(A) (1) Upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of § 111.04, the Police Department shall conduct a records check on the applicant. Unless such investigation discloses tangible evidence that the conduct of the applicant’s business would pose a substantial threat to the public health, safety, or general welfare, the license shall be granted.
(2) Tangible evidence shall include, but not be limited to, any one or more of the following:
(a) Applicant’s conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;
(b) Willful misstatements in the application;
(c) Applicant’s violation of other ordinances, statutes or regulations pertaining to transient merchants, peddlers, individual peddlers, and the like;
(d) Applicant’s commission of prior fraudulent acts; and
(e) Applicant’s record of continual breaches of solicited contracts.
(B) Each transient merchant, peddler or individual peddler licensed under this division shall be issued an identification card by the Police Department. The identification card shall contain the transient merchant, peddler or individual peddler’s photograph, name, address, name of business, license number and effective dates of the license. The identification card must be worn on the chest area by the transient merchant, peddler or itinerant dealer at all times said transient merchant, peddler or individual peddler is selling or attempting to sell goods, wares, merchandise, food, services or subscriptions within the town. Failure to wear the identification card is a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 2018-7, passed 7-17-2018)