§ 45-2-31.2 - Business registration fee – Town of Warren.
SECTION 45-2-31.2
§ 45-2-31.2 Business registration fee– Town of Warren. – (a) All wholesale, retail, commercial, professional service or manufacturingbusinesses, whether by sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations or anybusiness entity, shall register their business, company, trade or officesituated in the town of Warren with the town clerk of the town of Warren. Eachregistration shall contain the name of the firm or business, the name of theowner(s) or operator(s) of the firm or business, the type of business to beconducted, and other basic information.
(b) There shall be a fee for each registration. Theregistration fee shall be set by town council ordinance.
(c) Upon registration of a business, a registrationcertificate shall be issued to the registrant. No other business of the sametrade name shall be allowed to register once a certificate of registration hasbeen issued without the approval of the prior registrant in writing. Everyregistration certificate shall expire the 31st day in December and shall berenewed annually upon payment of the required fee. No certificate shall berenewed if the business fails to provide proof from the tax collector that allmunicipal taxes have been paid to date. Every certificate of registration shallbe placed in a conspicuous location in each business establishment.
(d) Any business required to obtain a liquor, victualling orany other license to operate under any other section of the general laws shallbe exempt from the requirement of this statute.
(e) Any person, whether as principal, agent, employee, orotherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be finednot to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each offense. Any fineimposed under this statute and/or the ordinance promulgated by the town councilpursuant to this section may be appealed to the Warren municipal court. Thefines shall inure to the town and each day that the violation continues shallbe deemed to constitute a separate offense.