Sec. 4. Any transient merchant desiring to transact business in any county in this state shall file application for a license for that purpose with the auditor of the county in this state in which such transient merchant desires to do business. The application shall state the following facts:

     (a) The name, residence and post-office address of the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation making the application, and if a firm, limited liability company, or corporation, the name and address of the members of the firm or limited liability company, or officers of the corporation, as the case may be.

     (b) If the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company then there shall be stated on the application form the date of incorporation or organization, the state of incorporation or organization, and if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company formed in a state other than the state of Indiana, the date on which such corporation or limited liability company qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company in the state of Indiana.

     (c) A statement showing the kind of business proposed to be conducted, the length of time for which the applicant desires to transact business, and if for the purpose of transacting such business any permanent or mobile building, structure or real estate is to be used for the exhibition by means of samples, catalogues, photographs and price lists or sale of goods, wares or merchandise, the location of such proposed place of business.

     (d) A detailed inventory and description of such goods, wares, and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, the manner in which the same is to be advertised for sale and the representations to be made in connection therewith, the names of the persons from whom the goods, wares, and merchandise so to be advertised or represented were obtained, the date of receipt of such goods, wares, and merchandise by the applicant for the license, the place from which the same were last taken, and any and all details necessary to locate and identify all goods, wares and merchandise to be sold.

     (e) Attached to the application shall be a receipt showing that personal property taxes on the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold have been paid.

     (f) Attached to the application shall be a copy of a notice, which ten (10) days before said application has been filed, shall have been mailed by registered mail by the applicant to the department of state revenue. The said notice shall state the precise period of time and location from which said applicant intends to transact business, the approximate value of the goods, wares, and merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, and such other information as the department of state revenue of the state of Indiana or its successor may request or by regulation require.

     (g) Said application shall be verified.

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.345, s.4. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.401; P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.166.