5.01.020 Definitions.
The following terms as used in this chapter shall mean:
“Business” means any activity carried on with the intent:
1. That a profit be realized therefrom; and
2. That the profit, if any, inure to the benefit of owner or owners of the activity.
“Doing or transacting business” means any act or series of act(s performed in the course or pursuit of a business activity.
Employee. The term “employee” shall mean and include:
1. A person having no ownership interest in the business other than the ownership of shares in a corporate owner of the business and who is regularly employed for 20 hours a week or more by and under the supervision and control of the owner or owners of the business or their representative in the course of the business activities; or
2. A natural person having an ownership interest in the business, who actively works in and for the business on a full-time basis.
“Expense” means the cost of goods sold, the expense of services rendered, and all other expenses or disbursements, accrued or otherwise, ordinarily incidental to the operation of a business.
“Profit” means the excess of gross receipts over expense. [Ord. 698 § 2.]