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CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 2995
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 5-20�2 OF CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE
V (BUSINESS REGULATIONS.) OF ORDINANCE N0. 1628
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON" RE LATING TO ADMISSION TAXES ON HQRSE
RA.CING.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I: Existing Section 5-202 of Chapter 2 of Title
V (Business Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of theCity of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 5-2D2 , as am:erided: ADMISSION TAX ON HORSE RACING:
On or after the effective �te of this Chapter, there is hereby
levied upon and shall be collected from every person engaging in the
business of horse racing and making admission charges therefor to the
general publ.ic, a basic admission fee or tax for such activity in
the sum of three hundred dollars ( $300 . 00) per year; which fee or
tax shall include the operations of concessions, not to exceed six
(6) in number, conducted during the racing season at and within
the confines of such race track, and which noncessions are related
to and incidental to the operation of such horse racing business .
In addition ther.eto there is hereby imposed and levied
upon .every person who pays such an admission charge within the
City Limits of the City of Reriton a tax equal to seven cents (7�)
(but in no event to Qxceed five per cent (So) of the total admission
charged) on each-� s:ich admission charge. Every person receiving an
admission charge upon which an admission tax is levied under this
Chapter shall collect the amount of the tax imposed upon the person
paying an admi,ssion charge. Such admission tax shall be deemed to
be held in trust by the person required to collect the same until
remitted to the Director of Finance as hereinafter provided. The ad-
mission tax imposed under this Chapter shall be collected�at the time the
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admission charge is paid. Said admission tax is in addition to all
other taxes or license fees i�nposed by law, except that the
operations of concessions as hereinabove specified shall be exempt
from the provisions of Chapter 1, Title V (Business Regulations)
of the City' s Code entitled "Code of Gerieral Ordinances of the City
of Renton" .
SECTTON II : All other ter.ms and prov�ions of Chapter 2
of Title V(Business Re.gulations) , except as expressly modified
hereinabove, shall remain in full force and effect.
SE"CTION III : This Ordinance shall be. ef.fective on and
after January 1, 1976 and uprin its passage, approval and five days
after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this Sth day of January , 1976.
Yi���IiJ (A; /�'/_�'�C.— . . ,
Delores A. Mead,� City �lerk
Returned by Mayor unapproved
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VALID WITHOUT MAYOR' s SIGNATURE PER RCW 35t�. 12 . 130
Avery GArrett, Mayor
Appr.oved as to form:
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erard M. Shellan, City Attorney
Date of PUbl.ication: 1-'16-76
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