(A) A license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be revoked by the Clerk-Treasurer under any of the following circumstances:
(1) If it is found that the license holder has provided false information in connection with the license application;
(2) If the license holder, during the term of the license, admits guilt or is convicted of:
(a) Any violation of this chapter;
(b) A violation of the law of any state, federal law or the law of any foreign country in connection with peddling or street vending activities and constituting a misdemeanor or felony; and/or
(c) Any combination consisting of two or more instances of violation of a county ordinance or other town ordinance and the offense was committed while engaging in peddling or street vending activities within the town.
(3) If the Clerk-Treasurer directly or indirectly receives written complaints from at least three citizens regarding the license holder’s peddling or street vending activities during the term of the license; provided that, the complaints must be based on allegations substantiated by factual description of related violations of this chapter or of other applicable laws or ordinances. It shall not be a sufficient complaint merely that the citizen regards the activity as objectionable or nuisance per se.
(B) (1) Whenever a license is revoked under this section, the Clerk-Treasurer shall send written notice by regular mail to the current address of the license holder, or to the address of his or her permanent residence if the listed current address is no longer valid, notifying him or her of the revocation and the reason therefor, his or her right to appeal, as herein provided, and that, within 48 hours of the receipt of the notice, the license holder is required to either personally surrender his or her license at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, or to deposit same in the U.S. mail addressed to the office of the Clerk-Treasurer, and to forthwith cease all peddling or street vending activities within the town.
(2) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to fail to surrender his or her license, as herein provided.
(3) The Clerk-Treasurer shall concurrently notify the Town Marshal of the license revocation. However, when a license is revoked under this section, the license holder may appeal the decision to the Town Council, either in writing or by personal appearance. The Town Council shall act on the appeal at its next regular meeting, or sooner if it so wishes, and may uphold the revocation or may find that, in consideration of all circumstances, the revocation is not warranted or necessary and orders the Clerk-Treasurer to reinstate the license. If so reinstated, the Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately return the license to the license holder by regular mail and notify the Town Marshal of the reinstatement. When a license is revoked and is not reinstated, as herein provided, the license holder is ineligible to apply for another license for at least one year and any application must be approved by the Town Council.
(Ord. 2014-5-12, passed 5-12-2014)