§ 5.04.030. Duty of the treasurer.

A.

Application for Licenses. The treasurer shall be charged with the collection of the fees for the licenses required by this chapter. The treasurer shall procure blanks for applications and receipts and books of account in connection with the issuance of licenses. Applicants for licenses shall file with the treasurer an application, in writing, on a form which shall contain the following information:

1.

Name and permanent address of applicant;

2.

Full business name;

3.

Number of employees, including the owners and managers;

4.

A brief description of the nature of the business;

5.

If an agent or representative, the name and address of the principal;

6.

The length of time the right to do business is desired, where applicable;

7.

The endorsement of the building inspector and the zoning officer showing that the business location sought to be licensed does not violate any building or technical code adopted by Butte-Silver Bow or any provision of the Butte-Silver Bow zoning ordinance; providing however, that such endorsements shall not be required on an application for renewal of license;

8.

If engaged in operation of coin-operated machines, the number of machines operated within Butte-Silver Bow.

B.

Issuance of License. It shall be the duty of the treasurer after being presented a properly completed application form to provide a duplicate copy of said form to the commissioners of the district in which the proposed activity is to be located. No license shall be issued until five days have passed from the date of the presentation of the completed application. It shall further be the duty of the treasurer to issue a license after the required time has passed together with tender of the appropriate license fee as provided in Section 5.04.100 unless an inspection by the health officer, sanitary inspector, fire inspector or building inspector indicates a violation of an ordinance existing at the place of business sought to be licensed, in which case such inspector shall submit a written description of said violation specifying the steps necessary to qualify the premises for license, a copy of which shall be furnished to the applicant. The officers herein named shall, where necessary, periodically inspect every place of business in Butte-Silver Bow for determining whether the same is being kept in a safe and proper condition as required by the ordinances of Butte-Silver Bow.

C.

Reminder of Expiration. On or before the first day of January of each year, the treasurer shall notify every business holding a Butte-Silver Bow business license issued in accordance with this chapter that said license will expire on the thirty-first day of January of each year.

(Ord. 233 § 1, 1985; Ord. 184 § 1, 1982; Ord. 20 § 3, 1977)