(A) Before selling within the Town of Hamden, under a state license, each itinerant vendor shall make application for a municipal license to the Mayor or his/her designee and make payment of $250. Upon payment of this fee, the Town Clerk shall issue the license which may not continue for a period longer than the unexpired period of the state license under which the municipal license is issued. The municipal license shall remain in force as long as the licensee continuously keeps and exposes for sale in the Town of Hamden such stock of goods, wares and merchandise, but not later than the first day of October following its date.
(B) Upon payment of the license fee and proof of payment of all other license fees, if any, chargeable upon local sales, the Town Clerk shall record the state license of the transient vendor in full, shall endorse thereon the words "local license fees paid" and shall affix thereto his/her official signature and the date of the endorsement.
(C) No license fee shall be required from any resident of Connecticut who has resided in Connecticut for a period of two years next proceeding the date of application for the license and who is a veteran who served in time of war as defined in Conn. Gen. Stat., § 27-103, for the privilege of buying, selling or vending goods, wares or merchandise within its limits; provided lapel pins, buttons, flowers, small flags and similar novelties and books and magazines shall not be construed to be goods, wares, or merchandise within the meaning of this chapter. The Town of Hamden may defer issuance of such license for a period of not to exceed seven days for the purpose of investigation. Each veteran engaged in any of those occupations shall produce his/her discharge, certificate of honorable discharge from the service or a copy thereof certified by the Town Clerk from the records of the town where such discharge or certificate of discharge is recorded as provided in Conn. Gen. Stat., § 12-93, for inspection, together with a certificate from the Town Clerk that the applicant is a resident of the state, upon such demand of any proper officer of the town and if he/she fails to do so, he/she shall not be entitled to any privilege under this section. Any person who makes a false representation for the purpose of availing him/herself of the privilege of this section shall be fined $25.00
(Ord. 231, adopted 5-7-84; Am. Ord. 248, adopted 9-4-85; Am. Ord. 578, passed 7-6-09) Penalty, see § 120.99