§ 31A-4. Certificate-Issuance; term; renewal; display.  


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  • (a) The County, through the Director, must issue a certificate of registration to an applicant within 10 days after receiving a completed application form and the applicable fee.
    (b) Registration certificates issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be valid for an initial period of one (1) year from date of issuance; renewal certificates shall be valid for a period of three (3) years. Applicants for renewal shall make application therefor at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of their registration and pay such fee as is established by the County Executive by written regulation adopted under method (3) of Section 2A-15 of this Code.
    (c) Registration certificates shall be displayed prominently in a public area of the registrant's place of business. Duplicate registration certificates may be obtained for a fee of two dollars ($2.00) if any original certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 37; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)