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Title 5
BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
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Chapters:
5.01 General Provisions
5.02 Definitions
5.04 Administration and Enforcement
5.05 License Fee Schedule-Generally
5.08 Aircraft
5.12 Beer
5.32 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
5.40 Hotel Guest Registers
5.52 Liquor-Retail Sale
5.56 Gaming
5.60 Going.Out-of-Business Sales
5.64 Uniform Safety Code Inspection Fees
5.68 Violation-Penalties
5.70 Emergency Medical Services
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Sections:
5.01.010
5.01.020
Chapter 5.01
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title.
Scope.
5.01.010 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the "general licensing ordinance of the
city of Bozeman, Montana." (Ord. 1273 ~ I,
1988)
5.01.020 Scope.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal,
abrogate, annul or in any way impair or inter-
fere with existing provisions of other laws or
ordinances, except those specifically repealed by
this chapter. Where this chapter imposes a
greater restriction upon persons, premises or
personal property than is imposed or required
by such existing provisions of law, or ordinance.
the provisions of this chapter shall control. (Ord.
1273 ~ 2, 1988)
Sections:
5.02.010
5.02.020
5.02.030
5.02.040
5.02.050
5.02.060
5.02.070
5.02.080
5.02.090
5.02.100
5.02.110
Chapter 5.02
DEFINITIONS
Generally.
Business.
City.
City license officer:
Electronic amusement games.
Going out of business sale.
Home occupation.
Itinerant vendor.
license.
Nonprofit organization.
Person.
5.01.010-5.02.050
5.02.120
5.02.130
5.02.140
5.02.150
Property manager.
Square footage.
Temporary premises.
Transient merchant.
5.02.010 Generally.
For the purpose of this chapter, the fol.
lowing terms. phrases, words. and their
derivations shall have the meaning given herein.
When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future,
words in the plural number include the singular
number, words in the singular number include
the plural number. and masculine words shall
include feminine. The word "shall" is always
mandatory and not merely directory. (Ord.
] 273 ~ 3 (part), 1988)
5.02.020 Business.
"Business" is meant to include all kinds of
vocations, occupations, professions. enterprises,
establishments. and all other kinds of activities
and matters, together with all devices, machines,
vehicles and appurtenances used therein, any
of which are conducted for private profit, or
benefit, either directly or indirectly, on any
premises in this city, not exempted by state
law or this chapter. (Ord. ]273 ~ 3 (A), 1988)
5.02.030 City.
"City" is the city of Bozeman, Montana.
(Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (B), 1988)
5.02.040 City license officer.
"City license officer" is the administrative
services director of the city or his designated
representative. (Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (C), 1988)
5.02.050 Electronic amusement games.
"Electronic amusement games" means any
electronic game or mechanical device operated
for the sole purpose of amusement of the
patrons. (Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (D), 1988)
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5.02.060 Going out of business sale.
"Going out of business sale" is a sale held in
such a manner as to reasonably cause the public
to believe that upon the disposal of the stock on
hand, the business will cease and be discoll-
tinued. Going out of business sales shall be
strictly limited to stock on hand at the com-
mencement of the sale. (Ord. ] 273 S 3 (E).
]988)
5.02.070 Home occupation.
"Home occupation" means the use of a
portion of a dwelling as an office, studio or
workroom for occupations at home by one
or more persons residing in the dwelling unit.
No home occupation shaH occupy more than
twenty percent of the gross floor area nor
more than four hundred square feet of gross
floor area. The activity must be clearly
incidental to the use of the dwelling for
dwelling purposes. and shall not change the
character or appearance thereof. (Ord. 1273
~ 3 (F), ] 988)
5.02.080 Itinerant vendor.
"Itinerant vendor" is any person engaged or
employed in the business of selling to consumers
by going from consumer to consumer, either on
the streets or to their places of residence or
employment and soliciting, selling or taking
orders for future delivery of any goods, wares,
or merchandise or for services to be performed
in the future. (Ord. ] 273 ~ 3 (G), ] 988)
5.02.090 License.
"License" is the authority, necessary from the
city, granted the person to whom it is issued to
engage in a specific business or occupation.
(Ord. ] 273 ~ 3 (H), ] 988)
5.02.100 Nonprofit organization.
"Nonprofit organization" is any group which
does not distribute pecuniary gains, profits or
(Bozeman 10-89)
dividends, and pecuniary gains is not the objec-
tive of the organization. Nonprofit organizations
or groups must be recognized as such by the
United States Internal Revenue Service and the
Montana Depart'ment of Revenue. (Ord. 1273
~ 3 (I), ] 988)
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5.02.110 Person.
"Person" is meant to include individual
natural persons. partnerships. joint ventures,
societies, associations. clubs, trustees, trusts,
or corporations; or any officers, agents,
employees, factors, or any kind of personal
representatives of any thereof, in any capacity,
acting either for himself. or for any other
person, under either personal appointment or
pursuant to law. (Ord. ] 273 S 3 (J), 1988)
5.02.120 Property manger.
"Property manager" means a "person" which
rents or leases rental units and does not include
hotels or motels. (Ord. ] 273 S 3 (K), ] 988)
5.02.130 Square footage.
"Square footage" is the total number of
square feet contained within the exterior walls
of a building, used in the business operation
and open to the public. (Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (L),
1988)
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5.02.140 Temporary premises.
"Temporary premises" means any hotel.
motel, roominghouse, storeroom, building, or
any part of any building whatsoever, tent,
vacant lot, freight station, car or truck, tem.
porari]y occupied for the business defined
above. Temporary premises does not include
sales booths, concession stands etc. which are
operated in conjunction with a community
sponsored event authorized by the city com-
mission. (Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (M), 1988)
5.02.150 Transient merchant.
"Transient merchant" means any person who
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brings into temporary premises into the city a
stock of goods, wares or articles of merchandise
or notions or other articles of trade, and who
solicits, sells or offers to sell, or exhibits for
sale, such stock of goods, wares or articles of
merchandise or notions or other articles of
trade is within the meaning of this chapter a
"transient merchant." and such definition shall
continue to apply until such person is con-
tinuously engaged at such temporary premises
for a period of one year. (Ord. 1273 ~ 3 (N).
I 988)
Chapter 5.04
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
5.04.010
5.04.020
5,04.030
5.04.040
5.04.050
5.04.060
5.04.070
5.04.080
5.04.090
5.04.100
5.04.110
5.04.120
5.04.130
5.04.140
5.04.150
5.04.160
5.04.170
5.04.180
5.04.190
5.04.200
Compliance required.
Separate license for branch
establishments.
Joint license.
Exemptions.
City license officer-Duties.
Formal application required.
Change of location.
Transfer of license.
Contents of license-
Information required.
Expiration of license.
License renewal.
Noncompliance-Penalty.
Duties of licensee.
Inspections-Persons authorized.
Authority of inspectors.
Reports by inspectors.
License revocation/suspension-
Generally.
License revocation/suspension-
Procedure.
Appeal.
Unpaid fee constitutes debt.
5.04.010-5.04.040
5.04.210
5.04.220
5.04.230
Action by city attorney.
Civil judgment no bar.
Interstate commerce.
5.04.010 Compliance required.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either
directly or indirectly, to conduct any business
or to use in connection therewith any vehicle,
premises. machine. device. employee, or agent
in whole or in part. for which a license, or
permit. is required by any law or ordinance of
this city, without a license. or permit being
first procured and kept in effect at all such
times as req uired by this ordinance or other
law or ordinance of this city; nor shall the
issuance of a license entitle or authorize the
applicant to open or maintain any business
contrary to the provisions of this ordinance
or law. (Ord. 1273 S 4 (A). 1988)
5.04.020 Separate license for branch
establishments.
