[Adopted 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 11-02]
A.
The object of this article is to ensure that sales tax are collected
from vendors at mass events, to ensure that mass events are conducted
in proper zoning districts and to otherwise maintain the health, welfare
and safety of the City.
B.
Authority is granted cities and towns by Wyoming Statutes § 15-1-103(a)(xiii)
to license, tax and regulate any business conducted within the limits
of the City and Wyoming Statutes § 15-1-103(a)(xli) to adopt
ordinances for the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens.
The following definition shall apply in the interpretation and
enforcement of this article:
A single event, including but not limited to bazaars, flea
markets, festivals, fairs and similar events, of not more than seven
days in duration, in which there are multiple businesses and/or temporary
or transient merchants (referred to as "vendors"), located at a single
site.
A.
Any person who wishes to sponsor a mass event shall be required to
obtain an event license in accordance with this article. Each mass
event license shall entitle the licensee to allow multiple vendors
to operate under that license for the duration of the mass event.
B.
Persons desiring a mass event business license must submit a written
application on forms provided by the City Clerk, together with payment
of the licensing fee, to the office of City Clerk. The applicant shall
supply the following information and any such additional information
that the City Clerk may include upon the application form:
(1)
The applicant's name, telephone number, mailing address and
dates of the event;
(2)
The location of the event and the number of vendors expected to participate
in the event; and
(3)
A certification that the applicant will notify all of the vendors
participating in the event that they must be registered with the Wyoming
Department of Revenue for the payment of sales tax.
C.
Failure to obtain a mass event license sufficient for the number
of vendors participating in the mass event shall be cause to revoke
any mass event license immediately and to allow law enforcement to
assist in ending the event.
Each license for a mass event shall be for the designated day
or days of the event.
Any person who violates any provision of this article will be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable pursuant to the general
penalty provision of the City Code.[1] The City Clerk will have the authority to sign and file
complaints with municipal court for the City against those persons
violating the provisions of this article. Each day a violation continues
will be deemed a separate offense.
