Any person wanting to engage in peddling, soliciting or transient vending in the town shall submit to the Town Police Department (the “Department”) a permit application on a form to be furnished by the Department, which shall provide the following information and documentation:
(A) The name, the permanent address or the temporary address in the vicinity of Clayton, of the applicant;
(B) Proof of date of birth, address and identification of the applicant, to be provided through a driver’s license or other legally recognized form of photo identification and proof of social security number;
(C) A brief description of the business or activity to be conducted including a description of the goods, wares, merchandise, food, periodicals, items or services to be sold or offered for sale;
(D) The proposed dates, hours and location for the proposed peddling, soliciting or transient vending;
(E) A description of any vehicle to be used in connection with the proposed peddling, soliciting or transient vending, including the year, make, model, body style, color and license number;
(F) The age, height, weight and other identifying information of the person proposing to engage in peddling, soliciting or transient vending;
(G) Written permission to use the proposed location signed by the property owner if the application is for transient vending on property not owned by the applicant;
(H) If employed in connection with the proposed peddling, soliciting or transient vending, the name, address and telephone number of the employer, or if acting as an agent, the name, address and telephone number of the principal on whose behalf the applicant is acting, with credentials in written form establishing the relationship and the authority of the employee or agent to act for the employer or principal, as the case may be;
(I) A list of any and all crimes of which the applicant has been convicted or has pleaded no contest to in the ten years preceding submittal of the application, describing the nature of the offense or violation, the penalty or punishment imposed, the date and place of the crime, the official file number of the criminal case, excluding minor traffic offenses not punishable by incarceration; the applicant shall provide a certified copy of his or her criminal record for the county of his or her permanent residence and for each county in which he or she has a conviction or plea of no contest in the ten years preceding the application, excluding minor traffic offenses not punishable by incarceration; the applicant shall list all registrations of the applicant as a registered sex offender with the State of North Carolina, any other state or a federal agency;
(J) Proof of possession of any license or permit which, under federal, state or local laws or regulations, the applicant is required to have in order to conduct the proposed business, or which, under any such law or regulation, would exempt the applicant for the licensing requirements of this chapter;
(K) Two photographs of the applicant which shall have been taken within 60 days immediately prior to the date of filing of the application and show the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;
(L) A description of all other licenses or permits, such as a privilege license, obtained by the applicant in connection with the proposed peddling, soliciting or transient vending;
(M) The Department shall make copies of all IDs or other credentials relied upon by the applicant;
(N) If the applicant is an employer or principal, a separate application shall be submitted for each employee or person who will be peddling, soliciting or transient vending and a separate permit will be processed for each; and
(O) The signature of and sworn verification of the application’s contents by each applicant and person who will be peddling, soliciting or transient vending.
(Ord. 2015-02-04, passed 2-2-15) Penalty, see § 115.99