(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation acting as a retailer, either as principal, agent or employee, to conduct, pursue, carry on or operate any calling, trade, profession or occupation in the City without first applying for and receiving a certificate of registration from the City of Eudora.

(b)   For the purposes of this chapter, Retailer is defined as a person regularly engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, food, or drinks at retail or furnishing electrical energy, gas, water, services or entertainment, and selling only to the user or consumer and not for resale.

(c)   For the purposes of this chapter, Premises is defined as the physical location of a retail business.

(Code 1977; Ord. 811; Code 2016; Ord. 1089)

(a)   If a Certificate of Occupancy pursuant to Section 10 of the City of Eudora’s Zoning Regulations is required for the premises, registration shall occur as a precondition of issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. If a Certificate of Occupancy is not required for the premises, retailers must register within the first thirty (30) days of their first business day.

(b)   Registration shall commence and endure as long as the retailer’s business remains open in the City of Eudora and the information submitted by the applicant to the City of Eudora remains unchanged. Any changes from the submitted application will require the retailer to submit a new application within thirty (30) days of the change.

(c)   The City of Eudora shall issue a certificate of registration for each registered business. This certificate shall be posted in a prominent visible location in each business at all times.

(Code 1977; Code 2016; Ord. 1089)

No registration granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be assigned or transferred. Each registration is only valid for the person and business named in the registration.

(Code 1977; Code 2016; Ord. 1089)

(a)   Each registration application shall be made to the City of Eudora in writing on a form provided by the City of Eudora, or as otherwise allowed by the City of Eudora.

(b)   Each application will contain, but is not limited to, the following information:

(1)   Type of business, including whether a franchise, independently owned or home-based;

(2)   Legal name and common name of business;

(3)   Business, street, mailing and e-mail addresses; telephone number; and website URL;

(4)   Date business started;

(5)   Name, mailing address and contact telephone number of each owner, partner or corporate officer;

(6)   Corporate address, contact name and telephone number (if any);

(7)   An after-hour (emergency) contact name and telephone number;

(8)   Federal Income Tax Number, Federal Employer Identification Number; and Kansas State Tax Account Number;

(9)   The numbers of any federal, state or county licenses or certificates held and proof of valid Kansas Retailers Sales Tax Registration Certificate;

(10) Approximate number of full time and part time employees;

(11) Anticipated sales tax filing frequency.

(c)   Changes to information submitted are to be reported as soon as possible and shall be done at no charge to the registrant.

(d)   Information provided on this application may be forwarded to the Kansas Department of Revenue for purposes of verifying compliance with the provisions of the Kansas Retailers’ Sales Tax Act, K.S.A. 79-3601 et seq., as amended. Such information shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in K.S.A. 79-3614.

(e)   If all required information is supplied and it does not appear that any state law or City ordinance will be violated in the operation of the business, the certificate of registration shall be issued.

(Code 1977; Code 2016; Ord. 1089)

Any business in violation of this chapter shall be fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for each offense. Each day that a retailer operates without a valid certificate of registration shall be considered a separate offense.

(Code 1977; Ord. 811; Code 2016)