business licenses

[boreality]

When you cover a number of areas and are required to buy a business license for each little village it seems like money for nothing. Or worse protection money so the local authority won't hassle me. I get threatening letters and phone calls but has anyone ever been fined for no license? The way the most unskilled hacks promote themselves as licensed makes me not want to play along.

 

[oldoakman]

Bevin,

I agree that multiple business licenses for each municipality is redundant and does discourage a service business from operating in certain areas. I live on the GA AL border. I work for a municiplaity in GA but live in AL. I routinely cite "businesses" for not having a valid business license. These are usually the hacks that pop up all the time. However, in GA, if you hold a business license in any municipality, you can work anywhere in the state. At least that is the way we interpret the law where I work. In AL where I live, each municipality has the B.L. requirement. One other thing about the south, they do enforce these ordinances. I had a case last week where the defendant did not appear in court and the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest. That said, I have yet to have anyone picked up on the bench warrant and I have one that is 5 years outstanding. Guess the sherrif deputies have too many donuts to capture first.