Columbia Transfer of license ordinance (§ 13-25)

(a) When authorized. A licensee hereunder shall have the right to transfer licensee's license to another business entity provided that entity meets the requirements outlined in section 13-22. Additionally, the licensee shall:

(1) Approval of license administrator. Obtain written permission from the business license administrator for such transfer.

(2) Method of transfer. Execute the transfer in the form and under the conditions required by law and as prescribed by the license administrator.

(3) Notification. Promptly report the completed act of transfer to the license administrator.

(4) Surrender license. Promptly surrender any license certificate.

(5) Application for transfer. The transferee shall make application for a license as provided for in section 13-22, except that the application fee described in section 13-22(a)(4) shall be waived in lieu of the transfer fee described below.

(b) New license. Upon the completion of a transfer of license in compliance with subsection (a) above, the license administrator shall issue a new license to the transferee for the unexpired term of the old license.

(1) Effect of new license. The new license issued hereunder shall authorize the transferee to engage in the same business at the same location or at such other place as shall be approved by the license administrator and named in the new license.

(2) Transfer fee. The license administrator shall collect a transfer fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from the transferee prior to the issuance of the new license.