[CC 1984 §54.010; Ord. No. 1994-3 §54.010, 8-8-1994]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any business, trade or profession listed in Section 94.270, RSMo., as amended in the City by Section 605.090 of this Code, without first obtaining a license therefore. It is the intention of the City to exercise the fullest extent of its licensing power and to require a license from any and all businesses, trades, or professions that can be legally required to obtain a license. Each renewal license shall be issued for a term beginning July first (1st), and ending June thirtieth (30th) of each and every year, and if not paid for before August first (1st) of each and every year, said license shall be declared delinquent. Each new license applicant shall apply for, pay for, and receive the required license before doing any business in the City. Any and all new licenses obtained shall be for a term beginning on the date the license is paid for and ending on June thirtieth (30th) of the year in which said license is paid for. All new licenses shall be prorated by months, for the remaining term of the calendar year in which the license is paid for. All licenses are non-transferable. The holder of any license which is canceled, shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the application or renewal fee.
[CC 1984 §54.020]
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 or permit is required by this Chapter without the license or permit so required having been first obtained and thereafter kept in effect at all such times as required by this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.030]
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 1984 §54.040]
When any person engages in two (2) or more businesses at the same location under one (1) license, he/she shall pay a license fee equal to the sum of all the fees for each business so licensed.
[CC 1984 §54.050]
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 1984 §54.060]
The City License Officer shall make initial determination whether any other particular business, activity, occupation, vocation or service shall be covered within the provisions of this Chapter. Such determination shall be reasonably made, based upon the generally accepted concept of each such activity, occupation, vocation or service, and with regard for the intention of the legislature in the enactment of Section 94.270, RSMo., and other applicable Sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Such determination by the City License Officer 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.
[CC 1984 §54.070]
The local agencies or other representatives of non-residents who are doing business in this City shall be personally responsible for the compliance of their principals and of the businesses and enterprises they represent with all applicable provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.080]
Except as may be provided otherwise by this Chapter, 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 1984 §54.100]
The following trades, professions, occupations, vocations or businesses shall not be operated, practiced, engaged in or otherwise conducted in the City, unless and until the owner, operator, manager, proprietor or practitioner thereof shall have applied for and obtained a license to operate, practice, engage in or otherwise conduct same from the City License Officer and shall have paid to the City the license tax hereinafter set forth, such license and tax therefor to be issued and paid on an annual basis, except where otherwise herein specifically provided:
All other stores: $20.00.
Antique shops: $20.00.
Appliance stores: $32.50.
Auto dealers and repair shops: $45.00.
Auto repair shops: $20.00.
Automobile accessories and hardware: $45.00.
Banks and loan companies: $32.50.
Barber shops: $20.00.
Beauty shops: $20.00.
Book shops: $20.00.
Building materials: $32.50.
Car wash: $32.50.
Contractor, electrical: $15.00.
Contractor, general: $25.00.
Contractor, heating and refrigeration: $15.00.
Contractor, other: $10.00.
Contractor, plumbing: $15.00.
Drug stores: $32.50.
Dry cleaners: $20.00.
Dry goods and ready to wear: $32.50.
Eating establishments not providing take-out service: $20.00.
Eating establishments providing take-out or curb service: $32.50.
Farm supply stores: $20.00.
Feed mills: $20.00.
Feed stores: $20.00.
Flower shops: $20.00.
Furniture stores: $45.00.
Gift stores: $20.00.
Grocery stores, five (5) or more employees: $45.00.
Grocery stores, less than five (5) employees: $20.00.
Insurance and real estate offices: $32.50.
Insurance office only: $20.00.
Jewelry stores: $20.00.
Junk yard: $100.00.
L.P. gas sales: $32.50.
L.P. gas sales also selling appliances: $32.50.
Laundromats and laundries: $32.50.
Log and timber dealers: $20.00.
Manufacturers: $45.00.
Meat markets: $20.00.
Mortuary: $32.50.
Motels: $20.00.
Newspaper publishing: $20.00.
Pool halls: $20.00.
Print shops: $20.00.
Real estate offices only: $20.00.
Recreation centers: $32.50.
Seed stores: $20.00.
Service stations: $32.50.
Shoe repair shops: $20.00.
Shoe stores: $20.00.
Taverns and package liquor stores: $45.00.
Theaters: $20.00.
Tire shops: $32.50.
Truck lines: $45.00.
Used furniture stores: $20.00.
Welding shops: $20.00.
[CC 1984 §54.110]
The City Collector shall be the City License Officer and shall issue in the name of the City all licenses and permits required by this Chapter to all qualified applicants therefor, when all required taxes and fees have been paid, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.120]
The City License Officer shall adopt and 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 License Officer for inspection and use by the public, and the provisions thereof shall be enforced by him/her. The City License Officer shall investigate and determine the eligibility of any applicant for a license or a renewal, examine the books and records of any applicant when reasonably necessary to the administration or enforcement, and notify any applicant of the acceptance or rejection of his/her application and, upon refusal, state in writing the reasons therefor, and deliver such notice to the applicant.
