No person shall engage in any business in the city, including a business conducted
from a person's home, without first filing an occupation tax statement with the license
administrator, paying the occupation tax prescribed by this article, and receiving
an occupation tax receipt. The tax shall not have been paid if a check is tendered
and the check is not honored for any reason. Failure to pay the occupation tax shall
be a violation of this section and may result in the closure of business.
