[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Edmonston 2-10-1997 by Ord. No. 96-002 (Ch. 28, § 28-1 through 28-11, of the 1997 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
No person shall engage in or carry on any business, trade or profession or calling in the Town of Edmonston for which a license fee is imposed by the terms of this chapter without having first obtained a license so to do.
B. 
No owner of commercial real property in the Town shall permit such property to be occupied by a person or entity engaged in any business, trade, profession or calling without a valid license where such license is required by this chapter.
C. 
No license to carry on any business, trade, profession or calling in the Town of Edmonston shall be issued until the applicant shall have provided evidence to the Town Clerk that:
(1) 
The business, trade, profession or calling is a corporation in good standing if the applicant is doing business as a corporation.
(2) 
The applicant is in possession of a valid use and occupancy permit issued by Prince George's County to carry on the business, trade or profession at the identified premises.
(3) 
The applicant possesses a valid state license if the business, trade or profession is one which is also licensed by the State of Maryland.
(4) 
The applicant has paid all applicable real estate and personal property taxes.
(5) 
The applicant is in compliance with all state and Prince George's County laws and municipal ordinances which govern the conduct of the business, trade or profession sought to be licensed.
D. 
Applications for license shall be made to the Town Clerk, and no license shall be granted until payment for the same shall have been made. Every license shall specify the name of the business, the person, firm or corporation to which the license shall be issued, the state of incorporation and the name and address of the officers and resident agent, if appropriate, and the location at which such business, trade, profession or calling is to be carried on.
E. 
Licenses granted under the terms of this chapter may be assigned or transferred, on application, upon the conditions applicable to granting the original license, and the Town Clerk shall issue a certificate of such assignment or transfer upon the payment to the Town of Edmonston of a fee of $10 therefor.
Licenses shall be in the form and tenor herein outlined and shall be issued for a one-year period (or any portion thereof) beginning July 1 and extending to and including June 30 of the following year. The fee in each case shall be such as, in the sound judgment of the Mayor and Town Council, will be sufficient to cover all costs of regulation, issuance of licenses, supervision, policing and other regulatory activities or expenditures and which are deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and morals.
[Amended 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-O-02; 5-7-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-OR-002; 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-O-004]
Subject to the provisions of state law, owners or operators of business trades or professions shall pay an annual license fee as follows:
Type
Fee
All businesses, trades and professions
$250
Mobile vendors
$100
No person shall solicit funds for any cause by calling in person from door to door in the Town without a permit so to do having been first obtained from the Mayor and Town Council.
A. 
All licenses for the conduct of any business shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor and Town Council after a public hearing, if it is shown that the license was erroneously issued or was obtained by fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts or that the business or the manner in which such business is conducted is obnoxious to the public or constitutes a nuisance or if such business is being conducted in violation of any law or ordinance of the United States, the State of Maryland or any subdivision thereof, including the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the District Council created in connection therewith, or if such place of business is being used for any illegal purpose.
B. 
Before any license shall be revoked, a notice shall be served on the holder of such license or left at his place of business, warning him/her to be and appear before the Mayor and Town Council at a time to be stated therein, and show cause why such license should not be revoked.
C. 
If such license is revoked, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in or be employed in any business at such location until a license shall again be obtained.
D. 
All licenses shall contain the following sentence: "This license is subject to revocation by the Mayor and Town Council."
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-O-012]
A. 
Every holder of a license issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County to sell alcoholic beverages whose place of business is located within the Town of Edmonston shall procure from the Town an annual license of the same type as the county license so held, and shall pay therefor an annual license fee to the Town which is equal to 20% of alcoholic beverage license fee payable to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County as prescribed by Article 2B § 8 through 24A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Alcoholic Beverages Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. 
Application for a Town license as required in this section shall be made to the Town of Edmonston and, upon payment of the fee prescribed above; a license shall be issued by the Town of Edmonston. Every license thus issued shall expire on the 30th day of April next after issuance. The fee for every license issued for a period of less than one year shall be calculated pro rata from the date of issuance until the 30th day of April next after the date of issue, both inclusive. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell alcoholic beverages within the scope of this section within the Town unless and until he/she or she shall have procured a Town license as required in this section.
