Kingdom City Persons Not to Be Charged for Business License ordinance (§ 605.080)
Chapter 605: Business Regulations · Article I. General Provisions
In short: Ministers, Christian Science practitioners, teachers, college professors, priests, lawyers, CPAs, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, chiropodists and physicians pay no license fee or tax; investment funds service corporations pay at most $25,000 yearly. Insurance agents, veterinarians, architects, engineers, surveyors, auctioneers and real estate agents pay only if they keep a Village office.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. No person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher, professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon in this Village shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling, and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. No person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this
Village shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her profession unless that person maintains a business office within the Village of Kingdom City. (RSMo. § 71.620, 2003)
Official source: Village of Kingdom City official Code of Ordinances (online), § 605.080
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.