§ 22-30. License required.

(a)

No person shall engage in, operate or conduct a business within the city, unless under and by the authority of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked general business license issued pursuant to this chapter. A person shall be deemed to operate or conduct an enterprise and violate this section if the person, without a required general business license in effect, supervises, directs, organizes, manages or controls or is in any way responsible for or in charge of the business for which the license is required.

(b)

Businesses required to obtain a special business license pursuant to this chapter, or other provisions of this Code, must also obtain a special business license.

(c)

Neither the issuance nor receipt of a general or special business license shall be deemed to constitute a representation that the business complies with all city, state, federal, or otherwise applicable codes, rules, regulations or laws, or that the business is housed on property or premises that complies with all such laws; nor shall the existence of such an unrevoked license be deemed to preclude any criminal or civil remedy for violation of such ordinances or laws, including but not limited to revocation of the business license. The possession of either a general business license or special business license shall not be deemed to relieve the licensee of the requirement to obtain any other licenses or permits required by city, state, federal, or otherwise applicable codes, rules, regulations or laws, including but not limited to special business licenses required by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2008-09, § 3, 5-8-2008)