[CC 1974 §54.010]
It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly, to conduct any business or to use in connection therewith any vehicle, premises, machine or device for which a license is required by this Chapter without the license so required having been first procured and thereafter kept in effect at all such times as required by this Code or other ordinance.
[CC 1974 §54.020]
For each business required by this Chapter to be licensed, a separate license shall be obtained. A person engaged in two (2) or more businesses at the same location shall not be required to obtain a separate license for each business but, when eligible, shall be issued one (1) license which shall specify on its face all such businesses.
[CC 1974 §54.040]
Except as may be provided otherwise in this Chapter, a person shall be deemed to be in business within the meaning of this Chapter when he/she is selling any goods or service, soliciting business or offering goods or service for sale or hire or using any vehicle or premises in the City for business purposes.
[CC 1974 §54.050; Ord. No. 4732 §3, 11-4-2013]
A license shall be required of every business when the same be reasonably within the intention of the legislature of this State in the enactment of Section 94.270, RSMo., and other State Statutes. The City Clerk shall make the initial determination whether any particular business, activity, occupation, vocation or services shall be covered within this requirement. Such determination by the City Clerk shall be final and binding on persons affected thereby, unless and until such determination is held unreasonable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction.
A. 
No person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher, professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling, and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. 
No person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her profession unless that person maintains a business office within the City of Dexter.
[CC 1974 §54.060]
The local agents or other representatives of non-residents who are doing business or engaging in non-profit enterprises in this City shall be personally responsible for the compliance of their principals and of the businesses and enterprise they represent with all applicable provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §54.070]
Except as may be provided otherwise by this Code, no license shall be required of any person for any mere delivery in the City of any property purchased or acquired in good faith from such person at his/her regular place of business outside the City where no intent by such person is shown to exist to evade the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §54.080; Ord. No. 4732 §4, 11-4-2013]
The City Clerk shall be the City Business License Officer and shall issue in the name of the City all licenses required by this Chapter to all qualified applicants therefor when all required taxes and fees have been paid in accord with the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §54.090; Ord. No. 4732 §5, 11-4-2013]
A. 
The City Clerk, in issuing licenses required by this Chapter, shall:
1. 
Promulgate such rules and regulations as he/she may consider desirable for the administration of this Chapter. When approved by the Mayor, such rules and regulations shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for inspection and use by the public and the provisions thereof shall be enforced by him/her;
2. 
Adopt all forms and prescribe the information to be given therein as to character of applicant's business and other relevant matter for all necessary papers;
3. 
Require applicants to submit all affidavits and oaths necessary to the administration of this Chapter;
4. 
Submit all applications, in each proper case, to interested City Officials for their endorsements thereon as to compliance by the applicant with all City ordinances which they have the duty of enforcing;
5. 
Investigate and determine the eligibility of any applicant for a license or permit or renewal thereof as prescribed in this Chapter;
6. 
Examine the books and records of any applicant or licensee when reasonably necessary to the administration and enforcement of this Chapter; and
7. 
Notify any applicant of the acceptance or rejection of his/her application and, upon refusal of any license or permit and at the applicant's request, state in writing the reasons therefor and deliver them to the applicant.
[CC 1974 §54.100; Ord. No. 4732 §6, 11-4-2013]
Taxes and fees required by this Chapter to be paid by any person shall be payable to the City Clerk who shall issue a proper receipt to each person making any such payment.
[CC 1974 §54.110; Ord. No. 4732 §7, 11-4-2013]
Every person required to have a license shall submit an application to the City License Officer by a written statement upon forms provided by the City License Officer, which shall disclose all information which the City License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this Chapter and which shall be accompanied by a receipt from the City Clerk for the full amount of the fees chargeable for such license, which receipt shall not be construed as approval for the issuance of a license, nor shall it entitle or authorize the applicant to open or maintain any business contrary to this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §54.120; Ord. No. 4732 §8, 11-4-2013]
Any applicant for the renewal of a license under this Chapter shall submit an application therefor to the City Clerk upon forms provided by the City Clerk which shall include such information which he/she shall find to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this Chapter information as to the conduct and operation of his/her business during the preceding licensing period.
[CC 1974 §54.130; Ord. No. 4732 §9, 11-4-2013]
The City Clerk shall, upon disapproving any application, refund all money paid in advance; provided, the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the City. When the issuance of a license is refused and any action or proceeding is brought by the applicant to compel its issuance, such applicant shall not engage in the business for which the license was refused.
[CC 1974 §54.140; Ord. No. 4732 §10, 11-4-2013]
An appeal may be had from any decision of the City Clerk in granting or denying a City business license. An application for appeal shall be filed with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days of a decision adverse to the one requesting an appeal. The Board of Aldermen shall hear the appeal within thirty (30) days of filing of the application for an appeal hearing.
[CC 1974 §54.150; Ord. No. 4732 §11, 11-4-2013]
The City Clerk, and all other City Officers and officials who may be officially concerned with administration and enforcing this Chapter, shall keep all information furnished or secured under the authority of this Chapter in strict confidence. Such information shall not be subject to public inspection and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not become known, except to the persons charged with the administration of this Chapter; provided, that this Section shall not prohibit any City Officer from testifying as to such information in compliance with a subpoena issued under a court of competent jurisdiction or from the Board of Aldermen in any proceeding before it.
[CC 1974 §54.160]
Every licensee under this Chapter shall post and maintain his/her license upon the premises in a place where it may be seen at all times. Every licensee under this Chapter who does not have a licensed business premises shall carry his/her license on his/her person and shall display it to City Officers having authority to enforce this Chapter and to persons with whom he/she transacts business at their request.
[CC 1974 §54.170; Ord. No. 4732 §12, 11-4-2013]
The fees for licenses required under this Chapter shall be as established from time to time by ordinance of the Board of Aldermen and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 3697 §1(54.180), 6-6-1994]
There is hereby imposed a late charge of ten dollars ($10.00) for each month that the purchase of a City license is delinquent. Licensees shall receive a minimum of at least thirty (30) days' written notice prior to the due date of their license fees.
[Ord. No. 4510 §1, 5-5-2008]
A. 
A business license issued under the provisions of Chapter 605 of the City Code may be revoked or suspended by the Board of Aldermen for any of the following causes:
1. 
Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license.
2. 
Any violation of the terms or provisions of this Chapter.
3. 
Conduct of the business licensed under the provisions of this Chapter in such manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or a detriment to the public health, safety or welfare.
4. 
Failure to obtain a Missouri retail sales license, if such is required.
5. 
Any violation of State or Federal law (except traffic tickets) or of any provision of the City Code applicable to the conduct of business.
[Ord. No. 4510 §2, 5-5-2008]
A. 
Notice of hearing for the suspension or revocation of a license shall set forth the specific reason(s) for the suspension or revocation, the date, time and place of the hearing and shall be served no less than ten (10) days prior to said hearing.
B. 
Method of service of the notice shall be in writing mailed to the licensee at the last known address, by personal service on the licensee or by posting a copy of the notice on the front door of the licensee's business.
C. 
The decision to revoke or suspend such license shall be made by majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Aldermen after hearing all evidence, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, and a written copy of the notice of decision, including an expiration date if the decision is for a suspension, shall be mailed to the licensee within five (5) days after the hearing.
D. 
No refund of any portion of the license fee shall be made to the licensee after a decision is made to revoke or suspend such license.
[Ord. No. 4510 §3, 5-5-2008]
Any licensee who continues to conduct business in the City of Dexter after revocation or during a period of suspension shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.