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Each year business owners in Chico must renew their licenses to operate in the city, and they are charged a license fee. The amount varies by the nature of the business. What follows are a few of the business licenses included in the 2003-04 fiscal year:

# of % of business Category licenses total licenses license tax

Animal show/carnival/circus 1 .02 $500

Auto parking lot 2 .03 $50

Bowling alley 1 .02 $285

Card room/pool hall 2 .03 $48

Christmas tree vendor 7 .12 $100

Clairvoyant/fortune/palmist 5 .09 $500

Water utility 1 .02 $26,640