[Adopted 2-20-2001 (§ 12-2 of the 2010 Code); amended in its entirety 3-23-2021]
No shops, stores, or other places of trade or entertainment
shall be kept open between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a. m., except as hereinafter
provided.
The fee for permission to operate any one of the aforesaid businesses referenced in §
221-2A between the aforesaid hours shall be $30 per annum payable to the Municipal Council on or before the issuance thereof and annually thereafter.
The Municipal Council may establish rules and regulations governing nighttime operations of businesses permitted pursuant to §
221-2A by it as aforesaid in order to avoid nuisances and disturbances of the peace.
The Municipal Council may, for good cause and after reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, suspend or revoke any permit issued pursuant to §
221-2A by it as aforesaid.
Every keeper of any shop, store or place of trade or entertainment
which shall be opened, or in which any article shall be sold, and
every person opening any shop, store or place of trade or entertainment
or selling any article contrary to the provisions of this article
shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article.
To the extent that any other section of the Revised Ordinances
conflicts with this article or any license granted under the authority
of the City of Taunton acting through any board, commission, agency,
or authority conflicts with the requirements of this article, the
requirements of this article shall apply.