Sec. 13-113.  Occupation taxes and permit fees.

 

Itinerant merchants, peddlers, solicitors, street vendors and temporary merchants shall pay the following occupation taxes or permit fees as follows:

 

(a)   Itinerant merchant.  Each itinerant merchant shall pay a permit fee as set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code along with an occupation tax for each vehicle to be used in his or her business, in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per vehicle, per calendar year to the city clerk.  All fees and occupation taxes are nonrefundable.

 

(b)  Peddler or solicitor.  Each peddler or solicitor shall pay a permit fee as set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code.  In addition, each peddler or solicitor shall pay a permit fee as set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code per vehicle used by him or her.  Any person who shall transport, sell or deliver at retail of any particular group of products having a common trademark, trade name, or brand, as agents, employees or retail dealers of the manufacturers or wholesale distributors of such products through whom they market the same shall be exempt hereunder.

 

(c)   Street vendor or temporary merchant.  Each street vendor or temporary merchant shall pay a permit fee as set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code. This fee is nonrefundable.  In addition, each street vendor or temporary merchant shall pay a permit fee as set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code per vehicle used by him or her. 

 

Source:  Ord. No. 3331, § 3, 7-16-85; Ord. No. 5135, § 9, 9-7-10; Ord. No. 5189, § 1, 11-21-11; Ord. No. 5253, § 1, 5-6-13; Ord. No. 5455, § 2, 2-21-17