§ 22-32. Issuance; expiration; renewal.

(a)

Any license issued under this article shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued. Each license expires on December 31 of each year and must be renewed on or before January 31 of the following year by filing an application for renewal and paying the applicable renewal fee. The application and payment for renewal must be received by the tax and license division by January 31 to be deemed timely filed.

(b)

Any person who fails to renew the license on or before January 31 of any year and who conducts any activity covered by such license after such date shall be deemed to be operating without a license, shall be subject to all penalties imposed under this chapter against persons unlawfully operating without a license and shall be subject to a penalty of fifty (50) percent of the annual license fee which would have been imposed on the date on which the license expired in addition to payment of the application license fee. All license fees and penalties owed by a person pursuant to this subsection must be paid before a new license is issued to such person.

(c)

Any person who is required to obtain a license under this article and fails to do so prior to conducting any activity covered by such license shall be subject to a penalty of fifty (50) percent of the annual license fee which would have been imposed on the date on which such activities commenced in addition to payment of the application license fee. All license fees and penalties owed by a person pursuant to this subsection must be paid before a new license is issued to such person under this article.

(d)

No license issued under this article shall be renewed unless the licensee is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter at the time of the renewal.

(Ord. No. 2400, § 1, 7-27-04)