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§ 6-356  RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENFORCEMENT.
   The Police Department and the Town Manager, or his or her designee, are authorized to enforce the terms of this article, and specific additional authorization of the Town Council shall not be required.
(Code 1976, § 10.46(g)) (Ord. 4-82, passed 9-6-1982)
§§ 6-357 TO 6-399  RESERVED.
ARTICLE IV:  PEDDLING, SOLICITING, AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
Section
   6-401   Peddler defined
   6-402   Solicitors, peddlers, and the like
   6-403   Selling merchandise on streets and sidewalks
   6-404   Selling merchandise on private property
   6-405   Public begging
   6-406 to 6-499   Reserved
Cross-reference:
   Shouting and crying of peddlers in neighborhoods prohibited, § 14-202(N); selling, peddling in parks, § 16-208.
Statutory reference:
   Regulation of solicitation campaigns and itinerant merchants, G.S. § 160A-178.
§ 6-401  PEDDLER DEFINED.
   The word PEDDLER, as used in this article, shall include any person, whether a resident of the town or not, traveling by foot, automotive vehicle, wagon, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, offering for sale, directly or indirectly, any merchandise, goods, services, or any other type of sales. The word PEDDLER shall include the words HAWKER, HUCKSTER, and ITINERANT MERCHANT.
(Code 1976, § 10.51) (Ord. 7-77, passed 6-1-1977)
Cross-reference:
   Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-102.
§ 6-402  SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, AND THE LIKE.
   The practice of going in, and upon, private residences, and the premises thereof, by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and vendors of merchandise, not having been requested, or invited, to do so by the owner, or occupant, of such private residences and premises, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods and merchandise, or the purpose of disposing of, or peddling or hawking the same, is hereby prohibited.
(Code 1976, § 10.52) (Ord. 7-77, passed 6-1-1977)
Statutory reference:
   Authority to prohibit peddling and soliciting, G.S. § 160A-178.
§ 6-403  SELLING MERCHANDISE ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
   (A)   No person shall sell, or offer for sale, merchandise, or services, of any description from the streets, sidewalks, or public property for any commercial purpose.
   (B)   The Chief of Police may grant concessions to this article for religious, fraternal, civic, or educational organizations that are classified by the State Department of Revenue as nonprofit organizations.
   (C)   It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to fraudulently offer for sale, either directly or indirectly, any merchandise, or services, under the guise of the organizations mentioned in subsection (B) above.
(Code 1976, § 10.53) (Ord. 7-77, passed 6-1-1977)
Cross-reference:
   Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, Ch. 19.
§ 6-404  SELLING MERCHANDISE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
   (A)   Persons selling, or offering for sale, merchandise or services of any description from private property must first obtain a peddler’s permit from the Planning Department. Organizations, as defined in § 6-403(B), are exempt.
   (B)   The applicant for the peddler’s permit must provide written consent of the owner of the land upon which the applicant proposes to conduct business.
   (C)   Peddler permits are $25 per day, and are valid for up to three days.
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