Wheatland Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Wheatland Business License Ordinance."

(Ord. 300 (part), 1985)

The following definitions apply to this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Business"

means any business, trade, profession or occupation and all and every kind of calling carried on for profit or livelihood.

"Collector"

means the city clerk, finance director or other city employee charged with the administration of this chapter.

"Gross receipts"

means the total amounts of revenue actually received or receivable by the business from sales and transactions in the city, excluding taxes.

"Person"

means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, company, association, trust or other entity transacting any business in the city other than as an employee.

(Ord. 300 § 100, 1985; Ord. 376 § 2, 2001)

This chapter is enacted to raise revenue for municipal purposes, and to regulate certain businesses as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 300 § 101, 1985)

A person required to pay a license tax for transacting business under this chapter is not relieved from the payment of a license tax for the privilege of doing business required under any other ordinance of the city.

(Ord. 300 § 102, 1985)