§ 16-145. License required; imposition of license fees.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any business subject to the license fees referenced in subsection (c), below, to engage in such business within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a license in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this article shall be inapplicable, however, to producers of agricultural products as defined in § 3-561, Arizona Revised Statutes, or to any members of the family or agents or persons in the service of the producer when the agricultural products are sold or disposed of on behalf of and for the benefit of the producer. Those persons who have had prior contact with the owners or occupants and have been invited for the purpose of soliciting or taking orders to a private residence shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.

(b)

There is imposed upon the business specified in this article license fees in the amounts prescribed in this article. No person shall carry on any business named in this article in the city without having procured a license from the city and paying the fee hereinafter prescribed or without complying with any and all applicable provisions of this article. The fee imposed for an exhibition held within the city shall be levied upon the promoter of such exhibition. This fee does not relieve the promoter or any vendor of any transaction privilege tax liability imposed upon gross income pursuant to Appendix C of this Code.

(c)

Every person who engages in the following businesses within the city shall pay the appropriate fee indicated below:

(1)

Magic arts establishment, one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year.

(2)

Solicitor, ten dollars ($10.00) per day per person.

(3)

Promoter, two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), if the application is not submitted at least forty-five (45) days prior to the event and updates to the vendor listing are not provided bi-weekly.

(d)

At the time fingerprints are taken, the applicant shall pay the director a fee covering the cost of obtaining criminal history information for each set of fingerprints required under this article.

(e)

Upon making written request for a duplicate license, a fee of ten dollars ($10.00).

(Code 1972, §§ 13-104, 13-106, 13-111, 13-112; Ord. No. 1879, 5-19-86; Ord. No. 1924, § 1, 11-17-86; Ord. No. 1981, § 2, 12-14-87; Ord. No. 2376, § 2, 7-15-91; Ord. No. 2455, § 3, 8-31-92; Ord. No. 2612, § 2, 11-15-93; Ord. No. 2649, § 2, 4-4-94; Ord. No. 3548, § 2, 3-2-04)