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BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1
PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
SECTION:
3-1-1: Peddler Defined
3-1-2: License Required
3-1-3: Application for License; Fee
3-1-4: Investigation of Applicant and Issuance of License
3-1-5: License Fees; Term; Exhibition
3-1-6: License Transfer Restricted
3-1-7: Use of Streets
3-1-8: Solicitations by Charitable or Religious Groups
3-1-9: Permission Required to Enter Private Residence
3-1-10: Revocation of License; Hearing
3-1-11: Appeal
3-1-12: Enforcement by Police Chief
3-1-13: Penalty
A. As used in this Chapter, the word "peddler" includes any person, whether a resident of the City or not:
1. Who goes from house-to-house or from place-to-place within the City without invitation offering or exposing for sale, selling or taking orders for goods, wares or merchandise or any article or thing of value for present or future delivery or for services then to be performed or to be performed in the future or for the making, manufacturing or repair of any article or things whatsoever for present or future delivery.
2. Who, without traveling from place to place, sells or offers for sale from an automotive vehicle or other vehicle or conveyance any goods, wares or merchandise, article or thing for present or future delivery.
3. Who engages in a temporary business of selling or offering for sale goods, wares or merchandise or any article or thing of value for present or future delivery, or for services then to be performed or to be performed in the future or for the making, manufacture or repair of any article or thing whatsoever for present or future delivery.
4. Who, in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, motor vehicle, trailer, tent, public room in a hotel, lodging house, apartment, shop or any street or alley or other place within the City for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares, merchandise, service or manufactured article.
B. The word "peddler" does not include:
1. A newspaper vendor or a regular commercial traveler employed by a wholesale house and selling goods, wares, merchandise or services to merchants of the City for the purpose of resale, or representatives of public utilities.
2. A person soliciting money, donations of money or property or financial assistance of any kind or selling or distributing any item of literature or merchandise for a fee upon the streets, in office buildings, by house-to-house canvass or in public places for a charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic purpose.
3. A person who sells his own property which was not acquired for resale, barter or exchange and who does not conduct such sales or act as a participant by furnishing goods in such a sale more than twice during any calendar year. (Ord. 460, 5-5-86; 1995 Code)
No person may engage in the business of a peddler as defined in Section 3-1-1 of this Chapter without first obtaining a license and paying the license fees required by this Chapter. (Ord. 460, 5-5-86)
A. Information Required: An applicant for a peddler's license shall file with the City Recorder an application, in writing, in duplicate on a form to be furnished by the City that shall give the following information:
1. Name and description of the applicant.
2. Address (legal and local).
3. A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold and, in the case of products of farm or orchard, whether produced or grown by the applicant.
4. If employed, the name and address of the employer.
5. The length of time for which the right to do business is desired.
6. If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same, together with license number or other means of identification.
7. The names of at least two (2) reliable property owners who will certify to the applicant's good character and business responsibility or, in lieu of the names of references, any other available evidence as to the good character and business responsibility of the applicant that enables an investigator to evaluate properly such character and business responsibility.
B. Investigation Fee: At the time of filing the application, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to the City Recorder to cover the costs of investigation. When a person makes an application for renewal of an existing peddler's license, the investigation fee and the information required by subsection A of this Section are not required. (Ord. 460, 5-5-86; 1995 Code)
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