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A. Biennial Business License.

1. A biennial business license is issued to a business that provides goods and/or services throughout the year or a portion of the year.

2. Businesses with a biennial business license shall not be required to have a separate business license for participation at the state fair or a special event lasting three days or less.

3. A biennial business license issued for a particular line of business covers all of a licensee’s operations in the city for that line of business, regardless of the number of its establishments.

4. A biennial business license is issued for the calendar year for which an application is received and shall expire on December 31st of the following calendar year.

5. A biennial business license is only available to existing business license holders; new businesses cannot apply for a biennial business license until they have an established annual business license.

B. Annual Business License.

1. An annual business license is issued to a business that provides goods and/or services throughout the year or a portion of the year.

2. Businesses with an annual business license shall not be required to have a separate business license for participation at the state fair or a special event lasting three days or less.

3. An annual business license issued for a particular line of business covers all of a licensee’s operations in the city for that line of business, regardless of the number of its establishments.

4. An annual business license is issued for the calendar year for which an application is received and shall expire on December 31st of the calendar year in which it was issued.

C. Special Event Business License.

1. A special event business license is issued for the sole purpose and privilege of engaging in business at a special event that lasts three days or less.

2. A separate special event business license is required for each special event lasting three days or less.

3. A special event business license shall expire at the conclusion of the special event.

D. Alaska State Fair Business License.

1. An Alaska State Fair business license is a temporary license issued by the city for the sole purpose and privilege of engaging in business at the Alaska State Fairgrounds during the Alaska State Fair.

2. A state fair business license shall expire at the conclusion of the state fair during the year in which the license was issued. (Ord. 17-012 § 3, 2017; Ord. 12-017 § 3, 2012)