[Adopted 6-9-2014 ATM by Art. 24]
[Amended 5-22-2017 ATM
by Art. 17]
The Tax Collector or other municipal official responsible for
records of all municipal taxes, assessments, betterments and other
municipal charges, hereinafter referred to as the Tax Collector, shall
annually, and may periodically, furnish to each department, board,
commission or division, hereinafter referred to as the licensing authority,
that issues licenses or permits including renewals and transfers,
a list of any person, corporation, or business enterprise, hereinafter
referred to as the party, that has neglected or refused to pay any
local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges
and that such party has not filed in good faith a pending application
for an abatement of such tax or a pending petition before the Appellate
Tax Board.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or
suspend any license or permit, including renewals and transfers of
any party whose name appears on said list furnished to the licensing
authority from the Tax Collector or with respect to any activity,
event or other matter which is the subject of such license or permit
and which activity, event or matter is carried out or exercised or
is to be carried out or exercised on or about real estate owned by
any party whose name appears on said list furnished to the licensing
authority from the Tax Collector; provided, however, that written
notice is given to the party and the Tax Collector, as required by
applicable provisions of law, and the party is given a hearing, to
be held not earlier than 14 days after said notice. Said list shall
be prima facie evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said
license or permit to any party. The Tax Collector shall have the right
to intervene in any hearing conducted with respect to such license
denial, revocation or suspension. Any findings made by the licensing
authority with respect to such license denial, revocation or suspension
shall be made only for the purposes of such proceeding and shall not
be relevant to or introduced in any other proceeding at law, except
for any appeal from such license denial, revocation or suspension.
Any license or permit denied, suspended or revoked under this section
shall not be reissued or renewed until the license authority receives
a certificate issued by the Tax Collector that the party is in good
standing with respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assessments,
betterments or other municipal charges, payable to the municipality
as the date of issuance of said certificate.
Any party shall be given an opportunity to enter
into a payment agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority
to issue a certificate indicating said limitation to the license or
permit and the validity of said license shall be conditioned upon
satisfactory compliance with said agreement. Failure to comply with
said agreement shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of
said license or permit; provided, however, that the holder be given
notice and hearing as required by applicable provisions of law.
The Board of Selectmen may waive such denial,
suspension or revocation if it finds there is no direct or indirect
business interest by the property owner, its officers or stockholders,
if any, or members of his immediate family, as defined in Section
1 of Chapter 268A in the business or activity conducted in or on said
property.
This article shall not apply to the following
licenses and permits:
A. Open burning; Section 13 of Chapter 48;
B. Bicycle permits; Section 11A of Chapter 85;
C. Sale of articles for charitable purposes; Section
33 of Chapter 101;
D. Children work permits; Section 69 of Chapter 149;
E. Clubs, associations dispensing food or beverage licenses; Section 21E of Chapter
140;
F. Dog licenses; Section 137 of Chapter
140;
G. Fishing, hunting, trapping license; Section 12 of
Chapter 131;
H. Marriage licenses; Section 28 of Chapter 207; and
I. Theatrical events, public exhibition permits; Section 181 of Chapter
140.