[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Charlton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. XXXII of the 2005 Bylaws]
The following words and phrases used in this bylaw shall have the following meanings, unless a contrary intention clearly appears:
LICENSE AND PERMIT
Includes all licenses and permits, including renewals and transfers, issued by any board, officer, department, commission or division of the Town of Charlton, except the following licenses and permits issued under the following provisions of the General Laws:
A. 
Open burning permits, MGL c. 48, § 13;
B. 
Sales of articles for charitable purposes, MGL c. 101, § 33;
C. 
Children's work permits, MGL c. 149, § 69;
D. 
Clubs, associations dispensing food or beverages licenses, MGL c. 140, § 21E;
E. 
Dog licenses, MGL c. 140, § 137;
F. 
Fishing, hunting, trapping licenses, MGL c. 131, § 12;
G. 
Marriage licenses, MGL c. 207, § 28; and
H. 
Theatrical events, public exhibition permits, MGL c. 140, § 181.
LICENSING AUTHORITY
Includes all boards, officers, departments, commissions and divisions of the Town of Charlton that issue licenses or permits.
PERSON
Includes a corporation and a business enterprise.
TOWN COLLECTOR
The Collector of the Town of Charlton.
The Collector shall annually furnish to each licensing authority a list of all persons who have neglected or refused to pay any local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges for not less than a twelve-month period, and who have 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 of any person whose name appears on such a list furnished to it by the Town 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 Town Collector; provided, however, that written notice is given to the person and the Town Collector as required by applicable provisions of law, and the person is given a hearing, to be held not earlier than fourteen (14) days after said notice. Said list shall be prima facie evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said license or permit to any person. The Town 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 licensing authority receives a certificate issued by the Town Collector that the person is in good standing with respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges, payable to the Town as of the date of issuance of said certificate.
Each person whose name appears upon such a list shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate indicating said limitations as to the license or permit and the validity of said license shall be conditioned upon the 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 a hearing as required by applicable provisions of law.
The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Charlton 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/her immediate family, as defined in MGL c. 268A, § 1, in the business or activity conducted in or on said property.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Fingerprinting, adopted 5-21-2012 ATM by Art. 20, as amended, which immediately followed this article, was repealed5-15-2023 ATM by Art. 15.