This article is enacted pursuant to the authority
of P&S Laws 1961, c. 176, § 3-A.
Neither the Town Council nor any other board,
officer, employee or agent of the Town of Bar Harbor shall issue a
license or permit to any business or business owner, whether a corporation,
partnership or sole proprietorship, when such business or business
owner is delinquent in the payment of personal property taxes relating
to said business. The prohibition in this section relates to all permits
and licenses issued by the Town, including but not limited to liquor
licenses, special amusement permits, victualer licenses, building
permits, land use permits and sewer permits.
The prohibition in the preceding section shall
not be enforced during the pendency of an applicant's request for
abatement or an applicant's appeal of the tax assessment that is claimed
to be delinquent.