§ 5.04.040. License required.

A.

It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, engage in, maintain, operate, carry on, or manage any business, either by himself or itself, or through an agent, employee, or partner, without first having obtained a license for such business. A license is required when any person, by himself or through an agent, employee, or partner, is held forth as being engaged in a business, or if he solicits patronage therefor, actively or passively, or if he performs or attempts to perform any part of such business in the City.

B.

For new businesses, licenses must be obtained prior to its commencement of operations. For businesses in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter, licenses must be obtained by December 31, 2003.

C.

Businesses exempt from this chapter are those preempted by State statutes and include the following:

1.

Architectural practice (225 ILCS 305/39);

2.

Athletic trainers (225 ILCS 5/33);

3.

Barbers and cosmetologists (225 ILCS 410/1-3);

4.

Business and vocational schools (105 ILCS 425/27);

5.

Carrier pigeons (510 ILCS 45/8);

6.

Certified shorthand reporters (225 ILCS 415/25);

7.

Clinical psychologist (225 ILCS 15/28);

8.

Clinical social worker (225 ILCS 20/37);

9.

Crematories (410 ILCS 18/80);

10.

Dairy farms (410 ILCS 635/19);

11.

Dental practice (225 ILCS 25/2);

12.

Detection of deception examiners (225 ILCS 430/32);

13.

Detectives and detective agencies (225 ILCS 447/25);

14.

Dietitians and nutrition counselors (225 ILCS 30/180);

15.

Insurance brokers (215 ILCS 5/415);

16.

Interior designs (225 ILCS 310/31);

17.

Land surveyors (225 ILCS 330/47);

18.

Medical practice (225 ILCS 60/6);

19.

Marriage and family therapists (225 ILCS 55/170);

20.

Nursing (225 ILCS 65/20-165);

21.

Nursing home administrators (225 ILCS 70/36);

22.

Occupational therapist (225 ILCS 75/21);

23.

Optometric practice (225 ILCS 80/28);

24.

Pharmacy practices (225 ILCS 85/38);

25.

Physical therapist (225 ILCS 90/36);

26.

Physicians assistant (225 ILCS 95/23);

27.

Podiatry practice (225 ILCS 100/43);

28.

Profession boxing and wrestling (225 ILCS 105/26);

29.

Professional counselor and clinical counselor (225 ILCS 55/170);

30.

Professional engineering (225 ILCS 325/46);

31.

Psychologists (225 ILCS 15/29);

32.

Public accounting (225 ILCS 450/31);

33.

Roofing contractors (224 ILCS 335);

34.

Security alarm contractors (225 ILCS 447/25);

35.

Security guards and watchmen (225 ILCS 447/25);

36.

Social workers (225 ILCS 20/37);

37.

Structural engineering (225 ILCS 340/37);

38.

Veterinarians (225 ILCS 115/26);

39.

Waterwell and pump installation contractors (225 ILCS 345/29);

40.

Wholesale drug distributors (225 ILCS 120/185);

41.

Any other business for which State statutes specifically preempt licensing as contemplated by this chapter;

42.

Chiropractic practices (225 ILCS 60/6);

43.

Collection agency (225 ILCS 425);

44.

Environmental health (225 ILCS 37/135);

45.

Firearm authorization/training (Detective Act);

46.

Funeral director/embalmer (225 ILCS 41);

47.

Home medical equipment and service products (225 ILCS 51);

48.

Locksmith agency/licensed (225 ILCS 447/25);

49.

Nail technician (covered under barber/cosmetologist) (225 ILCS 410/1-3);

50.

Nutrition/dietician counselor (225 ILCS 30/180);

51.

Audiologist/speech (225 ILCS 110/2).

(Ord. No. 3399, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3445, 12-22-2003; Ord. No. 4378, § 1, 10-12-2010)