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r 2`31_992 ORDINANCE 92- _2.3 300K 86 F'A.UE 6 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 207 - LICENSING <br />AND LICENSE TAXES. <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River County Code imposes an occupational <br />license tax on businesses operating in the county; and <br />WHEREAS, the current exemption for charitable organization does <br />not appear broad enough; and <br />WHEREAS, there is disparate treatment among some professionals, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, that: <br />SECTION 1.. CHARITABLE EXEMPTION AMENDMENT. <br />Section 207.12 of the Indian River County Code is amended . by the <br />deletion shown in brackets as follows: <br />Section 207.12 Charitable, organizations; occasional <br />sales; fundraising; exemptions <br />No occupational licenses shall be required of any charitable, <br />religious, fraternal, youth, civic, service or other such <br />organization when the organization makes occasional sales or <br />engages in fund-raising projects [when the projects are <br />performed exclusively by the members thereof] and when the <br />proceeds from the activities are used exclusively in the <br />charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civil and service <br />activities of the organization. <br />SECTION 2. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT. <br />Paragraph 4 of Section 207.40 of the Indian River County Code <br />which reads as follows: <br />4. Every individual or group of individuals who operate a branch <br />office, or any professional corporation which operates an office in <br />which a profession is practiced, shall license each office in which <br />the profession is operated. <br />is hereby deleted as follows: <br />4. [Reserved] <br />SECTION 3. REAL ESTATE AGENT AMENDMENT. <br />Paragraph 5 of Section 207.40 of the Indian River County Code is <br />amended by the addition of the category "Real Estate Agent" as follows: <br />5. As used in this section, "profession" means an occupation or <br />vocation requiring training in the liberal arts or the sciences and <br />advanced study in a specialized field, and includes, but is not <br />limited to, such professions as: <br />16 <br />