A. No person shall engage in the activities of an alarm business in the Town without having first obtained a license as provided by this chapter.

B. The license required by this section shall be in addition to any other licenses or permits required by the Town, the county or the state in order to engage in business, and persons engaging in activities described in this chapter shall comply with all other ordinances and laws, including the Town zoning laws, as may be required to be engaged in the business to be licensed. Failure of an applicant or licensee, as applicable, to meet the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds for denial or revocation of a license.

C. Licenses issued pursuant to this article shall be for a period of one calendar year and shall be renewable annually, subject to any terms and conditions provided in this article.

D. Fees for initial license application or renewal shall not be refundable, transferable or prorated. The initial annual license fee shall be prorated, by quarter, if applicable. Fees, in such amounts as approved by the Council by resolution or as part of the Town’s annual budget, shall apply to alarm business licenses, and shall accompany initial applications or renewals.

E. In the event that a state law is enacted, which provides for the licensing of the activities which are the subject of this section, and which expressly preempts the Town from requiring a separate town license for the same activities, the Town shall refund to any alarm business licensed under this section an amount representing that portion of the Town license, if any, preempted by the state law. The amount of the refund shall be prorated as of the date of the issuance of the preempted state license and shall be determined by multiplying the remaining portion of the Town license, expressed as a fraction of the current license year by the total fees paid pursuant to subsection D of this section. Sections 18-2-4 through 18-2-7 of this article shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding any preempting state licensing, except as any portion of those provisions may either be expressly or impliedly preempted by the state law.

F. Upon request and the payment of a fee, in such amount as approved by the Council by resolution or as part of the Town’s annual budget, the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee shall issue a duplicate license to a licensee whose license has been lost, stolen or destroyed.

G. In addition to the current license fees due, all applicants for licenses under this chapter shall pay such additional fees as would have been paid if the applicant had previously complied with its requirements. Fees shall be subject to accrual from the effective date of the chapter and may be collected from the applicant for a period of not more than four years. (09-08, Amended, 07/02/2009; 06-14, Amended, 05/18/2006)