2014 -- H 7110 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/30/14
A N A C T
Introduced By: Representatives Winfield, and Costantino
Date Introduced: January 15, 2014
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-2-31.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-2-31.3. Business registration fee -- Town of Smithfield. --
(a) All Unless
otherwise provided herein, the owner and operator of each wholesale,
retail, commercial, professional service, or
and manufacturing businesses business,
whether sole proprietorships, partnership, corporations, or any business
entity, shall register their business, company,
trade or office situated in the town of Smithfield with the town clerk tax
assessor of the town of Smithfield. Each registration shall contain
the name of the firm or business, the
name of the owner(s) or and operator(s) of the firm or business, the type of business to be conducted, and
other basic information as required by said tax
assessor.
(b) There shall be a fee for each registration and for each annual renewal thereof. The registration fee shall be five ($5.00) dollars. It shall be unlawful for a person to own or operate a business, described herein in the town of Smithfield without a registration certificate issued hereunder.
(c) Upon proper registration of a business, a registration certificate shall be issued to the registrant by the tax assessor. No other business of the same trade name shall be allowed to register once a certificate of registration has been issued without the approval of the prior registrant in writing. Every registration certificate shall expire the 31st day in December and shall be renewed annually upon payment of the required fee. No certificate shall be issued or renewed if the business fails to provide proof from the tax collector that all municipal taxes assessed to the business, including municipal taxes assessed to any prior business owned or operated by one or more of the principals of the registrant at the same physical location, have been paid to date. Every certificate of registration shall be kept in a conspicuous location on the premises of each business establishment.
(d) Any business required to obtain a liquor, victualing, or any other license to operate under any other section of the general laws, a condition of which is the prior payment of Smithfield municipal taxes, shall be exempt from the requirements of this statute.
(e) Any person, whether as principal,
agent, employee, or otherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this
chapter, shall be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each month or fraction thereof that the violation continues,;
provided, however, that the fine shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
Any fine imposed under this statute and/or the
ordinance promulgated by the town council pursuant to this section may be
appealed to the Smithfield municipal court. The Rhode Island district court and the Smithfield municipal
court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
statute. In addition to imposing the fines provided for herein, the Rhode
Island district court and the Smithfield municipal court may order the closure
of any business described herein until a registration certificate is obtained.
The fines shall inure to the town.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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