(A) (1) Any person transacting any business or selling activity defined in this chapter shall first obtain from the Town Clerk a permit before engaging in any such selling or soliciting activities. This permit shall be referred to as a “transient sales permit”.
(2) Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Each sales representative of the permitted business must have a copy of the permit on his or her person and a valid state or military issued identification.
(B) Persons requesting a transient sales permit shall provide a copy of a valid state sales tax license and the following information to the Town Clerk on an application furnished by the Town Clerk.
(1) Applicant’s name, date of birth, driver’s license or state or military identification number, home and business address and telephone numbers;
(2) Description and license numbers of vehicles used for the transient sales activity;
(3) Name, date of birth, driver’s license number and home address of each other sales representative operating under this permit;
(4) Name of business firm represented and parent company, if any, and a brief description of the nature of the business and goods being sold;
(5) Location(s) and/or method the applicant intends to use to conduct business (such as selling out of home or building, selling out of car/truck, concession stand or booth, or door-to-door sales and the like); and
(6) Length of time the applicant intends to be doing business under this permit.
(C) Permit fees shall be paid at the time of application and prior to issuance of the permit. Permits are non-transferable. The Town Clerk or designee may impose conditions on the approval of permits including, but not limited to, cleanup, sanitation or security measures. The fees to be paid for the issuance of permits shall be established by resolution of the Board as deemed appropriate from time to time and kept or posted in the office of the Town Clerk. The cost of the permits shall vary in amount as to the applicant’s need to have a permit issued for a day, for a season or for a year.
(D) The transient sales permit shall contain the permit number, the name of the applicant and his or her representatives, business name, description of the type of goods to be sold or business activity, location where sales will take place and/or method of sales, any special conditions, date of issuance and expiration and the Town Clerk’s signature.
(E) The Town Clerk may deny an application for a transient sales permit based on the wants or warrants record, misrepresentation, fraud, deceit or impropriety of the applicant or his or her representatives or other grounds that such transient business would not be in the best interest of the town or its citizens.
(F) The Police Chief may suspend or revoke a transient sales permit based on misrepresentation, fraud, deceit or impropriety of the applicant or his or her representatives or other grounds that such transient business would not be in the best interest of the town or its citizens and shall give the applicant or permit holder prompt notice.
(G) Any applicant may appeal a denial or revocation of a permit. The applicant may request a hearing before a neutral party appointed by the Mayor. If the applicant requests an appeal hearing, the Town Clerk shall provide written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be mailed postage prepaid by regular United States mail at least five days prior to the date set for hearing.
(Prior Code, § 710.4) (Ord. 176, passed 11-3-1960; Ord. 196, passed 9-1-1966; Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 554, passed 6-7-2012)