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Town of Calera
Oklahoma · Est. 1872
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CHAPTER 110 — Occupational Licenses And Fees

§ 110.01 License Fee Levied On Certain Occupations

   (A)   A license fee may be levied in accordance with state law on persons engaging in, exercising or pursuing any businesses, professions, trades, occupations or privileges in the town for a fee as set by the Town Board by ordinance, motion or resolution, payable quarterly.
   (B)   In order to receive a license under this chapter, every person, firm or corporation regulated pursuant to this section is required to possess a valid and current state sales tax permit if such person, firm or corporation is a vendor subject to the collection of sales taxes under the sales tax codes of the town and state. A copy of this permit shall be provided by the applicant for a license to the Town Clerk-Treasurer prior to issuance of the town license.
(Prior Code, § 9-101)
Editor’s note:
   Fees are levied as follows as of July 1, 1989:
   (A)   Bowling alley, $5 per year per alley; and
   (B)   Pool, billiards or variations of the same, up to three tables: $15 per year, plus $3 per each additional table.
Statutory reference:
   Municipal authority to tax and regulate occupations, see 11 O.S. §§ 22-106 and 22-107

§ 110.02 Application And Issuance; Expiration

   (A)   Application. Applicants for licenses and permits shall file in duplicate with the Town Clerk- Treasurer sworn applications on forms furnished by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 9-104)
   (B)   Fee, issuance and expiration.
      (1)   It is unlawful for any person to engage in, exercise or pursue any business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege for which a license tax is levied by § 110.01 of this chapter or by any other ordinance or ordinance provision without paying the license tax and securing and possessing a valid license therefor.
      (2)   Upon making proper application to the Town Clerk-Treasurer, payment of the license tax and fulfillment of any other condition which may be prescribed by law or ordinance, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a license therefor. Such license taxes shall be credited to the General Fund of the town.
      (3)   Licenses expire one year from the date of issue unless otherwise specified.
(Prior Code, § 9-102)
Penalty, see § 110.99

§ 110.03 Separate Licenses Required

   Every person who engages in, exercises or pursues a business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege for which a license is required at or from more than one place in the town, or who engages in, exercises or pursues more than one such business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege, shall pay the fee and secure a separate license for each such place or for each such business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege.
(Prior Code, § 9-103)

§ 110.04 Acquiring Duplicate For Lost Or Destroyed License

   (A)   Whenever any license to engage in, exercise or pursue a business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege has been lost or destroyed without any wrongful act or connivance by the holder, the Town Clerk-Treasurer, on application, shall issue a duplicate license for the unexpired time. Before the duplicate is issued, the holder shall make and file with the Town Clerk-Treasurer an affidavit that the license has not been transferred, that it has been lost or destroyed without any wrongful act or connivance by the holder and that, if believed lost, he or she has made a diligent search for it and has been unable to find it.
   (B)   The fee for every duplicate license issued, payable to the Town Clerk-Treasurer, shall be set by the Town Board.
(Prior Code, § 9-108)

§ 110.05 Displaying License Required

   (A)   Every holder of a license to engage in, exercise or pursue a business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege shall conspicuously display the license at all times in some part of his or her place of business or activity where a person who has entered the place may readily see it, or if he or she has no particular place of business or activity, shall carry the license and shall display it to any person who requests to see it.
   (B)   In lieu of the manner of displaying such licenses provided in division (A) above, when licenses are required for coin-operated music or amusement devices, vending machines and similar devices and equipment, the license may be placed on or attached to such device or equipment in such a position and manner that it will be clearly visible, and shall be so placed or attached if the license so states on its face.
   (C)   It is unlawful to fail or refuse to display the license as required in this section.
(Prior Code, § 9-105) Penalty, see § 110.99

§ 110.06 Transferring License Prohibited

   The assignment or transfer of licenses shall not be permitted in the town.
(Prior Code, § 9-107) Penalty, see § 110.99
Statutory reference:
   License may not be transferred, see 11 O.S. § 22-107

§ 110.07 Revocation Of License

   Any license issued by the town to any person to engage in, exercise or pursue any business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege may be revoked by the Board of Trustees, after adequate opportunity for a hearing, for either of the following reasons:
   (A)   The licensee is engaging in, exercising or pursuing the business, profession, trade, occupation or privilege in such a manner that he or she has created or is creating a public nuisance as defined by state law or local ordinance; or
   (B)   Serious or repeated violation of the law or ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 9-106) Penalty, see § 110.99

§ 110.08 Contractor Registration Fees

   Registration fees for contractor-related occupations shall be $50 per year. Contractor-related occupations include, but are not limited to, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, mechanical contractors, exterminators or pest control contractors, security alarm contractors, locksmith contractors, water sprinkler contractors and any other contractors who are considered to be skilled tradespersons or who perform general maintenance and construction on commercial or residential buildings.
(Prior Code, § 9-110) (Ord 2019-06, passed 10-21-2019)

§ 110.99 Penalty

   Any person who engages in any business, profession, trade or occupation or who exercises any privilege for which a license is required by this chapter without a valid license as thereby required, or who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction, shall be fined as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code. A violation of this chapter shall also be grounds for the revocation or suspension of a license granted.
(Prior Code, § 9-109)