(A) License required. All itinerant merchants, solicitors and peddlers are required to obtain a license from the office of the Clerk-Treasurer prior to conducting business. The Police Department shall keep a complete record in its office of all licenses issued.
(B) Application.
(1) Any person, firm, corporation or other entity desiring to engage in the business of itinerant merchant, peddler or solicitor as herein defined shall make an application in writing to the Clerk-Treasurer of the town at least seven days before said applicant shall be authorized to begin business. Such application shall state the name and address of the applicant, company or firm which he or she represents, place where such business is to be conducted and kind of goods to be sold. In the event that the applicant is a corporation or other entity, all persons acting on the applicant’s behalf must be listed on the application. A form of application is available from the Director of Operations’ office.
(2) As part of the application for the license, each applicant must submit:
(a) The name and address of the person, company or entity applying for the license;
(b) The name, address and birth date of each person who will participate in business activity under the license, and a photocopy of each person’s photo identification or driver’s license. Only state-issued identification shall be accepted;
(c) The year, make, model, color and license number for any vehicle to be used in the business activity; and
(d) A state police limited criminal history search for each person who will participate in business activity under the license, obtained not later than 60 days before the submission of the application.
(C) Fee. The license fee for an itinerant merchant, peddler or solicitor shall be $100 per year and shall be payable in advance for each such license.
(Ord. 1-2015, passed 5-11-2015) Penalty, see § 110.99
Cross-reference:
Related form, see Ch. 110, Appx. A