A license shall be obtained in the manner
prescribed herein for each branch establish.
ment or location of the business engaged in, as
if each such branch establishment or location
were a separate business; provided that ware.
houses and distributing plants used in con~
nection with and incidental to a business
licensed under the provisions of this ordinance
shall not be deemed to be separate places of
business or branch establishment. (Ord. 1273
~ 4 (8),1988)
5.04.030 Joint license.
A person engaged in two or more businesses
at the same location shall not be required to
obtain separate licenses for conducting each of
such businesses but, when eligible, shall be
issued one license. (Ord. 1273 ~ 4 (C), 1988)
5.04.040 Exemptions,
A. No license shall be req uired of any person
for any mere delivery in the city of any
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5.04.050-5.04.060
property purchased or acquired in good faith
from such person at his regular place of business
outside the city where no intent by such person
is shown to exist to evade the provisions of this
ordinance.
B. No license shall be required of any non-
profit organization as defined by this Ordinance.
C. No license shall be required of any person
under 18 years of age.
D. No license shall be required for any
property manager managing or renting less than
three rental units. (Ord. 1273 ~ 4 (D~G). 1988)
5.04.050 City license officer-Duties.
The city license officer shall collect all license
fees and shall issue license and renewals thereof
in the name of the city to all persons qualified
under the provisions of this ordinance and shall
have the power to:
A. Make Rules. The city license officer shall
promulgate and enforce all reasonable rules and
regulations necessary to the operation and
enforcement of this chapter. All rules are
subject to commission review and modification.
B. Adopt Forms. The city license officer shall
adopt all forms and prescribe the information to
be given therein as to . character and other
relevant matter for all necessary papers.
C. Obtain Endorsement. The city license of-
ficer shall submit all applications to interested
city officials for their endorsements thereon as
to compliance by the applicant with all city
regulations which they have the duty of
enforcing.
D. Investigate. The city license officer shall
investigate and determine the eligibility of any
applicant for a license as prescribed herein.
E. Examine Records. The city license officer
shall examine the books and records of any
applicant of licensee when reasonably necessary
to the administration and enforcement of this
chapter.
F. Give Notice. The city license officer shall
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notify any appiicant of the acceptalll.:e or
or rejection of his application and shall. upon
his refusal of any license or permit. at the appli-
cant's request. state in writing the reasons
therefor and deliver them to the applicant. New
applicants wilI be notified within seven working
days.
G. Register of Licenses. The city license
officer shall maintain at all times a license
register. in which shall be entered the full name
of each licensee. the address at which such
business is conducted. the date of the issuance,
the purpose for which the license is issued, the
amount paid therefor. the telephone and address
of the applicant. and the time such license will
continue in force. (Ord. 1273 ~ 5, 1988)
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5.04.060 Formal application required.
Every person req uired to procure a license
under the provisions of any ordinance or law of
the city shall submit an application for such
license to the city license officer. The applica.
tion requirements are as follows:
A. Form of Application. The application
shall be a written statement upon forms
provided by the city license officer.
B. Contents of Application. The applicant is
required to disclose all information necessary
to comply with this chapter and of any other
information which the city license officer shall
find to be reasonably necessary to the fair
administration of this chapter.
C. Compliance with Laws and Regulations_
Issuance of a business license is contingent upon
a business being in compliance with all
applicable zoning, building and fire codes and
other laws and regulations which protect the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
community.
D. Payment of Fees. The application shaH be
accompanied by the full amount of the fees
chargeable for such license. (Ord. 1273 S 6 (A),
1988)
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5.04.070 Change of location.
A licensee shall have the right to change the
location of the licensed business; provided. he
shall comply with zoning, building. engineering
and fire regulations. A lil;ensee shall:
A. Obtain a new license for such change of
location;
B. Pay a new special services and regulatory
inspection fee. (Ord. 1273 @ 6 (8), 1988)
5.04.080 Transfer of license.
A licensee hereunder shall have the right to
transfer his license to another person provided
he shall:
A. Execute the transfer in the form and
under the conditions required by law and as
prescribed by the license officer;
B. Promptly report the completed act of
transfer to the license officer;
C. Upon the completion of a transfer of
license in compliance with Section 5.04.060.
be issued a new license t~ the transferee for the
unexpired term of the old license.
D. Pay the required fee. (Ord. 1273 * 6 (e).
1 988)
5,04.090 Contents of license-Information
required.
Each license issued hereunder shall state
upon its face the following:
A. The name, address, and telephone number
of the licensee and any other name under which
such business is to be conducted;
B. The type and address of each business so
licensed;
C. The amount of license fee therefor;
D. The dates of issuance and expiration
thereof;
E. Approval of the various regulatory depart.
ments of the city;
F. Such other information as the license
officer shall determine. (Ord. 1273 ~ 10, 1988)
5.04.100 Expiration of license.
All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter
5 .04.070~S .04.130
shall expire o'n December 31 st of the year in
which such license is issued. (Ord. 1273 ~ 8 (A).
1988)
5.04.110 License renewal.
Every person lkensed to engage in any
business covered by this title. if such business
is to be continued. shall renew stich license by
February 15th of the next calendar year. (Ord.
1273 ~ 8 (8).1988)
5.04.120 Noncompliance-Penalty,
Failure of a business to either obtain a new
business license or to renew a business license
as required by this chapter shall result in a
delinquent charge of ten percent of the annual
license and inspection fee, for each month the
application remains delinquent. (Ord. 1273 ~
9. 1988)
5.04.130 Duties of licensee.
A. General Standards of Conduct. Every
lil;ensee under this Ordinance shall:
I. Permit all reasonable inspections of his
business by public authorities so authorized
by law;
2. Ascertain and at all times comply with
all laws and regulations applicable to such
licensed business;
3. Avoid all illegal. forbidden, improper or
unnecessary activities, practices or conditions
which do or may affect the public health, safety.
or welfare;
4. Refrain from operating the licensed
business on premises after expiration of his
license and during the period his license is
revoked or suspended.
B. Display of License. Every licensee under
this chapter shall post and maintain such license
upon the licensed premises in a place where it
may be seen at all times by the public_ (Ord.
1273 ~ 11,1988)
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5.04.140.:....5.04.190
5.04.140 Inspections-Persons authorized.
The following persons are authorized to
conduct inspections in the manner prescribed
herein:
A. License Officer. The license officer shall
make all investigations reasonably necessary to
the enforcement of this chapter.
B. City Officers. All police. fire. building
inspectors. city engineers. zoning official, and
other officials designated by the license officer.
shall inspect and examine businesses located
within their respective jurisdictions to enforce
compliance with the chapter. (Ord. 1273 S 13
(A), 1988)
5.04.150 Authority of inspectors.
All persons authorized herein to inspect
licensees and businesses shall have the authority
to enter, with or without search warrant. at all
reasonable times, the following premises:
A. Those for which a license is required:
B. Those for which a license was issued and
which, at the time of inspection, are operating
under such license:
C. Those for which the license has been
reovked or suspended. (Ord. 1273 ~ 13 (8).
1988)
5.04.160 Reports by inspectors.
Persons inspecting licensees. their businesses,
or premises as herein authorized shall report all
violations of this chapter or of other laws or
ordinances to the city attorney and shall submit
such other reports as the city attorney shall
order. (Ord. 1273 ~ 13 (C), 1988)
5.04.170 License revocation/suspension-
Generally.
The license officer may suspend or revoke a
license when the licensee commits one or more
of the following acts or omissions:
A. The violation of any provision of this
chapter;
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B. The violation of any ordinances provi.
sions relating to the health. safety and welfare
of the citizens of the community; or
C. The securing of any license by fraud or
misrepresentation, to specifically include false
or incorrect information on the license applica-
tion. (Ord. 1273 ~ 14.1988)
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5.04.180 License revocation/suspension-
Procedure.
When any of the acts or omissions as herein
enumerated are committed by a license holder
and the license is suspended or revoked, the
procedure shall be as follows:
A. The licensee shall be notified in writing
by the license officer at least seven days
prior to the action contemplated and the reasons
therefor.
