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Township of Egg Harbor, NJ
Atlantic County
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A. 
Any person engaged in conducting or operating a business within the limits of the Township shall be required to secure a license for any business so conducted or operated.
B. 
No person shall manage or conduct any business or use for any business any wagon, vehicle, stand, store or other place herein required to be licensed, or aid, assist or act as employee, clerk or otherwise in the carrying on of a business, or use any wagon, vehicle, stand, store or other place, as aforesaid, unless a license fee has been paid and the certificate obtained as hereinbefore required.
[Amended 4-28-1999 by Ord. No. 13-1999; 2-13-2013 by Ord. No. 3-2013; 4-10-2013 by Ord. No. 15-2013; 8-28-2013 by Ord. No. 27-2013]
A. 
The license fees per year established in this section shall be in accordance with the following schedule, except those set forth in other sections of the Township Code:
Category
Fee
Auto I
$600
Full service automobile and recreational vehicle agency, including sales, services, repairs and sales of parts, excluding watercraft
Auto II
$150
Auto detail shop
Auto repair garage
Auto service station
Gas station
Towing and storage of motor vehicles other than a junk or salvage yard
Auto III
$200
Motor vehicle rental
Auto IV
$400
Auto junkyard/recycler
Amusement I, including but not limited to:
$400
Amusement park other than as defined in Chapter 65
Batting cages
Billiards
Bowling alley
Driving range
Golf course
Ice skating
Roller skating
Amusement II
$400
Carnival or circus conducted other than for nonprofit fundraising
Flea markets other than for nonprofit fundraising
Animal I
$150
Boarding services other than dogs
Breeding services other than dogs
Pet grooming
Auctions
$100
Auctioneer, requires bond pursuant to § 67-2F
Automated Cleaning Facilities
$200
Dry cleaners
Full service car wash
Laundromat
Coin-Operated Devices, including but not limited to:
$20 per device
Amusement device
Beverage device
Food device
Novelties device
Vending device
Video device
Dining I, facilities with seating capacity up to 30 seats
$200 (plus $1 per seat in excess of 30, barstools exempt)
Diner
Nightclub
Restaurant
Dining II
$100
Coffee shop
Concession stand
Dairy bar
Doughnut shop
Fast-food establishments
Pizza and sub shops
Snack bar
Take-out facilities
Fabrication/Manufacturing of Construction Trades Materials, including but not limited to:
$400
Asphalt
Concrete
Electrical
Glass
Lumber
Metal
Plastics
Plumbing
Propane
Telephone
Junk/Salvage
$400
Junkyard
Salvage yard
Lodging
$200 (plus $20 per sleeping room)
Facilities which furnish sleeping accommodations for short-term guests
Hotels
Motels
Marina I
$150
Dry dock storage
Marina II
$200
Watercraft rental
Watercraft repairs
Watercraft supplies, including fuels
Marina III
$2 per dock/slip
Dock/slip rental
Motion-Picture Theaters
$400 (plus $200 per screen)
IMAX theaters
Movie theaters
Precious Metals-Chapter 172
$500
Retail sales
Wholesale sales
Recycling
$400
Recycling other than automobile recycling
Repair, Supply or Service Business Not Otherwise Classified, including but not limited to:
$150
Advertising/marketing
Check cashing, money orders
Cleaning, commercial and residential
Construction business office
Consultation service
Credit counseling and debt management
Decorators
Distributing gaming machines
Elevator service
Fitness center
Foot reflexology
Fuel company
Funeral services
Glazier
Gutter installation
Hair replacement
Installation of car stereos
Instrument rental
Marine repair
Medical transportation
Overnight delivery service
Pest control
Pet supplies
Pool services and repairs
Printing and copier service
Research/testing facility
Sales and service of electric vehicles
Sewer and drain cleaning
Solar systems and equipment
Spas and pools
Sprinkler repair and installation
Tanning salon
Tattoo shop
Tax preparation
Telephone and installation
Toddlers' gym and birthday parties
Vending distributors
Retail and Wholesale Sales, Warehouse and Storage of Goods, including but not limited to:
$100 (2,000 square feet or less; 20 for each additional square foot)
Appliance parts/sales
Auto glass and mirrors
Bakery
Beverage distributor
Bridal shops
Building supplies
Card and gift shop
Carpet and tile
Casino slot machine warehouse
Casino wholesale supplies
Catering
Construction materials
Convenience store
Dairy bar
Department stores
Diving and marine life sales and service
Electronics store
Factory warehouse
Farm market
Feed store
Florist
Furniture and appliance rental
Furniture store
Grocery/produce store
Hardware store
Herb garden
Home improvements
Jewelry stores
Kitchens and baths
Lawn and garden supplies
Leasing of self-storage
Liquor store
Medical equipment rental and sales
Nutrition store
Office warehouse
Optical store
Pack and mail, payment center
Paint stores
Pet supplies
Pharmaceutical products
Pharmacy stores
Pro shop
Propane sales
Rental business
Retail art gallery
Retail beauty products
Retail clothing store
Retail collectibles
Retail masonry
Retail party supplies
Retail sales, new and used video and computer games
Retail sales of auto parts and accessories
Sales and rentals of tuxedos
Storage units
Testing of machinery
Transportation service office
Vacuum sales and service
Vending distributors
Veterinarians
Warehouse furniture and fixtures
Seasonal Business
$25
Sale of merchandise associates with holidays, not to exceed 60 days
Training Schools, including but not limited to:
$150
Cosmetology
Dance
Drama
Fitness center
Gymnastics and fitness
Information technology
Karate
Masseuse
Modeling
Music
Pharmaceutical education
Phlebotomy
Swimming
Vocal
Wrestling
B. 
All fees are to be calculated on a combination basis, when applicable.
Any person or entity which receives a mercantile license from the Township shall be required, in any and all advertisements for the licensed business activity which state the business location, to state that location as Egg Harbor Township.