[Ord. No. 3542 §1(74.210), 7-15-1991]
A. 
No person shall conduct solicitations (commonly known as "roadblocks") on the public streets of the City without a permit. A permit may be granted by the Mayor (or such other City Official as the Mayor may designate) to an applicant subject to the following conditions:
1. 
Application must be made in writing at least thirty (30) days before the date of the planned roadblocks.
2. 
Applicant must be a not-for-profit organization which conducts regular meetings in the City limits.
3. 
Each applicant may conduct roadblocks on no more than one (1) day per calendar year.
4. 
No more than one (1) applicant shall be authorized to conduct roadblocks on any one (1) day.
[Ord. No. 2986 §§1 — 2(27.170 — 27.171), 10-16-1978; Ord. No. 4179 §1(27.170), 6-17-2002]
A. 
No person shall do business or work as a plumber in the City of Dexter without having first procured a license from the City as a plumber. To obtain such license the applicant shall present a petition to the Board of Aldermen, or to renew a license to the City Administrator, showing that he/she shall have had at least one (1) year of training under the supervision of a contracting plumber or shall have actively engaged in the plumbing business for at least two (2) years and that he/she is willing to be governed in all respects by the rules and regulations which are or which may be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen. Each applicant for a license shall execute and deposit with the City Clerk with his/her application a surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned that he/she will indemnify and save harmless the City of Dexter from all accidents and damages caused by any negligence in his/her work or by unfaithful and imperfect work done by virtue of his/her license and that he/she will replace and restore the sidewalk, pavement or street surface over any opening he/she may have made to as good condition and state as he/she found the same and keep and maintain the same in good order to the satisfaction of the Water and Sewer Superintendent. Upon complying with this condition, together with payment of a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), a license shall be granted for a period of one (1) year, which license may be renewed upon like application and bond.
[Ord. No. 4732 §13, 11-4-2013]
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Section or shall fail to comply with its rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[Ord. No. 4437 §1, 1-16-2007]
A. 
No owner or operator shall provide taxicab service in the City of Dexter without having first procured a license from the City. To obtain such license, the applicant shall:
1. 
Request and pay for a background check at the Dexter Police Department and obtain an authorization form from the department.
2. 
Obtain and maintain a commercial auto policy with a minimum three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) combined single coverage limit from any authorized insurance company, listing the City of Dexter as a "Certificate Holder".
3. 
Complete an application at City Hall and provide a copy of:
a. 
The Police background check authorization form;
b. 
A "Certificate of Insurance" from the insurance company which shows the City of Dexter as a "Certificate Holder" and the amount and type of coverage for each motor vehicle intended to be used as a taxicab;
c. 
The year, make, model and license number for each motor vehicle intended to be used as a taxicab;
d. 
Each driver of a motor vehicle to be used as a taxicab shall present a valid driver's license to the City of Dexter.
4. 
After submission of all required data, there will be a three (3) (business) day hold before a license is approved or denied. The cost for an approved license shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) annually.
5. 
If the application packet is approved, a decal will be issued by the City of Dexter for each approved motor vehicle, which decal shall be placed in the left rear window of each such vehicle.
6. 
Prior to operating a taxicab, an owner/operator shall attach the City decal, clearly mark as a taxicab, on each motor vehicle intended to be used for such purpose and do any other thing required to be in compliance with this Chapter.
7. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Section or shall fail to comply with its rules and regulations, upon conviction, 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.
[Ord. No. 3086 §§1 — 7, 2-17-1981]
A. 
It shall be the duty of all persons dealing in the purchase, sale or exchange of secondhand or antique jewelry, coins, watches, diamonds or other precious stones, cutlery, old gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals, or any other secondhand manufactured articles composed wholly or in part of gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals to keep a daily register on a form provided by the Dexter Police Department of every article received by them in the course of their business and the persons from whom such articles were acquired. Said register shall contain a detailed description of each article as is possible including all identification numbers and the manufacturer's name, as well as the name, age, sex, race, address, driver's license number, general description of the individual or individuals selling or exchanging the articles and their signatures.
B. 
All persons engaged in a business as described in Section (A), above shall have available at their place of business a copy of thee register for all transactions which took place during the proceeding day for the Chief of Police or his/her representative.
C. 
All persons engaged in business as described in Subsection (A) above shall retain each and every article received by them in the same state or condition in which it was received and all articles received during any one (1) day's transaction shall be kept separately and shall not be co-mingled with articles received during any other day's transactions. Furthermore, all articles shall be made available for examination within the City of Dexter to members of the Dexter Police Department and the Sheriff's Department, State Highway Patrol or other Law Enforcement Officials for a period of five (5) consecutive days after their receipt, before such articles are resold or exchanged, unless written permission is obtained from the Chief of Police of the City of Dexter.
D. 
No person engaged in business as described in Subsection (A) above shall purchase or exchange secondhand or antique jewelry, coins, watches, diamonds or other precious stones, cutlery, or old gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals, or other secondhand manufactured articles composed wholly or in part of gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals unless the person first takes a right thumb print of the seller on a three (3) inch by five (5) inch card with the name of the seller or exchanger of the above-enumerated items. The thumb print card and register shall be maintained for a period of one (1) year after the date of which the transaction occurred.
E. 
No persons engaged in business as described in Subsection (A) above shall purchase or exchange secondhand or antique jewelry, coins, watches, diamonds or other precious stones, cutlery, or old gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals, or any other second manufactured articles composed wholly or in part of gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals from any person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
F. 
Violation of any of the duties, requirements or prohibitions contained in Subsections (A) through (E) of this Section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
G. 
If any provisions of this Section or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this Section are severable.
[Ord. No. 4248 §§1 — 2, 9-2-2003; Ord. No. 4250 §1, 10-6-2003]
A. 
Definition. "Food service establishment" means any place where food is prepared and intended for individual portion service and includes the site at which individual portions are provided. The term includes any such place regardless of whether consumption is on or off the premises and regardless of whether there is a charge for the food. The term also includes delicatessen-type operations that prepare sandwiches intended for individual portion service and retail food stores. The term does not include private homes where food is prepared or served for individual family consumption, or location of food vending machines and supply vehicles.
B. 
The City shall not issue a business license of any kind to any food service establishment when said establishment first goes into business until the said establishment has been inspected and approved by the County health center.
C. 
The City shall not issue a business license of any kind to any food service establishment when there is a change in the ownership or management or control of the said establishment until the said establishment has been inspected and approved by the County health center.
D. 
The City shall not issue or renew a business license of any kind to any existing food service establishment until said establishment has been inspected and approved by the Stoddard County Health Department within ninety (90) days prior to the application for renewal of such license.
E. 
Failure to comply with any of the terms of Section 605.230 is considered a violation which shall be punishable 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.