B. Upon receipt of the notice, the licensee
may request a hearing. Such request shall be in
writing and shall be received by the license
officer within seven days of the receipt of
notice. Failure on the part of the licensee to
request a hearing in writing and within the
specified time period shall be deemed a waiver
of his right to a hearing.
C. If a hearing is requested by the licensee,
the license officer shall set a time, date and place
and shall so notify the licensee, in writing.
D. When a hearing is conducted, the licensee
and other interested parties may be in at.
tendance. The city shall present the evidence
supporting the contemplated action. The
licensee may present evidence. The license
officer shall take all evidence admitted under
advisement and once a decision has been made,
the license officer shall notify the licensee of
the findings and rule in writing. (Ord. 1273 ~
15,1988)
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5.04.190 Appeal.
A. Right of Appeal. Any person aggrieved by
any decision of the license officer shall have
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the right of appeal to the city commission by
filing a written appeal with the clerk of com-
mission within twenty days following the
effective date of the action taken or the decision
made.
B. Contents of Appeal. Such appeal shall set
out a copy of the order or decision appealed
and shall include a statement of the facts relied
upon to avoid such action taken or decision
made.
C. Notification of License Officer. At the
time of filing any such appeal a copy thereof
shall be filed by the appellant with the license
officer.
D. Hearing. The city commission shall fix a
time and place for hearing the appeal and shall
personally serve a written notice. as provided
herein, upon the appellant informing him
thereof. The city commission shall also give
such notice to the license officer and such
officer shall be entitled to appear and defend
such action taken or decision made.
E. Effect of Decision. The findings of the
city commission shall be final and conclusive
and shall be personally served upon the ap-
pellant as required herein. (Ord. 1273 S 16.
1988)
5.04.200 Unpaid fee constitutes debt.
The amount of any unpaid fee, the pay-
ment of which is required hereunder, shall
constitute a debt due the city. (Ord. 1273 S
17 (A), 1988)
5.04.210 Action by city attorney.
The city attorney may institute civil suit
in the name of the city to recover any such
unpaid fee. (Ord.1273 ~ 17 (B), 1988)
5.04.220 Civil judgment no bar.
No civil judgment, or any act by the city
attorney, the license officer or the violator
shall bar or prevent a criminal prosecution
5.04.200-5.05.010
for each and every vioiation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1273 S 17 (C), 1988)
5.04.230 Interstate commerce.
Nothing in this title is intended to operate so
as to interfere with the power of the Congress
of the United States to regulate the commerce
between the states. (Ord. 1273 S 18, 1988)
Chapter 5.05
LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE - GENERALLY
Sections:
5.05.010
5.05.020
5.05.030
Business license fees.
Allocation of fees.
Prorated fee for new general
businesses.
Rebate of fee-General
prohibition.
5.05.040
5.05.010 Business license fees.
All business lkense fees. unless otherwise
specified in this title. shall be based on the
square footage of the business being licensed in
consideration of the costs of administering this
title and the regulatory costs incurred. The fee
schedule is as follows:
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5.05.010
LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE
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GENERAL BUSINESSES:
Square Footage
Registration &
License Fee
Special Services
& Regulatory
Inspection Fee Total Fee
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200 - 999
1.000 . 1 .999
2,000 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 & Over
$25
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25
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25
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$ 0
25
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100
175
225
$ 25
50
75
125
200
250
SPECIFIC BUSINESSES:
Special Services
Registration & & Regulatory
License Fee Inspection Fee Total Fee
Itinerant Vendors $25 $ 5 $ 30
Home Occupation 10 .0. 10
Transient Merchants 25 50 75 .
Pawnbrokers 25 125 150
Carnivals/Rodeos/Fairs Per Visit not to
exceed 7 consecutive days 25 200 225
Going.Out.Of.Business 25 25 50
Hotels/Motels
1 - 15 Rooms 25 25 50
15+ Rooms (+$2/Rm)* 25 25+ * Varies
Transfer Fee 10 .0. 10
Amusement Games/Machine
(M) 15/M 15/M
Machines depicting sexual activity/Machine
(M) 2S/M 7S/M 100/M
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5.05.020 Allocation of fees.
All fees collected under this title shall be deposited
by the city treasurer in the city's general fund and be
used to support the various departments, divisions,
and activities of the city which provide regulation
and to recover the costs of the administering of this
title. (Ord. 1273 ~ 7 (B), 1988)
5.05.030 Prorated fee for new general
businesses.
The license fee of any new general business
commenced after the beginning of the license period
will be prorated on a semiannual basis. (Ord. 1273 ~
7 (C), 1988)
5.05.040 Rebate offee-General prohibition.
No rebate or refund of any license fee or part
thereof shall be made by reason of the nonuse of such
license or by reason of a change of location or
business rendering the use of such license ineffective.
(Ord. 1273 ~ 7 (D), 1988)
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Chapter 5.08
AIRCRAFT
Sections:
5.08.010
Throwing objects from airplanes
prohibited- Exceptions.
Commercial enterprises involving
aircraft-Permit required.
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5.08.010 Throwing objects from airplanes
prohibited-Exceptions.
No person in any aircraft or mechanical contriv-
ance used for flying shall cause or permit to be
thrown out, dropped, discharged, hurled or released
within the corporate limits of the city any object or
thing of any kind or description from said aircraft or
mechanical contrivance used for flying, except loose
water or gasoline or loose sand ballast when
absolutely essential to the safety of the occupants of
the aircraft, and except as provided in Section
5.08.020 of this chapter. It is declared to be the
5.05.020-5.08.020
intention hereof that this section shall be strictly
construed, and shall prohibit the distribution of
handbills, circulars, cards, papers, magazines or other
printed matter from such aircraft or mechanical
contrivance used for flying, except as provided in
Section 5.08.020 of this chapter. (Prior code ~
6.06.010)
5.08.020 Commercial enterprises involving
aircraft-Permit required.
No person shall distribute printed or written matter
of any kind from, make public exhibition flights in,
carry or tow banners on or from, operate a
loudspeaking device from, or carry explosives in any
aircraft or mechanical contrivance used for flying
within and over the corporate limits of the city,
without first obtaining a permit to do so from the
director of public safety. The director of public safety
is authorized to issue permits to the pilots or
operators of aircraft or mechanical contrivances used
for flying for the purposes set forth, if the person
operating the aircraft or mechanical contrivance is
duly licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration
and if, in his judgment, the operation thereof will not
endanger public safety of the inhabitants of the city
and will promote some interest or cause for the
benefit of the city itself, its citizens or the citizens of
the United States. Such permit shall set forth the
nature and extent of the operation for which the
permit is issued and the duration of the
permit. (Prior code ~ 6.06.020)
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5.12.010-5.12.030
Sections:
5.12.010
5.12.020
5.12.030
5.12.040
5.12.050
5.12.060
5.12.070
5.12.080
5.12.090
5.12.100
5.12.110
5.12.120
Chapter 5.12
BEER
Applicability.
License-Exceptions.
City license required- Appli-
cation-License fees.
Form of city license.
Special permits--When granted.
Special permits--Limitations--
Fees.
City license not transferable--
Exceptions.
City license suspension or revo-
cation conditions.
City license fees.
Inspection and control of
premises.
Restrictions on drinking in a
public place.
Violation-Penalty.
5.12.010 Applicability.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, the
definitions, words, phrases and expressions as set
forth in this chapter are to be construed the same as
those set forth in the Montana Alcoholic Beverage
Code. Wherever the words "Montana Alcoholic
Beverage Code" are used in this chapter, they shall
be held and construed to refer to that code.
