All businesses shall be required to purchase and keep on display
a City of Moscow Mills business license. Any business operated under
the same name at multiple locations shall be required to have a separate
license for each such location.
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 917; Amended 7-10-2023 by Ord. No. 1040]
Business licenses shall be purchased at City Hall from the City
Clerk each year at a cost of at least $75. Lost, stolen or destroyed
business licenses shall be replaced within 30 days after such loss
upon appropriate application for replacement at City Hall and upon
payment of a replacement fee of $5. Business licenses shall be effective
from July 1 through the next June 30. Business licenses bought in
May or June of any given year will be valid until June 30 of the following
year. Business licenses bought after July 1 in any given year shall
only be valid until the next June 30 with no proration of the fee.
No business license shall be issued to applicants who have outstanding
water and/or sewer charges due to the City. No business license shall
be issued to applicants who have outstanding taxes, assessments, judgments,
fines, or court costs due to the City. The City Clerk may establish
procedures to ensure compliance with this section.
Any business doing business in the City of Moscow Mills who
does not obtain and/or display a Moscow Mills business license shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by
imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or by both. Each day of such violation
shall constitute a separate offense.