[R.O. 2012 §605.010]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in any business or occupation in the City of Pierce City without
having first applied for and obtained a license to conduct such business
or occupation from the City Clerk and without paying the license fee
therefor, all as provided for in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §605.015; CC 2007 §605.010; CC 1979
§54.010; Ord. No. 3944 §§1
— 2, 12-10-1980; Ord. No. 4193 §2, 9-13-1993]
Whosoever shall deal in the selling of goods, wares, merchandise
or services of any kind from or at any store, stand, location or place
occupied, either wholly or partly, for that purpose within the municipal
limits of Pierce City, Missouri, is hereby deemed and declared to
be a "retail merchant".
[R.O. 2012 §605.030; CC 2007 §605.020; CC 1979
§54.020; Ord. No. 3944 §§1
— 2, 12-10-1980; Ord. No. 4193 §2, 9-13-1993]
Every person, firm or corporation operating as a retail merchant under the definition of Section
605.015 shall be required to purchase an occupation license for ten dollars ($10.00) per year. Persons selling farm produce, by themselves produced, are exempt from such taxation or license.
[R.O. 2012 §605.035; CC 2007 §605.040; CC 1979
§54.040]
No one shall be eligible to purchase an occupation license who
is indebted to the City of Pierce City, Missouri.
[R.O. 2012 §605.040]
No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be assignable or transferable but shall apply only to the person to
whom same is issued. In the event any licensee, as provided for herein,
shall move his/her place of business from one location to another
location within the City, said licensee shall submit a statement of
the fact of such change to the City Clerk who may transfer such license
as to location only. In no event, however, shall such license be transferred
from one person to another or from the kind of business or occupation
originally licensed to another type of business or occupation.
[R.O. 2012 §605.050]
The term of the licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Chapter shall be from January first (1st) to December thirty-first
(31st) of the same year. In the event any licensee hereunder shall
commence business on or after July first (1st), the City Clerk shall
issue such license at the rate of one-half (½) of the license
fee for such six (6) month period of July first (1st) to December
thirty-first (31st) or fraction thereof.
All applicants for renewal of a license provided for herein
shall pay the license renewal fee no later than December thirty-first
(31st) of each year.
[R.O. 2012 §605.070]
Each license issued by the City under the provisions of this
Chapter shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed in a conspicuous
place in the place of business authorized to be conducted by said
license. If there is no place of business, said license shall be carried
on the licensee's person.