R All of the prohibitory and regulatory
provisions contained in the Montana Alcoholic
Beverage Code are adopted as provisions of this
chapter and all licenses issued under the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to all applicable
prohibitory and regulatory provisions of the code in
addition to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1492
S 1, 1999: prior code S 4.04.010)
5.12.020 License-Exceptions.
A. The sale of alcoholic beverages is permitted
only in districts authorized in Title 18 of this code to
allow such sales.
(Bozeman 11..0 I)
B. The limitations set forth in Section 16-3-
306(1) MCA (1997) do not apply to restaurants
holding a "restaurant beer and wine license" also
known as a "cabaret beer and wine license" nor to
those owning a "catering endorsement" as those
terms are defined in the Montana Alcoholic Beverage
Code. However, nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to allow the business license to be
unilaterally approved and all must apply for and
receive a conditional use permit as set forth in Title
18 of this code. (Ord. 1492 S 2, 1999: prior code S
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5.12.030 City license required-Application
-License fees.
A. No person shall manufacture or sell alcohol in
the city, under the provisions of the Montana
Alcoholic Beverage Code, or at all, without first
procuring a license to do so from the city.
Application for a city license shall be made to the
city commission on a form to be provided by the
director of finance. Separate licenses shall be
required for the sale of beer and for the sale of wine.
The application will be signed by the applicant,
notarized, include the license fee and contain, at a
minimum, the following information:
1. Applicant's name, age, and address;
2. The business' name and address or, in the case
of a transfer or relocation, the address of the
proposed new location;
3. The type of alcohol beverage license either
applied for or granted by the state of Montana, when
it was applied for, date it was granted and expiration
date;
4. A short statement of the applicant's purpose
for obtaining the license;
s. A short explanation for the applicant's benefit
explaining the city's authority to revoke or suspend
the business license in response to a similar action by
the state of Montana.
B. The application shall be filed with the clerk of
the commission and presented for the consideration
of the commission. The commission may, in its
discretion, postpone any action for investigation or
other good cause. The action ofthe commission with
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reference to the application shall be recorded in the
meeting's minutes.
C. If the application is rejected, the reasons must
be noted in the minute entry, the applicant notified,
and the tendered fee returned.
D. License fees must be payable in advance and
shall accompany the application therefore, whether
original or renewal. All licenses under this chapter
will expire at midnight of December 31 st, in the year
for which such license is issued. In the event that a
license is granted after June 30th of any year, the
license fee will be one-half of the entire yearly
license.
E. If the entire yearly license fee has been paid in
advance and the business under the license is
discontinued before July I st in the year in which such
license is granted, the director of finance will refund
one-half of the yearly license fee upon surrender of
the license, make an appropriate book entry, and
report to the commission.
5.12.040 Form of city license.
A. Licenses issued under the provisions of this
chapter must be prominently posted in the business
and will contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
1. The licensee's name and the business' name
and address;
2. The purpose for the license;
3. The expiration date of the license; and
4. The minute book and page number containing
the commission's approval.
B. The director of finance will keep an accurate
record of all licenses issued under this chapter,
showing the date issued, the minute book and page
where authority for its issuance is found, the date of
issuance, to whom issued, the amount collected, the
date of expiration, a description of the premises,
change of location, or transfer, if any, and minute
entry showing authority therefor, and any other
pertinent fact with reference to such license, so that
the same may be conveniently available. (Ord. 1492
~ 4, 1999: prior code ~ 4.04.040)
5.12.040-5.12.070
5.12.050 Special permits-When granted.
A. The city commission, in its discretion and
upon application, may grant a special permit to sell
beer or wine for consumption on the premises to the
following:
1. Any association or corporation conducting a
picnic, convention, fair, civic or community
enterprise or sporting event within the city limits;
2. A nonprofit arts organization, organized and
operated for the principal purpose of providing
artistic or cultural exhibitions, presentations, or
performances for viewing or attendance by the
general public, to be served at an exhibition,
production, performance or program for on-premises
consumption; and
3. Any other organization or for any other reason
the city commission, in its discretion, determines
should be allowed to serve or sell alcohol during a
function.
B. The application for a special permit shall be
granted only upon the organization acquiring a
special permit from the state of Montana as provided
in the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code. The
applicant must specify the location and nature of the
event and the period it is scheduled to be held. All
applications will be signed by one or more of the
association's officers, will be notarized and will be
accompanied by the amount of the permit fee. The
permit issued under this section will not authorize the
sale of beer or wine for a longer period than one day
before the event is scheduled to begin and one day
after the event has been concluded. (Ord. 1492 ~ 5,
1999: prior code ~ 4.04.050)
5.12.060 Special permits--Limitations-Fees.
The city commission will, on an annual basis, set
the fee for alcohol licenses as well as special permits
by resolution. (Ord. 1492 ~ 6, 1999: prior code ~
4.04.055)
5.12.070 City license not transferable--
Exceptions.
No license issued under the provisions of this
chapter shall be transferable except as provided in the
Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code, and then only
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after such transfer is approved by the city
commission after written application for permission
to transfer. Such application shall be in writing, and
the same form as in the original business license
application in accordance with S. ~2.030 herein. (Ord.
149297, 1999: prior code 94.04.060)
5.12.080 City license suspension or revoca-
tion conditions.
The revocation or suspension of any license or
permit granted under the provisions of the Montana
Alcoholic Beverage Code will also operate as a
suspension or revocation, as the case may be, of any
license granted under this chapter. (Ord. 1492 9 8,
1999: prior code 9 4.04.080)
5.12.090 City license fees.
A. The license fees under this chapter shall be as
follows:
I. Brewers, one hundred dollars annually;
2. Wholesalers, seventy-five dollars annually;
3. Retailers of beer, two hundred dollars
annually;
4. Retailers of wine, two hundred dollars
annually;
5. Clubs, thirty-five dollars annually;
payable with the application and subject to the half-
yearly rate as hereinbefore provided. Fees and fines
collected under this chapter shall be allocated to the
"protection of life and property fund" of the city of
Bozeman, it being hereby recited that licenses
imposed under the provisions of this chapter are
exlusively for the purpose of defraying the cost of
necessary police regulation, inspection and control
under the police power of the city, and not for
revenue, and that any business licensed under this
chapter requires and is subject to the general police
regulations of the city for the safety, health, peace,
quietness and good order of the city and the
inhabitants thereof.
B. All fees provided for in this chapter are in
addition to any and all other license fees required to
be paid under any other ordinance of the city. (Prior
code 9 4.04.090)
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5.12.100 Inspection and control of premises.
Any business licensed under this chapter shall at
all times be subject to the police inspection and
control of the city. The licensee, and/or employees
of such licensee, hereunder, shall at all times permit
any member of the city commission, city manager,
city attorney, director of finance, health officer, and
member of the police force of the city, and they
and/or any of them shall have the right to enter the
premises where such licensed business is conducted
for inspection of such premises and every part
thereof, and for exercise of police supervision,
inspection and control thereof, including arrests, so
long as any business licensed under this chapter shall
be conducted therein or in any part thereof. Denial,
restriction or obstruction of such right or permission
shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, make any
license granted hereunder subject to revocation or
suspension forthwith, and subject the offender to the
fines and penalties herein provided. (Prior code 9
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5.12.110 Restrictions on drinking in a
public place.
"Public place" includes any place, building or
vehicle to which the public has, or is permitted to
have access and any place of public resort. It is
unlawful for any person to drink beer in any public
place in the city and within the jurisdiction thereof,
except where the sale and drinking of beer is licensed
and/or permitted under the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code 9 4.04.110)
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5.12.120 Violation-Penalty.
Every person, including those employed in or in
connection with any business licensed under this
chapter, who is convicted in the police court of the
city of any violation of this chapter shall be subject to
a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in the city or county jail for not less
than ten days nor more than six months, or both such
fine and imprisonment; and in addition to such fine
and imprisonment, or either, if the convicted person
is a licensee under this chapter, or an employee of
such licensee engaged in or about, or in connection
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licensed, such license may be revoked or suspended,
as provided in Section 5.12.080 of this chapter. (Prior
code S 4.04.120)
Chapter 5.32
PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND
DEALERS
Sections:
5.32.010
5.32.020
5.32.030
5.32.040
5.32.050
5.32.060
5.32.070
License required.
