It is unlawful for any person, either directly, or indirectly, to conduct any business for private profit or gain, or use in connection therewith any vehicle, premises, machine or device, in whole or in part, within the city, without obtaining a license therefor, as created and required by this chapter, or other law or ordinance of the city, except those businesses and professions which are specifically excluded from a requirement to be licensed by a municipality, pursuant to the law of the state of Montana or other ordinances of the city.

A. For the purpose of this chapter, any person shall be deemed to be in business and thus subject the requirements of this chapter when he or she does one act of:

1. Selling any goods or services;

2. Soliciting business or offering goods or services for sale or hire;

3. Acquiring or using any vehicle or any premises in the city for business purposes, except that the delivery of goods within city which were sold outside of city and are merely being delivered to personal residences within the city, without the payment of any funds by the addressee to the deliverer.

B. The agent or other representatives of nonresidents who are doing business within the city shall be personally responsible for the compliance of their principals, and of the businesses they represent, within the city.

C. Each owner of four or more rental residential or business units shall be required to have a license whether or not a rental management business manages the properties or units, either residential or business, for the property owners.

D. A person engaged in two or more businesses at the same location shall not be required to obtain separate licenses for conducting each separate business, but shall be issued one license which shall specify on its face all such businesses operated at such location. (Ord. 657 § 1(part), 2004)