HAZEL, Ky. (AP) – A southwestern Kentucky city and the owners of an antique mall are doing legal battle over a requirement that vendors at the mall obtain a license to sell.

Hazel city officials are trying to enforce the ordinance for the first time it’s revision in 2007. Mayor Kerry Vasseur told the Murray Ledger & Times that after a city council meeting last week, the city decided to enforce the requirement, which is similar to licenses in Murray and other cities in western Kentucky.

Charlie’s Antique Mall and Soda Fountain owner Ray Gough sued the city in 2008 over the requirement and maintains that only mall owners should have to pay the licensing fee, not the venors.

Currently some antique mall booth renters pay for a license, while others don’t. The city maintains that those not paying are breaking the law.

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