Definitions.
License--Application-Fee.
Register required.
Register-Examination by police.
Purchases from minors.
Duration articles must be held.
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Every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer before
doing any business in the city shall first procure a
license therefor as provided in Chapter 5.04. (Ord.
1117 S 9 (part), 1982: prior code S 3.32.010)
5.32.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall
have the following meanings:
A. "Pawnbroker" means any person whose
business it is to take or receive by way of pledge,
pawn or exchange, any goods, wares or merchandise,
or any kind of personal property whatever, for the
repayment or security of money loaned thereon.
B. "Secondhand dealer" means any person who
engages in the business of buying and selIing
secondhand goods, wares or merchandise. of any
kind whatever. (Ord. 1117 S 9 (part), 1982: prior
code S 3.32.020)
5.32.030 License--Application-Fee.
Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer desiring
to do business in the city shall file with the director
of finance an application as required in Chapter 5.04
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and pay the fee as required in Chapter 5.06. (Ord
1117 S 9 (part), 1982: prior code S 3.32.030)
5.32.040 Register required.
Every person licensed under the provisions of this
chapter shall keep a book in which shalI be entered in
legible writing, the name of all articles, and the
description of each (when practicable), of all
property purchased or taken as a pledge, pawn or
security for money paid, advanced or loaned thereon;
and such register and the property so purchased or
taken together with the names and residences of the
person from whom such property was purchased or
taken shall at all times be subject to examination as
required in Section 5.32.050. (Ord. 1117 S 9 (part),
1982: prior code S 3.32.040)
5.32.050 Register-Examination by police.
No person keeping a register as required in Section
5.32.040 shall fail. neglect. or refuse to exhibit the
same to the chief of police, or any policeman, or any
third party accompanied by such officer, or any
person brought as a friend to redeem property
pledged by another, when requested to do so, or
refuse to permit the chief of police, or any policeman,
or any third party brought by a pledge or to redeem
the property pledged, to inspect any such article
purchased or received. (Ord. 1117 S 9 (part), 1982:
prior code S 3.32.050)
5.32.060 Purchases from minors.
No person licensed to do business under the
provisions of this chapter shall purchase or receive
any article from a minor. without the written consent
of a parent or guardian of such minor. Such written
consent shall be kept for inspection of any person
who may desire to see the same. (Ord 1117 S 9 (part),
1982: prior code S 3.32.060)
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5.32.070 Duration articles must be held.
No property or article purchased or recieved,
by any pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall
be sold or taken from the place of business of
such pawnbroker or secondhand dealer for one
week after the date of its receipt and entry of its
description in the register, except upon written
authority of the chief of police and when same
is sold, the name of the person to whom sold
shall be entered into the register o.pposite the
article sold. (Ord. 1117 ~ 9 (part), 1982: prior
code ~ 3.32.070)
Chapter 5.40
HOTEL GUEST REGISTERS
Sections:
5.40.010
5.40.020
5.40.030
Definition-Hotel.
Guest.
Failure to sign register-False
en tries.
5.40.010 Definition-Hotel.
For purposes of this chapter the word "hotel"
means and includes motels, inns, boardinghouses
and lodginghouses. (Ord. III 7 ~ I I (part),
1982: prior code * 3.40.010)
5.40.020 Guest.
A. Within the meaning of this chapter a
"guest" is any person who resorts to a hotel,
as defined in Section 5.40.0 10, within the limits
of the city for refreshment or lodging for any
period of time during the day or night.
B. Every hotel in the city shall keep and
maintain a register in which each guest shall
enter their name and address upon the day of
arrival.
C. Failure to provide or maintain such a
register, or failure to require any guest to enter
5.32.070-5.52.010
their name and address therein on the day of
arrival, or to knowingly enter or permit such
guest to enter a false or fictitious name or
address in such register as the name and address
of such guest, shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1117 ~ II (part), 1982: prior code ~
3.40.020)
5.40.030 Failure to sign register-False
entries.
Any guest who fails or refuses to enter their
name and address in the register provided upon
their arrival, or who enters a false or ficitious
name or address as his own in such register, shall
be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1117 S 11 (part), 1982: prior code S
3.40.040)
Chapter 5.52
LIQUOR-RETAIL SALE
Sections:
5.52.010
5.52.020
Defmitions.
Ci ty licenses-Requirements
generally-Statutory provisions.
City licenses- Application-
Form, contents and filing.
City licenses-Form of issuance.
Deposit and use of license fees.
Violation-Penalty .
5.52.030
5.52.040
5.52.050
5.52.060
5.52.010 Deflnitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, the words and
phrases set out in Section 2 of Chapter 84 of
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the State of Montana, 1937, codified as RCM
Chapter 4-4, shall be given the interpretation
and meaning given to such words and phrases
in'Section 2, and all 'other words and phrases
used in this chapter shall be given their usual and
ordinary meaning according to the common un-
derstanding and usage of the English language.
(Prior code S 4.08.010)
5.52.020 City licenses-Requirements
generally-Statutory provisions.
'A. All licensees of the Montana Liquor
Control Board licensed to sell liquor at retail
in the city shall pay therefor to the city fifty
percent of the amount paid to the state for the
license to sell liquor at retail from Montana
Liquor Control Board; that is to say:
1. Fraternal organizations, sixty~five dollars
per year;
2. All other licensees, three hundred dollars
per year;
provided, that the city will make such pro-
portionate refund of any license paid under
this chapter as is made by the state, if any, for
a part of a year, when such license may be in-
effective to permit operations under it, upon
like license issued by the 25th Legislative assem~
bly of the state, 1937, under the provisions of
which this chapter is adopted.
B. No license shall be issued by the city un-
der this chapter unless the applicant therefor is
licensed by Montana Liquor Control Board to
sell liquor at retail in the city, and any license
issued under this chapter shall be subject to all
of the provisions of Chapter 84 of the Laws of
the 25th Legislative Assembly of the State of
Montana, 1937, codified as RCM Chapter 4-4,
all of the rules and regulations of Montana
Liquor Control Board adopted and promul~
gated pursuant to the provisions of Section 22
of said Chapter 4-4, and all of the provisions
of this chapter, and all other applicable chapters
of the code of the city where not in conflict
with the provisions of said Chapter 84, said
rules and regulations of this chapter. (Prior
code ~ 4.08.020)
5.52.020-5.52.030
5.52.030 City licenses-Application-Form,
contents and ming.
A. Applications for license under the pro-
visions of this chapter shall be in writing, signed
and sworned to by the applicant before a
person authorized to administer oaths, and be
substantially in the following form:
City of Bozeman, Montana
Application for License to Sell Liquor at Retail
Under Chapter 5.52 of the Bozeman Code
Date
I, , hereby make appli-
cation to the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman for a license to sell liquor at retail
in the City of Bozeman at the premises
known and described as
, in said City, and I hereby state:
That I am the holder of a license from
Montana State Liquor Control Board to sell
liquor at retail in the City of Bozeman at the
above described premises.
That said license is dated
19_, and is Numbered
That said license is in full force and effect
and has not been suspended nor revoked.
I agree that if the license hereby applied
for is granted it
1. Shall expire with the expiration of the
license from Montana Liquor Control Board
in this application above described.
2. Shall be subject to all of the provisions
of Chapter 84 of the Laws of the 25th Legis~
lative Assembly of the State of Montana, all
rules and regulations adopted and promul-
gated by Montana Liquor Control Board pur-
suant to the provisions of Section 22 of said
Chapter 84, all of the provisions of Chapter
5.52 of the City of Bozeman under which
this application is made, and all other ap-
plicable ordinances of the City of Bozeman
where not in conflict with the provisions of
said Chapter 84 and said rules and regulations.
