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§ 111.01 LICENSE REQUIRED; COMPLIANCE.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business, trade or calling of hawker, peddler or solicitor within the town limits whether such business, trade or calling be conducted by personal purposes, without first having obtained a license to do so.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.010)
   (B)   No business activity shall be allowed within the town that is in violation of federal, state or local law.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.110)
(Ord. 196, passed - -) Penalty, see § 111.99
§ 111.02 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
   HAWKER. All persons, firms or corporations who shall hereafter sell, offer to sell at wholesale or retail any goods, wares, merchandise or professional or personal services from a stand, wagon, railroad car, motor vehicle or upon any street or upon any public or vacant ground or from temporary quarters within the corporate limits of the town shall be deemed a HAWKER within the meaning of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.030)
   PEDDLER. All persons, firms or corporations who shall enter upon private premises or go into private residences, offices, business establishments or public buildings for the purpose of selling or soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, books, pamphlets, lottery tickets or other items of property shall be deemed a PEDDLER within the meaning of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.040)
   RETAILER. Any person, firm or corporation who sells to a consumer.
   WHOLESALER. Any person, firm or corporation who sells to a retailer.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.020)
(Ord. 196, passed - -)
§ 111.03 PEDDLERS’ HOURS OF OPERATION.
   (A)   No peddler may enter upon residential property or go into a private residence before 9:00 a.m. in the morning or after 7:00 p.m. in the evening.
   (B)   No peddler may enter upon or remain on private property if the owner, tenant or lawful occupant has asked the peddler not to peddle, solicit or attempt to sell or otherwise present on the property.
   (C)   No peddler may enter or remain on private property on which is conspicuously posted a “no trespassing” sign.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.041) (Ord. 196, passed - -; Ord. 322, passed 11-14-2012) Penalty, see § 111.99
§ 111.04 APPLICATION AND LICENSE FEE.
   Each peddler shall, before conducting any business, as herein defined, within the corporate limits of the town, make application to the Town Clerk and Police Department of said town for a license, which license, if issued, shall not be transferable, specifying in said application his, her or their name and residence, the number of days or the period of time he, she or they will be engaged in said town in the conduct of such business, the article or articles to be sold or offered for sale and the manner of conducting said business and shall pay for said license $250 for each 30-day period. For purpose of investigation, the Town Clerk and Police Department of said city may request the applicant for such license to wait for a period of not more than 30 days, immediately following application for license before granting or refusing to grant said license.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.050) (Ord. 196, passed - -; Ord. 325, passed 10-15-2014)
§ 111.05 RULES AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY.
   Each hawker or peddler conducting such business within the corporate limits of the town shall display the license at the beginning of the interview, comply with all the ordinances of said town which may be applicable and shall conduct such business in a manner not offensive to the peace, morals or welfare of the people of said town, and in such a manner as not to create a nuisance; and, provided further that, no such hawker or peddler shall sell or offer to sell any article within said town at any time, except between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. or at such hours and on such days as such regular businesses in said town are conducted.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.060) (Ord. 196, passed - -) Penalty, see § 111.99
§ 111.06 EXCEPTIONS.
   The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any scientific and literary lectures and entertainments; to any duly and regularly licensed auctioneer in pursuit of his or her profession; to a person using a motor vehicle owned by him or her whether operated by him or her or his or her agent for the transportation of farm produce raised or produced by him or her on his or her own or leased premises, when the entire course of such transportation extends not more than the confines of the territorial limits of the state; to any regularly established and recognized charitable or welfare institution or organization of and within the state and whose benefits are available to any person within the state; to wholesalers calling upon established local business firms in the town; to any legal resident of the county under the age of 18 or to any person over the age of 18 who is a legal resident of the county and qualified to vote therein; to any regularly established newspaper situated in and published in the state; to all class and year books sponsored by the public or parochial schools of the state.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.070) (Ord. 196, passed - -)
§ 111.07 COMPLAINTS.
   The Police Department or any police officer shall police such business, trade or calling of hawkers, peddlers or solicitors to the end that this chapter be complied with, and any and all members of the Police Department having knowledge of a violation hereof, shall make and prosecute complaint against the offender; and such complaint may also be made and prosecuted by the Town Treasurer or the Assistant Town Treasurer under their duty of license collector.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.080) (Ord. 196, passed - -)
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