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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