§ 10-519. Enforcement; suspension.

In the judgment of the police chief and egregiousness of the violations of this article, the police chief shall be authorized to suspend a pain clinics occupational tax certificate and/or occupation tax permit previously granted herein. In the event the police chief seeks to suspend an occupation tax permit, the police chief shall give written notification to the applicant of such action and such notice shall contain a specification of the violation or violations and shall be served upon the applicant/certificate holder. A review hearing of the suspension shall be docketed on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled city council meeting by the city clerk, or within thirty (30) days from the date the suspension is issued. The applicant shall be given written notice of the time and place of the hearing, upon notification of the suspension.

(1)

The police chief shall be authorized to suspend a pain clinics occupational tax certificate and/or occupational tax permit in the event that any one (1) or more of the following conditions exist:

a.

An applicant provided false or misleading information in the original application;

b.

An applicant has allowed the illegal possession, use, sale, or distribution of controlled substances and Schedule II, III and IV drugs on the premises; or

c.

An applicant has knowingly allowed the violation of an ordinance of the city or a violation of any criminal law of the State of Georgia to occur on the premises; or

d.

An applicant has violated any provision of this article; or

e.

An applicant fails to pay any fee, occupation tax, fine or other amount of money due to the City of Cartersville under this chapter or any other taxing ordinance of the City of Cartersville.

(2)

In the event the police chief shall suspend any occupational tax permit or pain clinics occupational tax certificate hereunder, the suspension shall remain in effect until the city council removes the suspension. The applicant, however, shall not be authorized to continue business operations until the suspension is lifted by the city council.

(3)

Should the applicant continue business operations, the police chief is hereby authorized to physically close the establishment without notice. The establishment shall remain closed until a decision to lift the suspension is rendered by the city council.

(Ord. No. 15-12, 2-2-12)