C. 
In the event of a sale of the licensed business, such issued Town license is not transferable and the new purchasers must apply for a new alcoholic beverage license.
D. 
The license also requires the license holder to pay the annual Town business license fee established by the Mayor and Council as a requirement to operate a business within the Town of Edmonston.
A. 
Every person who shall demand or accept any remuneration or gratuity for the forecasting or foretelling or for pretending to forecast or foretell the future of another by cards, palm reading or any other scheme, practice or device shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates Subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a fine of $25.
Should any of the provisions of §§ 319-1 to 319-7 inclusive of this chapter or any part thereof be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any remaining sections or part of a section thereof, it being the intent of the Mayor and Town Council that the remainder shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of such section or part of a section.
A. 
Each license and certificate of assignment or transfer of license shall be conspicuously displayed on the licensed premises.
B. 
All license fees shall be due and payable to the Town Clerk on July 1 of each year, and all licenses shall expire on June 30 of the following year.
(1) 
The fee for any business begun after the first quarter of the license year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis for the number of quarters remaining in the year. However, the fee for mobile vendor's licenses shall not be prorated under any circumstance.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-OR-009]
(2) 
Penalty for late fee. An additional penalty of $25 shall be added to the license fee if the license is paid between July 1 and July 31 of the calendar year in which the fee is due. After July 31, any business which has not yet paid its license fee for the calendar year will be determined to be unlicensed, violators of which are subject to the provisions of § 319-11A and B of this chapter.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-OR-009]
C. 
All Code Enforcement Officers and police officers of the Town of Edmonston shall have authority to enter, at all reasonable times all premises within the corporate Town limits for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter and to issue to any person violating this chapter a written citation apprising him/her of his specific violation. In the absence of the person affected or his agent or employee, a copy of said citation shall be forwarded to the business owner or agent by registered mail, return receipt required.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-OR-009]
D. 
For purposes of this chapter, the term "person" shall include an individual, partnership, association, corporation, club or other business, and the agents and employees thereof.
E. 
All Code Enforcement Officers and police officers of the Town of Edmonston shall have authority to enter, at all reasonable times, all premises within the Corporate Town limits for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of conducting periodic inspections of the business. Such inspections shall be to assess the general condition of the business to ensure that it is a safe environment for employees and customers of the business to conduct business there and to identify any violations of local, state or federal codes or laws which may be occurring there.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-OR-009]
F. 
All Code Enforcement Officers and police officers of the Town of Edmonston shall have authority to enter, at all reasonable times, all premises within the Corporate Town limits for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter that repair, sell or assess a fee for storage of vehicles at that location for the purpose of conducting periodic inspection of vehicles, vehicle parts, registration and title documents. Such inspections are to determine if these items have been reported as stolen and to ensure that vehicles are not or will not be titled or registered in a fraudulent manner.
[Amended 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-OR-009]
[Amended 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-O-003]
A. 
Licenses issued to mobile vendors shall be assigned to the owner of the vehicle actually selling a product; ice cream, vegetables, fruits, etc.
B. 
The license shall also contain the vehicle registration number and is NOT transferable to any other vehicles without notification to the Town of Edmonston.
C. 
The license shall be in the vehicle at all times and available for inspection by the Town of Edmonston Police or Code Enforcement personnel.
A. 
Violations of this chapter are deemed municipal infractions punishable by a fine of $100. Each day any violation of any provision of this chapter shall continue or reoccur shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 10-8-2001 by Ord. No. 01-005; 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-O-004]
B. 
In addition to the fines and penalties herein described, the Mayor and Town Council of Edmonston may avail themselves of any and all civil and equitable remedies for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The amount of any unpaid license fee, the payment of which is required hereunder, shall constitute a debt due the Town of Edmonston and may be recovered as provided by law.