3. Shall stand suspended or revoked upon
suspension or revocation of the license from
Montana Liquor Control Board,' hereinabove
referred to and described.
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4. Shall not be transferable.
The fee of $ for the license hereby
applied for accompanies this application and
is tendered herewith.
(Signed)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
day of ,19_
B. Such application shall be filed with the
clerk of the city commission and be presented
by the clerk to the commission at its first regu~
lar meeting after such filing. (Prior code S
4.08.030)
5.52.040 City Iicenses-':Ponn of issuance.
Any license issued under the provisions of
this chapter shall be substantially in the follow-
ing form:
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
Retail Liquor License
is hereby licensed
to sell liquor at retail at the premises known
and described as , Bozeman,
Montana, subject to all of the provisions of
Chapter 84 of the Laws of the 25th Legis~
lative Assembly of the State of Montana,
1937, the rules and regulations adopted and
promulgated by Montana Liquor Control
Board pursuant to Section 22 of said Chapter
84, of all of the provisions of Chapter 5.52
of the city code, and all other applicable
city ordinances where not in conflict with
the provisions of Chapter 84, and said rules
and regulations.
This license runs concurrently, and expires,
with the license issued by Montana Liquor
Control Board to the above named
, which is dated
19 , and is numbered
This license must be posted in a conspicu~
ous place in the premises above described and
alongside the license from Montana liquor
Control Board as above dated and numbered.
(Bozeman 4.83) 66
Director of Finance, City of Bozeman
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(Prior code S 4.08.040)
5.52.050 Deposit and use oflicense fees.
Fees and fines collected under this chapter
shall be allocated to the "protection of life and
property fund" of the city, it being hereby re-
cited that licenses imposed under the provisions
of this chapter are exclusively for the purpose
of defraying the cost of necessary police regu~
lation, inspection and control under the police
power of the city, and not for revenue, and that
any business licensed under this chapter re-
quires and is subject to the general police regu~
lations of the city for the safety, health, peace,
quietness and good order of the 'city and the
inhabitants thereof. All fees provided for in this
chapter are in addition to any and all other
license fees required to be paid under any other
city ordinance. (Prior code ~ 4.08.060)
5.52.060 Violation-Penalty.
Every person (as defined by Subsection 6 of
Section 2 of Chapter 84 of the Laws of the 25th
Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana)
who violates any of the provisions of this chap~
ter, shall, upon conviction thereof in the police
court, be fined in a sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city
or county jail for not exceeding ninety days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment; and
the police magistrate, upon such conviction,
shall certify the same forthwith to the city
commission who may, in its discretion, forward
such certificate to the Montana Liquor Control
Board with a request that the license issued to
the offender by such board be suspended or
revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
84 applicable to. sucl1, case. (Prior code &
4.08.050)
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Editor's Note: Present liquor control regulations are codified
under the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code at MeA ~ 16-1-101
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Sections:
5.56.010
Chapter 5.56
GAMING
Hours of operation of
authorized live card games.
5.56.010 Hours of operation of authorized
live card games.
Pursuant to Section 23-5-307, Montana Code
Annotated (MCA), the hours during which live card
games authorized by the state of Montana may be
played within the jurisdictional limits of the city,
include the hours between two a.m. and eight a.m.,
thereby extending the playing time beyond the two
a.m. to eight a.m. closing times established by state
law. (Ord. 1283 S 1, 1989)
Chapter 5.60
GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALES
Sections:
5.60.010
5.60.020
5.60.030
5.60.040
5.60.050
5.60.060
5.60.070
5.60.080
5.60.090
5.60.100
5.60.110
5.60.130
5.60.140
5.60.150
5.60.160
Definitions.
License required.
Established business requisite.
Exception for survivors of
businessmen.
Denial of future business
licenses.
Location restricted.
Exemptions from provisions
designated.
License-Application
requirements.
License-Fee.
License-Issuance.
License-Period.
Nature of sale allowed.
Saleable goods allowed.
License nontransferable.
Duties of licensee.
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5.56.010
License display-Merchandise
examination-Advertisement
regulations.
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5.60.010 Definitions.
The following words, as used in this chapter,
shall have the following meanings:
A. "Fire and other altered goods sale" means
a sale held out in such a manner as to reasonably
cause the public to believe that the sale will
offer goods damaged or altered by fire, smoke,
water or other means.
B. "Going~out-of-business sale" means a sale
held out. in such a manner as to reasonably
cause the public to believe that upon the dis.
posal of the stock of goods on hand, the
business will cease and be discontinued, includ~
ing but not limited to the following sales:
adjuster's, adjustment, alteration, assignee,
bankrupt, benefit of creditor's, benefit of
trustees, building coming down, closing,
creditor's committee, creditor's, end, executor's,
final days, forced out, forced out of business,
insolvents', last days. lease expires, liquidation,
loss of lease, mortgage sale, receiver's, trustee's
and quitting business.
C. "Goods" means and includes any goods,
wares, merchandise or other property capable
of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
D. "Relocation of business" means a sale
held out in such a manner as to reasonably cause
the public to believe that the person conducting
the sale will cease and discontinue business at
the place of sale upon disposal of the stock of
goods on hand and will then move to and
resume business at a new location in the city or
will then continue business from other existing
locations in the city. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part),
1982: prior code ~ 3.60.010)
5.60.020 Ucense required.
A license issued by the license officer shall be
obtained by any person before offering to sell
any goods at a sale to be advertised or held out
by means to be one of the following kind:
A. Going~ut~f-business sale;
B. Relocation of business sale. (Ord. 1273 ~
12 (A), 1988: Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982:
prior code ~ 3.60.020)
5.60.01 0-5.60.060
5.60.030 Established business requisite.
Any person who has not been the owner of a
business advertised or described in the applica-
tion for a license hereunder for a period of at
least twelve months prior to the date of the pro~
posed sale shall not be granted a license, except
that this minimum may be waived by the
license officer with concurrence of the city
manager and the following proper application of
the owner of such business when such applica-
tion shows that a hardship exists. (Ord. 1273 S
12 (B). 1988: Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982:
prior code S 3.60.030)
5.60.040 Exception for survivors of
businessmen.
Upon the death of a person doing business in
this city, his or her heirs, devisees or legatees
shall have the right to apply at any time for a
license hereunder. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982:
prior code ~ 3.60.040)
5.60.050 Denial of future business licenses.
Any person who had held a sale, or who is
directly or indirectly related to the business
issued a going~ut~f~business license. may be
denied a new city business license for the same
or similar business for a period of ninety days
after the expiration of the going~ut-of~business
license. (Ord. 1273 ~ 12 (e), 1988: Ord. 1117 ~
14 (part), 1982: prior code S 3.60.050)
5.60.060 Location restricted.
Where a person applying for a license here-
under operates more than one place of business,
the license issued shall apply only to the one
store, or branch specified in the application, and
no other store or branch shall advertise or re-
present that it is cooperating with it, or in any
way participating in the licensed sale, nor shall
the store or branch conducting the licensed sale
advertise or represent that any other store or
branch is cooperating with it or participating
in any way in the licensed sale. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14
(part), 1982: prior code ~ 3.60.060)
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5.60.070 Exemptions from provisions
designated.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to or affect the following persons:
A. Persons acting pursuant to an order or
process of a court of competent jurisdiction;
B. Persons acting in accordance with their
powers and duties as public officials;
C. Duly licensed auctioneer, selling at an
auction;
D. Persons conducting a sale of the type
regulated herein on the effectivc date of the
ordinance codified in this chapter, unless such
sale is continued for a period of more than
thirty days from and after such effective date,
in which event such person, at the lapse of the
thirty day period, shall comply with the pro~
visions of this chapter;
E. Any publisher of a newspaper, magazine,
or other publication who publishes in good faith
any advertisement without knowledgc of its
false, deceptive or misleading character, or with-
out knowledge that the provisions of this
. chapter have not been complied with. (Ord.
