(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a vendor or an itinerant merchant as defined in this chapter, unless such person has registered as a vendor or an itinerant merchant for the dates in which the business activity is being conducted and has received a receipt showing payment of the license fee for the applicable dates.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an agent or employee of an itinerant merchant who is not properly registered and licensed under this chapter for the days in which such person conducts or attempts to conduct business for such principal. It shall be the duty of each such agent to determine whether the principal is in fact authorized to do business as an itinerant merchant by inquiring at the office of the Clerk, and the agent shall not be excused for violating this chapter by reason of the fact that he or she received erroneous information from any other source.
(C) A person may be charged in the alternative with violating divisions (A) or (B) above, but such person may not be convicted both as a principal and agent in the same transaction. If a reasonable doubt is raised as to the person’s status as an agent or employee of an unlicensed principal, such person shall be presumed to be a principal.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to submit false information on an application for an itinerant merchant license.
(Prior Code, § 3-2-7) (Ord. 83-470, passed 11-7-1983; Ord. 18-830, passed 6-20-2018) Penalty, see § 113.99