[HISTORY: Adopted by ordinance 6-14-1993; amended 6-8-1998 by Ord. No. 70; 2-8-1999 by Ord. No. 89; 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 108; 1-14-2002 by Ord. No. 147; 10-15-2002 by Ord. No. 172; 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 338; 6-25-2007 by Ord. No. 415; 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 532; 11-14-2012 by Ord. No. 645. Amendments after 5-13-2020
are noted off of the specific articles, sections or subsections affected.]
A.
For the purpose of this chapter, "business" is defined as a person,
business or other legal entity doing business within the City of Moscow
Mills and maintaining an office or place of business within the City
limits for more than 30 consecutive days in a given year.
B.
"Business" shall not include a person following for a livelihood
the profession or calling of minister of the gospel, duly accredited
Christian Science practitioner, teacher, professor in a college, priest,
lawyer, certified public accountant, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist,
chiropodist, or physician or surgeon in the City.
C.
"Business" shall not include any person following for a livelihood
the profession of insurance agent or broker, veterinarian, architect,
professional engineer, land surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker
or salesman in the City unless that person maintains a business office
within the City of Moscow Mills.
D.
"Business" shall not include any person selling goods or services
for not-for-profit or charitable purposes on a temporary basis or
any person selling agriculture products at a temporary location.
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.
A.
All holders of business licenses shall comply with all City ordinances
and State Statutes.
B.
Business licenses may be revoked by the Board of Aldermen when it
is found that the holder of a business license is in violation of
City ordinances or State Statute, or that the applicant provided false
information to obtain a business license. Prior to revocation, the
holder of the business license shall be given a ten-day written notice
and an opportunity to be heard at a regularly scheduled Board of Aldermen
meeting.
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.