This Chapter shall be known as the Uniform Local Sales and Use
Tax Ordinance.
(Prior code § 6500.250; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
The rate of sales tax and use tax imposed by this Chapter shall
be one percent.
(Prior code § 6500.251; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
This Chapter shall be operative on January 1, 1974.
(Prior code § 6500.252; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
The City Council hereby declares that the ordinance codified
in this Chapter is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes,
and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to
accomplish those purposes:
(a)
To adopt a sales and use tax ordinance which complies with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code;
(b)
To adopt a sales and use tax ordinance which incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code;
(c)
To
adopt a sales and use tax ordinance which imposes a tax and provides
a measure therefor that can be administered and collected by the State
Board of Equalization in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable
to, and requires the least possible deviation from the existing statutory
and administrative procedures followed by the State Board of Equalization
in administering and collecting the California State Sales and Use
Taxes;
(d)
To adopt a sales and use tax ordinance which can be administered in a manner that will, to the degree possible consistent with the provisions of Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, minimize the cost of collecting city sales and use taxes and at the same time minimize the burden of record keeping upon the persons subject to taxation under the provisions of this ordinance.
(Prior code § 6500.253; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
Prior to the operative date this City shall contract with the
State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incident to the
administration and operation of this sales and use tax ordinance;
provided, that if this City shall not have contracted with the State
Board of Equalization prior to the operative date, it shall nevertheless
so contract and in such a case the operative date shall be the first
day of the first calendar quarter following the execution of such
a contract rather than the first day of the first calendar quarter
following the adoption of the ordinance codified in this Chapter.
(Prior code § 6500.254; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the City at the rate stated in Section 6.60.020 of the gross receipts of the retailer from sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this City on and after the operative date.
(Prior code § 6500.255; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
For the purposes of this Chapter, all retail sales are consummated
at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal
property sold is delivered by the retailer or his or her agent to
an out-of-State destination or to a common carrier for delivery to
an out-of-State destination. The gross receipts from such sales shall
include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the State
sales and use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made.
In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the
State or has more than one place of business, the place or places
at which the retail sales are consummated shall be determined under
rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the State Board
of Equalization.
(Prior code § 6500.256; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in this City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the operative date for storage, use or other consumption in this City at the rate stated in Section 6.60.020 of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to State sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made.
(Prior code § 6500.257; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter and except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this Chapter as though fully set forth herein.
(Prior code § 6500.258; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this City shall be substituted therefor. The substitution, however, shall not be made when the word "State" is used as part of the title of the State Controller, the State Treasurer, the State Board of Control, the State Board of Equalization, the State Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California; the substitution shall not be made when the result of that substitution would require action to be taken by or against the City, or any agency thereof rather than by or against the State Board of Equalization, in performing the functions incident to the administration or operation of this Chapter; the substitution shall not be made in those sections, including, but not necessarily limited to, sections referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result of the substitution would be to provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not otherwise be exempt from this tax while such sales, storage, use or other consumption remain subject to tax by the State under the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or to impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax by the State under the said provisions of that Code; the substitution shall not be made in Sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof), 6711, 6715, 6737, 6797, or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code; and the substitution shall not be made for the word "State" in the phrase "retailer engaged in business in this State" in Section 6203 or in the definition of that phrase in Section 6203.
(Prior code § 6500.259; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
If a seller's permit has been issued to a retailer under Section
6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, an additional seller's permit
shall not be required by this Chapter.
(Prior code § 6500.260; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
(a)
The
amount subject to tax shall not include any sales or use tax imposed
by the State of California upon a retailer or consumer.
(b)
The storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property, the gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to tax under a sales and use tax ordinance enacted in accordance with Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code by any city and county, county, or city, in this State shall be exempt from the tax due under this ordinance.
(c)
There
are exempted from the computation of the amount of the sales tax the
gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property to operators
of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the City in
which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of
such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the
authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign
government.
(d)
In
addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of
the Revenue and Taxation Code the storage, use, or other consumption
of tangible personal property purchased by operators of aircraft and
used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the
use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for
hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and
necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this state, the United States,
or any foreign government is exempted from the use tax.
(Prior code § 6500.261; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73; Ord. No. 1292CCS, adopted 12/13/83)
(a)
The
amount subject to tax shall not include any sales or use tax imposed
by the State of California upon a retailer or consumer.
(b)
The storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property, the gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to tax under a sales and use tax ordinance enacted in accordance with Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code by any city and county, county, or city in this State shall be exempt from the tax due under this Chapter.
(c)
There
are exempted from the computation of the amount of the sales tax the
gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property to operators
of waterborne vessels to be used or consumed principally outside the
City in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the
carriage of persons or property in such vessels for commercial purposes.
(d)
The
storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property purchased
by operators of waterborne vessels and used or consumed by such operators
directly and exclusively in the carriage of persons or property of
such vessels for commercial purposes is exempted from the use tax.
(e)
There
are exempted from the computation of the amount of the sales tax the
gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property to operators
of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the City in
which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of
such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the
authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign
government.
(f)
In
addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of
the Revenue and Taxation Code the storage, use, or other consumption
of tangible personal property purchased by operators of aircraft and
used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the
use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for
hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and
necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this State, the United States,
or any foreign government is exempted from the use tax.
(Prior code § 6500.262; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73; Ord. No. 1292CCS, adopted 12/13/83)
Section 6.60.130 shall be operative on the operative date of any act of the legislature of the State of California which amends Section 7202 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or which repeals and reenacts Section 7202 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to provide an exemption from City sales and use taxes for operators of waterborne vessels in the same, or substantially the same, language as that existing in Subdivisions (i)(7) and (i)(8) of Section 7202 as those Subdivisions read on October 1, 1983. In the event Section 6.52.130 shall become operative, Section 6.52.120 shall become inoperative.
(Prior code § 6500.263; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73; Ord. No. 1292CCS, adopted 12/13/83)
All subsequent amendments of the Revenue and Taxation Code which relate to the sales and use tax and which are not inconsistent with Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall automatically become a part of this Chapter.
(Prior code § 6500.264; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against the State or this City, or against any officer of the State or this City, to prevent or enjoin the collection under this ordinance, or Part 1.5 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected.
(Prior code § 6500.265; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
(Prior code § 6500.266; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the
Chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(Prior code § 6500.267; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
Ordinance No. 396 (City Council Series) as amended by Ordinance
No. 432 (City Council Series), Ordinance No. 539 (City Council Series)
and Ordinance No. 810 (City Council Series) are hereby repealed; provided,
however, that said ordinance, as amended shall remain applicable for
the purposes of the administration of said ordinance and the imposition
of and the collection of tax with respect to the sales of and the
storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property prior
to January 1, 1974, the making of refunds, effecting credits, the
disposition of monies collected, and for the commencement or continuance
of any action or proceeding under said ordinance.
(Prior code § 6500.268; amended by Ord. No. 939CCS, adopted 12/30/73)