1117 S 14 (part), 1982: prior code ~ 3.60.070)
5.60.080 License-Application requirements.
A person desiring to conduct a sale regulated
by this chapter shall make a written application
a minimum of two weeks prior to the date the
sale is to commence to the director of finance,
setting forth and containing the following infor-
mation:
A. The true name and address of the owner
of the goods to be the object of the sale;
B. The true name and address of the person
from whom he purchased the goods to be sold
and the price therefor, and if not purchased, the
manner of such acquisition;
C. A description of the place where such sale
is to be held;
D. The nature of the occupancy, whether by
lease or sublease and the effective date of
termination of such occupancy;
E. The dates of the period of time in which
the sale is to be conducted;
(Bozeman 10-89)
F. A full and complete statement of the facts
in regard to the sale. including the reason for the
urgent and expeditious disposal of goods
thereby and the manner in which the sale will be
conducted;
G. A completc and detailed inventory of the
goods to be sold at such sale as disclosed by the
applicant's rccords. The inventory shall be at~
tached to and become part of the required ap-
plication.
1. Bona Fidc Orders. All goods included in
such inventory shall have bcen purchased by
the applicant for resale on bona fide orders
without cancellation privileges and shall not
comprise goods purchased on consignment,
2. Goods Purchased for Sale Hereunder. Such
inventory shall not includc goods ordered in
contemplation of conducting a sale regulated
hercunder. Any unusual purchase or additions
to the stock of goods of thc business hereby
affected within ninety days before the filing
of an application hereundcr shall be deemed to
bc or such character. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part),
1982: prior code ~ 3.60.080)
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5.60.090 License-Fee.
An applicant for a licensc hereunder shall sub~
mit to the director of finance an application
along with the fee as required in Chapter 5.06.
(Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior code S
3.60.090)
5.60.100 License-Issuance.
Licenses shall be issued hereunder on the
following terms:
A. Upon tender to the director of finance to
the city of the applicant's business license for
revocation;
B. Upon issuance of a going~out-of~business
license at applicant's business location;
C. Upon being revoked and terminated. (Ord.
Ill? ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior code ~ 3.60.100)
5.60.110 License-Period.
The license shall authorize the sale described
in the application for a period of not more than
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sixty consecutive days, for inventory valued at under
five hundred thousand dollars, and ninety days for
inventory offive hundred thousand dollars and over,
Sundays and legal holidays included, following the
issuance thereof. (Ord. 1273 ~ 12 (D), 1988: Ord.
1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior code ~ 3.60.110)
5.60.130 Nature of sale allowed.
The license shall authorize only the one type of
sale described in the application at the location
named therein. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior
code ~ 3.60.130)
5.60.140 Saleable goods allowed.
The license shall authorize only the sale of goods
described in the inventory attached to the applica~
tion. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior code ~
3.60.140)
5.60.150 License nontransferable.
Any license herein provided for shall not be
assignable or transferable. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part),
1982: prior code ~ 3.60.150)
5.60.160 Duties of licensee.
A. Adhere to Inventory. A licensee shall make
no additions whatsoever, during the period of the li-
censed sale, to the stock of goods to be sold.
B. Advertise Properly. A licensee shall refrain
from employing any untrue, deceptive or misleading
advertising.
C. Adhere to Advertising. A licensee shall con~
duct the licensed sale in strict conformity with any
advertising or holding out, incident hereto.
D. Keep Duplicate Inventory. A licensee shall
keep available at the place of sale a duplicate copy
of the inventory submitted with the application and
shall present such duplicate to inspecting officials
upon request.
E. Segregate Noninventoried Goods. A licensee
shall keep any other goods separate and apart from
the goods listed in the field inventory as being ob-
jects of sale and shall make such distinction clear to
the public by placing tags on aU inventoried goods
in and about the place of sale apprising the public
5.60.130--5.60.170
of the status of all goods. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part),
1982: prior code ~ 3.60.160)
5.60.170 License display-Merchandise
examination-Advertisement
regulations.
On commencement of any sale as defined in
Section 5.60.010, the license issued by the director
of fmance shall be prominently displayed near the
entrance to the premises. A duplicate original of the
application and stock list pursuant to which the
license was issued shall at all times be on the pre-
mises and available to the director of finance and
the licensee shall permit the director of finance to
examine all merchandise on the premises at any
time during the period of the sale of comparison
with such stock list. All advertisements and advertis-
ing, and the language contained therein, shall be in
accordance with the purpose of the sale as stated in
the application pursuant to which the license was
issued and the wording of such advertisements shall
not vary from the wording as indicated in the appli-
cation. Such advertising shall in no manner or form
whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, indicate that
such sale is held with the approval of the city. Such
advertising shall contain a statement in these words
and no others:
Sale held pursuant to License No.
issued by the Director of Finance of the City of
Bozeman on the day of
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and in such blank spaces shall be indicated the
license number and the date and issuance of the
license. (Ord. 1117 ~ 14 (part), 1982: prior code ~
3.60.170)
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Chapter 5.64
UNIFORM SAFETY CODE INSPECTION
FEES
Sections:
5.64.010
5.64.020
Inspection fees-Exemptions.
Definitions.
5.64.010 Inspection fees-Exemptions.
A. Every business and organization located in a
building or office in the jurisdictional limits of the
city shall pay to the city a reasonable inspection fee
to insure that the building or office complies with
the unifonn safety codes.
B. In the enforcement of the unifonn safety
codes, the city commission by resolution shall peri~
odically establish a reasonable inspection fee taking
into account the actual costs to the city.
C. Exemptions. Those businesses and organiza~
tions with a current Bozeman business license shall
not be required to pay any additional unifonn safety
code inspection fee as the licensing fee included an
amount for the safety code inspection. (Ord. 1292
~ I, 1989)
5.64.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
"Buildings and offices" means all buildings,
structures, rooms, offices, or portions thereof where.
in a business or organization is located and which
may be accessible to the public, employees, or
members or located in such close proximity to other
buildings, structures, rooms, offices, or portions
thereof so as to constitute a public threat in the
event of a unifonn safety code violation.
"Business or organization" means any occupation,
trade, profession, commercial activity. social activi-
ty, fraternal activity or religious activity located or
meeting regularly in buildings or offices; includes
sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations,
nonprofit corporations, religious corporations, social
organizations and fraternal organizations.
"Unifonn Safety Codes" means the most recent
version of the following codes adopted by the city:
(Bozeman 9-93)
1. Unifonn Fire Code;
2. Unifonn Building Code;
3. Unifonn Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
Code;
4. Unifonn Plumbing Code;
5. National Electrical Code;
6. Unifonn Mechanical Code;
7. CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code;
8. Unifonn Housing Code;
9. Unifonn Sign Code. (Ord. 1292 ~2, 1989)
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Chapter 5.68
VIOLA TION-PENAL TIES
Sections:
5.68.010
Compliance regarding
violations.
Penalties.
Separability clause.
Review-Two years.
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5.68.020
5.68.030
5.68.040
5.68.010 Compliance regarding violations.
Whenever a violation of this title occurs or is
alleged to have occurred, any person may file a
written complaint. Such complaint stating fully the
causes and basis thereof shall be filed with the
director of fmance, who shall make, or cause to be
made, a complete investigation of the allegations
and take the appropriate action as provided by this
title. (Ord. 1117 S 16 (part), 1982: prior code ~
3.68.010)
5.68.020 Penalties.
Violation of the provisions of this title or failure
to comply with any of its requirements shall consti-
tute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this
title or fails to comply with any of its requirements
shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or
both, and in addition shall pay all costs and ex-
penses involved in the case. Each day such violation
continues shall be considered a separate offense and
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punishable as such. (Ord. 1117 ~ 16 (part), 1982:
prior code ~ 3.68.020)
5.68.030 Separability clause.
Should any section or provision of the ordinance
codified in this title be declared by the courts to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of this title as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so declared unconstitu-
tional or invalid. (Ord. 1117 ~ 16 (part), 1982: prior
code ~ 3.68.030)
5.68.040 Review-Two years.
A. This title may be reviewed by the city com-
mission for possible revision and update two years
from date of final passage and adoption.
