[Ord. No. 5949, 7-28-2025[1]]
A.
Pursuant to the authority granted by, and subject to, the provisions of Sections 144.600 through 144.761, RSMo., a use tax for general revenue purposes, being the equivalent of a sales tax on purchases made from out-of-State sellers by buyers in the City, is imposed for the privilege of storing, using, or consuming within the City any article of tangible personal property. This tax does not apply with respect to the storage, use or consumption of any article of tangible personal property purchased, produced, or manufactured outside this State until the transportation of the article has finally come to rest within this City or until the article has become commingled with the general mass of property of this City.
B.
The rate of the tax shall be equal to the total local sales tax in effect, which currently is 1.25%. If any City sales tax is repealed or the rate thereof is reduced or raised by voter approval, the City use tax rate also shall be deemed to be repealed, reduced, or raised by the same action repealing, reducing, or raising the City sales tax.
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Editor's Note: This tax was passed by a majority of the electorate 11-4-2025.