(1) A town business license must be obtained prior to commencing business in the town. Application for the town business license is made through the Business Licensing Service and must include all information required for all licenses requested, the total fees due for all licenses, and the application handling fee required by RCW 19.02.075.

(2) The town clerk may assess a separate fee and/or penalty, payable directly to the town, of any person who fails to obtain the license prior to engaging in business. The penalty may be assessed at the rate of 20 percent of the town license fee payable, plus one percent interest per month, or fraction thereof, on the town license fee, payable directly to the town for the period between having engaged in business in the town and when the license therefor was obtained.

(3) A person found to have knowingly made a false statement related to the application for a town business license may be subject to a $100.00 penalty imposed by and payable directly to the town in addition to any other penalties that may be provided by the code of the town of Cathlamet and the laws of the state of Washington. (Ord. 637 § 4, 2020)