Chapter 5.48
OCCULT ARTS

5.48.000    Chapter Contents

Sections:

5.48.001    Administrative provisions

5.48.002    Business and occupations tax applies

5.48.010    License – Required

5.48.120    Violations -- Civil Infraction

(Ord. 7424 §32, 2025; Ord. 6797 §3, 2012; Ord. 6694 §11, 2010, repealed OMC 5.48.020 through 5.48.080).

5.48.001 Administrative Provisions

The administrative provisions contained in OMC Chapter 5.05 shall be fully applicable to the provisions of this chapter except as expressly stated to the contrary herein.

(Ord. 7424 §32, 2025).

5.48.002 Business and Occupations Tax Applies

The provisions contained in OMC Chapter 5.04 shall be fully applicable to businesses regulated under this chapter.

(Ord. 7424 §32, 2025).

5.48.010 License – Required

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in business in the City without first obtaining a license pursuant to the provisions of OMC 5.02. Any additional licensing or permitting requirements of this Chapter 5.48 shall also apply.

It is unlawful for any person or organization to engage in or hold oneself out as a practitioner of palm reading, phrenology, card reading or other means whereby the future or fortune of persons is predicted for money or other consideration unless the person or person’s employer has first secured a license therefor in a manner provided by chapter 5.02.

(Ord. 7424 §32, 2025; Ord. 7187 §3, 2019; Ord. 6694 §11, 2010; Ord. 4079 §1, 1978).

5.48.120 Violations -- Civil Infraction

A.    It shall be a civil infraction for a person, firm, limited liability company or corporation to violate or fail to comply with any term or provision of this chapter. Each day shall be a separate infraction. A person, firm, limited liability company or corporation found to have committed a civil infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty as provided in OMC Chapter 4.44, Uniform Civil Enforcement.

(Ord. 7424 §32, 2025).