§ 102-47. Application for, issuance and display of license and business contact information.

(a)

No occupational license shall be issued except upon written application of the person applying for the license. The tax collector, before issuing a license based wholly or in part upon capacity, number of persons employed or any other contingency, shall require the person applying for such license to file, under oath, a statement giving full and complete information relative to the capacity, number of persons employed or other contingency, as the case may be. The applications and statements required by this section shall be retained as part of the records of the tax collector's office for three years.

(b)

The application forms required in this section shall be furnished or approved by the tax collector, and the cost of such forms shall be cost of collection as contemplated in this article.

(c)

The tax collector shall fill out and sign each license before issuing the license to the person paying him the required amount therefor. The tax collector shall make a duplicate of each license issued.

(d)

The person obtaining the license shall keep the license displayed conspicuously at the place of business and in such a manner as to be open to the view of the public and subject to the inspection of all duly authorized officers of the county. Upon failure to do so he shall be subject to the payment of another license tax for engaging in or managing the business or occupation for which the license was obtained.

(e)

Any business within the unincorporated areas of Pasco County that operates or is able to be operated without an employee on site, such as, but not limited to, self-service carwashes, shall have displayed conspicuously at the place of business and in such a manner as to be open to the view of the public and subject to inspection of all duly authorized officers of the county a notice containing the current business name as registered with the Florida Division of Corporations, business mailing address, telephone number, and operator or manager name and, if different, telephone number. The business shall respond to any individual or officer contacting it within five calendar days from the date of initial contact by the individual or officer. Any business within the unincorporated areas of Pasco County that is preempted by federal or state statute, rule or regulation concerning the requirements of this subsection shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection.

(Code 1970, § 16½-7(a)—(c); Ord. No. 75-06, § 7, 2-25-75; Ord. No. 76-21, § 1, 9-14-76; Ord. No. 07-24, § 2, 10-23-07)