A. No person shall engage in or carry on any business, occupation, pursuit, or privilege for which a license fee or tax is imposed by this chapter without having first obtained, and being the holder of, a valid and subsisting license so to do, to be known as an occupation license. Such license is in addition to the general business registration required by Chapter 6.05 BMC.

B. Any person engaging in or carrying on more than one such business, occupation, pursuit, or privilege shall pay the license tax so imposed upon each of the same.

C. Any taxpayer who engages in or carries on any business subject to tax under this chapter without having his occupation license so to do, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter for each day during which the business is so engaged in or carried on, and any taxpayer who fails or refuses to pay the license fee or tax on any part thereof on or before the due date shall be deemed to be operating without having his license so to do. [Ord. 2012-10-047 § 6; Code 1980 at § 15.04.030].