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Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations›Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY

Yountville Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

Yountville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yountville

Cite as: Yountville Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 5.04.010. Purpose.

This chapter is enacted primarily to raise revenue for municipal purposes, and is not intended for regulation, except as provided for in specific sections.

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

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§ 5.04.020. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Business"

means and includes a profession, trade and occupation and every kind of calling, whether or not carried on for profit.

"Tax collector"

means the Finance Director/Treasurer.

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

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§ 5.04.030. Requirements not exclusive.

Each person required to pay a license tax for transacting and carrying on a business under this chapter is not relieved from the payment of a license tax for the privilege of doing that business required under any other ordinance of the Town.

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

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§ 5.04.040. Applicability.

This chapter shall not be construed to require any person to obtain a license prior to doing business within the Town or to pay the taxes required by this chapter, if such requirement conflicts with the Constitution of the United States or State, or any applicable statutes.

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

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