[CC 1984 §54.130]
Taxes and fees required by this Chapter to be paid by any person shall be payable to the City Collector, who shall issue a proper receipt to each person making any such payment.
[CC 1984 §54.140]
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 Collector 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 1984 §54.150]
Any applicant for the renewal of a license under this Chapter shall submit an application therefor to the City License Officer upon forms provided by such officer, which shall include such information which the License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this Chapter and information as to the conduct and operation of his/her business during the preceding licensing period.
[CC 1984 §54.160]
The City License Officer shall, upon disapproving any application, direct the City Collector to refund all money paid in advance; provided, the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the City. When the issuance of 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 1984 §54.170]
The City License Officer, and all other City Officers and Officials who may be officially concerned with administering 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 from a court of competent jurisdiction or from the Board of Aldermen in any proceeding before it.
[CC 1984 §54.180]
Each licensee under this Chapter shall permit all reasonable inspections of his/her business and examination of his/her books by the License Officer and refrain from operating the licensed business after expiration of his/her license and during any period his/her license may be revoked or suspended.
[CC 1984 §54.190]
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 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 1984 §54.200]
A. 
Any canvasser, solicitor or other person who may be exempt from the application of license taxes or fees imposed by this Chapter, by reason of engaging in interstate commerce, shall, before engaging in any such canvassing or solicitation within this City, register with the City License Officer on a form provided by such officer. Each registrant under this Section shall on such form provide the City License Officer with:
1. 
His/her name and description.
2. 
His/her permanent home address and full local address.
3. 
A brief description of the nature of the business and goods to be sold, whether or not money is to be collected by the registrant prior to delivery or shipment of the goods sold.
4. 
The name and address of his/her employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship.
5. 
The length of time for which the registrant proposed to do business within the City.
6. 
A photograph of the registrant taken within six (6) months prior to the date of the filing of the registration form, which picture shall show the head and shoulders of the registrant in a clear and distinguishing manner.
7. 
A statement by the registrant whether he/she has been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal law or ordinance, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.
8. 
The fingerprints of the registrant, who will certify as to his/her good character and responsibility, or, in lieu thereof, such other available evidence as to the registrant's good character and business responsibility as will enable an investigation and proper evaluation of such character and business responsibility.
9. 
A statement by the registrant that he/she is free of any contagious, infectious or communicable diseases.
B. 
Each registrant hereunder shall pay at the time of registration the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) to cover the costs of the registration and the investigation of the facts stated in the registration form. The City License Officer shall refer such registration to the Chief of Police, who shall cause such investigation to be made. Upon approval by the Chief of Police, the License Officer shall issue to the registrant a registration certificate, which the registrant shall keep on his/her person at all times and on demand display to any officer of the City and any citizen who so requests it. Any registration certificate hereunder may be revoked by the City License Officer for fraud or misrepresentation or false statements.
[CC 1984 §54.210]
For purposes of enforcing this Chapter, the City License Officer, the City Administrator and the City Police shall have authority to inspect and examine businesses to enforce compliance. Such persons authorized to inspect licenses shall have the authority to enter, with or without a search warrant, at all reasonable times.
[CC 1984 §54.105]
A. 
The Mayor shall have the power to issue licenses to operators of pool halls, snooker parlors and recreation parlors when the application for such license shall have been approved by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and when the following requirements have been fulfilled.
B. 
No license shall be issued to any person, partnership, association or corporation unless the said applicant shall be of good moral character.
C. 
The application for license shall set out the name or names of the proposed operator or operators and the premises to be occupied by the same.
D. 
Said license shall be issued for a term of twelve (12) months from the date of the issuance of the license.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for the operator or operators of pool halls, snooker parlors or recreational parlors to dispense, sell or give intoxicating liquor or beer or to allow the same to be consumed in the premises where such pool tables are operated.
F. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, association, partnership, firm or corporation to operate a pool hall, or pool tables within the City limits of the City, without first having secured a license therefor.
G. 
Rules of the operation of pool halls, snooker parlors and recreation parlors as are set out in this Section shall be posted at a conspicuous place in the room used for the same.
H. 
Every person, persons, partnership, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each day that said pool hall, snooker parlor or recreation parlor shall operate without having obtained a City license shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
I. 
Upon conviction of any person, persons, partnership, association, firm or corporation for the violation of this Section, the conviction shall automatically revoke the license to operate within the City. When any license to operate a pool hall, snooker parlor or recreation parlor has been revoked, the said person, persons, co-partnership or corporation desiring to have their license reinstated shall file with the City Clerk an application stating why a new license should be issued to them. If satisfactory, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, then the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen may reissue a license to operate a pool hall, snooker parlor or recreation parlor within the City, upon the payment of another license fee in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00).
J. 
No pool hall, snooker parlor or recreation parlor shall be operated on Sundays prior to 1:00 P.M., or on any day at an hour later than 12:00 Midnight.