A. The Town Manager, or designee, shall promulgate rules to govern the permitting of commercial outfitters, to regulate commercial outfitters, skill instructors, guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors, and to ensure the safety of associated outdoor recreation activities.

B. The Town Manager may grant variances from adopted rules to any outfitter, on a case-by-case basis, if the Town Manager determines that the health, safety, and welfare of the general public will not be endangered by the issuance of such variance. Any such variance must be issued in writing, with reasons for said variance listed, and be signed and dated by the Town Manager.

C. No person shall act in the capacity of a paid commercial outfitter or advertise or represent himself or herself as an outfitter in this Town without first obtaining a license as required in Section 8-2-1 and a valid Arizona transaction privilege tax license.

D. For purposes of appropriately filing Arizona transaction privilege taxes, the outfitter shall ensure that regulated activities under any commercial outfitter permit issued by the Town of Clarkdale either begin in the Town of Clarkdale or take place entirely in the Town of Clarkdale.

E. Commercial outfitters desiring to operate on public lands owned or operated by the Town of Clarkdale must first obtain a commercial outfitter permit in accordance with rules prescribed by the Town Manager, or designee.

F. As approved by the Town Manager, commercial outfitters who have been contracted by the Town of Clarkdale to provide a program, event or activity on behalf of the Town of Clarkdale may be exempt from the need to secure an outfitter permit if they are regulated under a separate contract with the Town of Clarkdale.

G. An applicant for a commercial outfitter permit shall meet the minimum qualifications established by the Town of Clarkdale and shall apply on a form prescribed by the Town.

H. Every commercial outfitter permit shall, at all times, be conspicuously displayed as set forth in the permit.

I. A commercial outfitter found guilty of violating or failing to comply with the requirements of this section or any stipulations of the commercial outfitter permit shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor offense, plus applicable surcharges. Said violation may result in revocation of the permit, as outlined in Section 8-6-10. [Resolution #1491, 2015; Ordinance #365, 2015; prior code § 8-7-3.]