Article 7

• A. The Tax Collector shall examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the Town to ascertain whether the provisions of this title have been complied with.

• B. The Tax Collector, any authorized assistants, or police officers shall have the power and authority to enter, free of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business required to be licensed by this chapter, and demand an exhibition of its license.

• (Ord. 269-99)

The Tax Collector may revoke or suspend a license or permit granted under this chapter for any of the following reasons:

• A. A false statement in the application;

• B. Failure to comply with a regulatory provision in the statutes of the State or the ordinances of the Town;

• C. Failure to operate the business in an orderly and business-like manner in obedience to orders, rules and regulations applicable to it;

• D. Conducting business in an illegal, improper or disorderly manner, or in a manner which endangers the public welfare.

• (Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

• A. Authority for Tax Collector. The Tax Collector shall give the licensee written notice of the grounds for revocation or suspension. The notice shall specify a time and place of hearing, and shall be given at least five days before the time of the hearing. The licensee shall show cause why the license should not be revoked or suspended.

• B. Appeal to Council. The licensee may appeal the decision of the Tax Collector to the Council pursuant to Chapter 1.30.

• (Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

A person who violates this chapter, or who knowingly or intentionally misrepresents a material fact in procuring a license, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

A licensee who willfully fails to exhibit the license or permit on demand is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

The Tax Collector shall add a penalty of 10% per month of the license tax for failure to pay the license tax when due. The penalty may not exceed 100% of the amount of the license tax due. (Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

The license tax and penalty is a debt to the Town. The Town may bring an action to collect the debt.

(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)

The payment of the license tax and the acceptance of it by the Town, and the issuance of the license to a person, do not entitle the holder to carry on a business, unless the licensee complies with all the requirements of the Town and all applicable laws, and do not authorize the conduct of business on any premises located in a zone or locality in which the conduct of such business is prohibited.

(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 269-99)