B. This section shall not be construed so as to
invalidate this title. It shall remain in full force and
effect during the period of review, or lack thereof,
and shall be superseded only by ordinance as pro~
vided by state statute. (Ord. 1117 ~ 16 (part), 1982:
prior code ~ 3.68.040)
Chapter 5.70
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Sections:
5.70.010
5.70.020
5.70.030
5.70.040
5.70.050
5.70.060
5.70.070
5.70.080
5.70.090
Definitions.
License required.
Criteria for license.
Exemptions.
Cancellation of license.
Notice and hearing required.
Existing services.
Exemptions.
Penalty.
5.70.010 Definitions.
For purpose of this chapter, the following terms
and words shall be the meanings set forth in this
section, unless the context requires otherwise:
5.68.030-5.70.020
"Ambulance" means a privately or publicly
owned motor vehicle or aircraft that is maintained
and used for transportation of patients.
"City" means the city of Bozeman, Montana.
"Emergency medical service" means a pre~hospi-
tal or inter-hospital emergency medical transporta-
tion or treatment service provided by an ambulance
or non-transporting medical unit.
"Patient" means an individual who is sick, in-
jured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or help-
less. The term does not include a person who is
nonambulatory and who needs transportation assis-
tance solely because that person is confined to a
wheelchair as th~ person's usual mode of mobility.
"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company, group ofindivid-
uals acting together for a common purpose or any
other organization of any kind. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1
(part), 1997)
5.70.020 License required.
A. A person may not conduct or operate an
emergency medical service within the corporate
limits of the city without first obtaining a license
from the city and otherwise complying with the
requirements of this chapter.
B. Applications for a license must be made in
writing to the city's department of finance on forms
specified by the department.
C. Each license must be issued for a specific
term which shall be concurrent with the term for
which the applicant is licensed by the Montana
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
pursuant to the provisions of Title 50, Chapter 6,
Part 1, Montana Code Annotated. Renewal may be
obtained by demonstrating renewal of the required
license by the Department of Health and Environ-
mental Sciences and compliance with the require-
ments of this chapter.
D. There must be paid to the city, with each
application for a license or for renewal of a license,
a license fee of five hundred dollars.
E. The license is not transferable.
F. The license is nonexclusive. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1
(part), 1997)
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5.70.030-5.70.050
5.70.030 Criteria for license.
Any person desiring to obtain the license required
by this section shall demonstrate the ability to meet
the following requirements:
A. The applicant must possess a current license
from the Montana Department of Health and Envi-
ronmental Services to provide emergency medical
services, both trans]X>rt and treabnent services, at the
advanced life support level.
B. The applicant must provide emergency medi-
cal services at the advance life support level
throughout the city, twenty-four hours per day,
seven 'days per week.
C. The applicant must have adequate personnel,
vehicles, equipment and facilities to res]X>nd at the
advance life support level to emergency calls to all
locations within the corporate limits of the city
within eight minutes or less on at least ninety per~
cent of such calls. Ambulance res]X>nse time to an
emergency request shall be calculated as the actual
elapsed time in minutes and seconds from the mo-
ment the call is received by the applicant to the
moment the first capable unit arrives at the scene of
the incident. Where multiple ambulances are dis-
patched to the same emergency incident, only the
response time of the first ambulance to arrive at the
scene shall be counted.
D. The applicant must have a commercial gener~
alliability policy, in a fonn acceptable to the city,
insuring the applicant for not less than the sum of
ten million dollars, per occurrence, for bodily injury
or death and ten million dollars, per occurrence, for
loss or damage to property. Said policy shall name
the city as an additional named insured. The appli~
cant must furnish proof of such insurance coverage
prior to issuance of the license.
E. The applicant must provide a performance
bond, running to the city, in the amount of two
hundred fifty thousand dollars, conditioned upon
applicant's full compliance with all provisions of
this chapter during the entire period that applicant
is licensed by the city. Failure to remain in compli-
ance with all requirements of this section for the full
license period, without a written variance from the
city, may result in cancellation of the license and,
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at the city's sole option, fotfeiture of the perfor-
mance bond to the city.
F. The applicant must comply with all rules and
regulations governing emergency medical services
and emergency medical teclmicians as promulgated
by the Montana Departtnent of Health and Environ-
mental Sciences and the Board of Medical Examin~
ers as contained in the Administrative Rilles of
Montana. (Ord. 1436 S 1 (part), 1997)
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5.70.040 Exemptions.
Applicant shall be exempt from the response time
and performance requirements of Section 5.70.030,
only as follows:
A. Weather Conditions. In the event of an onset
of such inclement weather that the city fire chief or
designee, in his/her sole discretion, believes that the
threat to system wide patient care outweighs the
threat to the individual patient care from a delayed
response time, the city fire chief may declare a
weather emergency, thus suspending response time
requirements. A weather emergency will be declared
only in times of unusually hazardous driving condi-
tions.
B. System Overload. During periods of unusual
system overload, which shall mean that at least two
emergency responses are occurring simultaneously
within the incorporated city limits, applicant shall
be exempt from the requirements of this chapter and
shall use "best efforts" to maintain coverage and
performance throughout the incorporated city limits.
C. Declared Disaster. During a declared disaster
either within the incorporated city limits or in a
neighboring community, and confirmed by the city
fire chief, applicant shall be exempt from the re-
quirements of this chapter and shall use "best ef-
forts" to maintain coverage and performance
throughout the incorporated city limits. (Ord. 1436
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5.70.050 Cancellation of license.
The city may cancel a license if it finds that the
licensee has:
A. Violated any provision of this chapter or of
the rules promulgated by the Montana Department
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of Health and Environmental Sciences or the Board
of Medical Examiners, as contained in the Adminis~
trative Rules of Montana.
B. Failed or refused to remedy or correct the
violation within the time and in the manner directed
by the city. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1 (part), 1997)
5.70.060 Notice and hearing required.
The city shall not deny or cancel a license with-
out:
A. Delivery to the applicant or licensee of a
written statement of the grounds for denial or can-
cellation or the charge involved.
B. An opportunity to answer at a hearing before
the city commission to show cause, if any, why the
license should not be denied or cancelled.
After receipt of written notice of grounds for
denial or cancellation or charges, any applicant or
licensee desiring a hearing before the city commis-
sion must make written application within ten days.
(Ord. 1436 ~ 1 (part), 1997)
5.70.070 Existing services.
Any person providing emergency medical servic-
es within the city as of the effective date of this
chapter shall have a period of one hundred twenty
days to meet the requirements and obtain the license
required by this chapter. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1 (part),
1997)
5.70.080 Exemptions.
The provisions and requirements of this chapter
shall not apply to:
A. The fire department of the city.
B. Any person providing emergency medical
services outside the city who, in the course of pro-
viding such services, transports a patient from out-
side the city into or through the city.
C. Any person providing emergency medical
services within the city who is providing such ser-
vices at the request of the city pursuant to a written
mutual aid agreement between the city and the
person. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1 (part), 1997)
5.70.060--5.70.090
5.70.090 Penalty.
In addition to all other penalties provided in this
chapter, any persons violating the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
as provided in Section 1.16.010. Each day such
violation continues or occurs shall be considered a
separate offense. (Ord. 1436 ~ 1 (part), 1997)
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