(a) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-95, s. 13, effective July 1, 1999.

(b) License Required. – Before a person may engage in a business, trade, or profession for which a license is required under this Article, the person must be licensed by the Department. To obtain a license, a person must submit an application to the Department for the license and pay the required tax. An application for a license is considered a return.

The Department must issue a license to a person who files a completed application and pays the required tax. A license must be displayed conspicuously at the location of the licensed business, trade, or profession.

(c) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 29A.14(a), effective January 1, 1999.

(d) Penalties. – The penalties in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-236 apply to this Article. The Secretary may collect a tax due under this Article in any manner allowed under Article 9 of this Chapter.

(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2014-3, s. 12.3(b), effective July 1, 2015. See note for applicability. (1939, c. 158, s. 187; 1957, c. 859; 1963, c. 294, s. 5; 1973, c. 108, s. 51; c. 476, s. 193; 1993, c. 539, ss. 698, 699; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1998-95, s. 13; 1998-212, s. 29A.14(a); 2007-491, s. 7; 2014-3, s. 12.3(b).)