Boonville Festivals and events ordinance (§ 10-19)

(a) Licenses/permit. Any event hosted by an organization, other than the city, shall submit an application no less than two months prior to the event. Festival events managed by organizations are required to obtain a festival event license/permit issued by the city in the amount as provided in the city fee schedule. Vendors not operating under the festival event license/permit or vendors/businesses that do not have a city business license, shall not locate within one-fourth mile from the boundary of any entertainment event, special event, or festival event unless the vendor has written authorization from the festival event coordinator to operate with the festival boundaries or within one-fourth mile thereof.

The holder of the festival event license/permit shall be responsible for verifying that all participating vendors are qualified and vendors operating as part of the festival event are not required to obtain a business license if they demonstrate to the holder of the festival vendors license/permit that they:

Have a valid retail sales license issued by (1) the state director of revenue as required by RSMo 144.083 and a statement from the state director of revenue of not taxes due; Have a valid federal employer identification; (2) If a food vendor, coordinate with county health (3) department regarding food operating permit; Obey all applicable local, state, and federal (4)

laws.