4-1.11. Exemptions: Interstate commerce.

Section 4-1.11.1. Exemptions: Child day-care business.

Section 4-1.12. Exemptions: Claiming and conditions.

Section 4-1.13. Application for license.

Section 4-1.14. Issuance: Contents.

Section 4-1.15. Validity.

Section 4-1.16. Conformance to ordinances.

Section 4-1.17. Transferability.

Section 4-1.18. Duplicates.

Section 4-1.19. Posting, display and exhibition of license.

Section 4-1.20. Enforcement.

Section 4-1.21. Right of entry and examination.

Section 4-1.22. Unlawful business.

Section 4-1.23. Machine identification tags.

Section 4-1.24. Transient business: License fee and issuance.[1 ]

Section 4-1.25. Transient business: Scope of license: Local deliveries exempted:…

Section 4-1.26. Transient business: Transient lodging not fixed place of business.

Section 4-1.27. Multiple business.

Section 4-1.28. Terms of licenses.

Section 4-1.29. License tax due dates.

Section 4-1.30. Delinquency.

Section 4-1.31. Collection of license tax as debt.

Section 4-1.32. Fingerprinting and identification fees.

Section 4-1.33. New business.

Section 4-1.34. Refunds: Discontinuance of business.

Section 4-1.35. Refunds: When payable.

Section 4-1.36. Criminal prosecution unimpaired.

Section 4-1.37. Other regulations unimpaired.

Section 4-1.38. Deposit and accounting of monies.

Section 4-1.39. Failure to file statement: Assessment of tax.

Section 4-1.40. Audit of gross-receipts statements.

Section 4-1.41. Confidentiality.

Section 4-1.42. Exemption of governments.

Section 4-1.43. Revocation of license: Procedure.

Section 4-1.44. Revocation of license: Appeal.

Section 4-1.45. Appeal of license issuance or denial.

Section 4-1.46. License expiration upon delinquency.

Section 4-1.47. Violations: Misdemeanor.

Section 4-1.48. Violations: Public nuisance.

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