Title 45
Towns and Cities

Chapter 2
General Powers

§ 45-2-31.6. Business registration — Town of Cumberland.

(a) All sole proprietorships, partnerships, or any other form of business entity not filed at, or registered with, the secretary of state, shall register their business, company, trade, or office situated in the town of Cumberland with the town clerk of the town of Cumberland. Each registration shall contain the name of the firm or business; the name of the owner(s) or operator(s) of the firm or business; the location of the business; the type of business to be conducted; and other basic information required by the town clerk.

(b) There shall be a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each registration.

(c) Upon registration of a business, a registration certificate shall be issued to the registrant. 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 renewed if the business fails to provide proof from the tax collector that all municipal taxes have been paid to date. Every certificate of registration shall be placed in a conspicuous location in each business establishment.

(d) Any business required to obtain a liquor, victualling, or any other license to operate under any other section of the general laws shall be exempt from paying the fee required by 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) per day for each offense. Any fine imposed under this statute and/or the ordinance promulgated by the town council pursuant to this section may be appealed to the Cumberland municipal court. The fines shall inure to the town and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.