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ORDINANCE NO. 2282
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.04 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITI En "I Ir.Enisimi; P przi II ATInNIC"
onald C. Covey, Ma
ORDINANCE NO. 2282 •
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.04 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "LICENSING REGULATIONS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 5.04 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Licensing Regulations" is amended as
follows:
5.04.010 Authority: The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the authority and power
of the city to license, for the purposes of regulation and revenue, all and every kind of business
authorized by law and transacted and carried on within the corporate limits of the city.
5.04.060 Term of License: All licenses shall be for a period of one (1) year, unless otherwise provided in
this chapter; such license is to begin January first of each year and terminate the following
December thirty-first, and it must be renewed annually in advance. No license shall be
transferable. All licenses will be renewed through the Finance Director with payment of the yearly
fee.
5.04.100 Payment of Fee - Time Limit:
A. All persons, copartnerships, companies, associations, or corporations who are engaged in
business or in practice of their trades or professions in the city at the time the ordinance
codified in this chapter shall be in full force and effect shall procure their license to operate for
the year of 1966 on or before January 31, 1966, and on or before the thirty-first day of each
and every January thereafter. In the event the license is not procured on or before January • thirty-first of each year, the following penalties shall apply:
1.If the renewed license fee is not paid before February first, the sum of twenty percent
(20%) of the required license fee shall be assessed as a penalty;
2.The sum of forty percent (40%) of the required renewed license fee shall be assessed as
a penalty if the license fee is not paid before March first;
3.If a business license is not renewed by March 31, an infraction notice will be issued for
non-compliance with this ordinance.
B. All persons, copartnerships, companies, associations, or corporations who commence
business or practice of their trades or professions in the city after the thirty-first day of January
of each and every year, shall within one month from the commencement date procure their
license to operate for the current year and if the license to operate is not procured within the
month, then penalties shall apply and be imposed on the
ORDINANCE NO. 2282
PAGE 2 August 8, 2006
ATTEST:
onald R. Cone, Finance Director
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
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:mes A. Whit.' er, City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 2282
PAGE 2 August 8, 2006
ATTEST: