An application for license shall be made upon forms provided by the Township, including a New Jersey State Bureau of Identification form authorizing release of any criminal history record information to the Voorhees Police Department, shall be sworn to, shall be filed with the municipal clerk and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information.
(A) For solicitors and peddlers:
(1) Applicant's name, permanent address, local address (if different from permanent address) and telephone number;
(2) Name and address of the organization or person(s) on whose behalf soliciting or peddling is being made, together with telephone numbers;
(3) A description of the nature of merchandise to be sold;
(4) Length of time for which license is desired;
(5) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense involving deceptive business practices or fraud, or a violation of any ordinance enacted in other municipalities concerning peddling, solicitation or transient merchandising, when and where the offense(s) occurred and the penalty imposed, if any;
(6) Motor vehicle registration number, make and model of any motor vehicle used by the applicant in connection with his peddling or soliciting;
(7) Applicant's photo identification, which the Municipal Clerk will photocopy and attach to the application;
(8) If the applicant is an agent, employee or representative, he shall attach to the application a letter from the person or organization for whom the applicant works or represents, authorizing the applicant to act as its agent, employee or representative and assuming responsibility for the applicant's conduct;
(9) All applicants selling merchandise subject to sales tax shall submit a copy of a valid certificate of authority issued by the Director of the New Jersey Division of Taxation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:32B-15, empowering the applicant to collect sales tax. Certificates shall not be required for the sale of property exempted from sales and use taxation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:32B-8.2. All licensees shall attach the original certificate to their cart, stand, truck or other merchandising device, as required by N.J.S.A. 54:32B-15;
(10) All applicants selling food items for immediate consumption shall submit a copy of the board of health license.
(B) For transient merchants:
(1) Applicant's name, permanent address, local address (if any) and telephone number;
(2) Description of the nature of the business or activity including the average quantity, kind and value of the merchandise to be sold;
(3) Applicant's photo identification, which the Municipal Clerk will photocopy and attach to the application;
(4) The days during which the business is to be conducted;
(5) The name and addresses of the persons from whom the goods making up the stock were or are to be purchased by the applicant;
(6) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime, disorderly persons offense or petty disorderly persons offense involving deceptive business practices or fraud, or a violation of any ordinance enacted in other municipalities concerning peddling, solicitation or transient merchandising, when and where the offense(s) occurred and the penalty imposed, if any;
(7) A bond in accordance with N.J.S.A. 45:24-5 in an amount equal to 25% of the value of the personal property shown in the disclosures required by division (B)(2) above but in no event less than $1,000. The bond shall be in effect for a period of one year from the date of license issuance, shall indemnify and pay the Township any penalties or costs incurred in the enforcement of this section and the purchaser of personal property a sum equal to at least the amount of any payment such purchaser may have been induced to make through the misrepresentation of the applicant, its agents, servants or employees. The bond shall be in a form approved by the Municipal Attorney;
(8) An instrument in accordance with N.J.S.A. 45:24-6 appointing the clerk as the applicant's true and lawful agent;
(9) If the applicant is an agent, employee or representative, he shall attach to the application a letter from the person or organization for whom the applicant works or represents, authorizing the applicant to act as its agent, employee or representative and assuming responsibility for the applicant's conduct;
(10) All transient merchants are subject to the statutory requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 45:24-1 et seq., and shall be subject to the penalties set forth therein in the event of a failure to comply with any of said requirements;
(11) All applicants shall submit a copy of a valid certificate of authority issued by the Director of the New Jersey Division of Taxation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:32B-15, empowering the applicant to collect sales tax. Certificates shall not be required for the sale of property exempted from sales and use taxation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:32B-8.2. The licensee shall prominently display the original certificate at his place of business as may be authorized by the license, as required by N.J.S.A. 54:32B-15;
(12) All applicants selling food items for immediate consumption shall submit a copy of the Board of Health license.
(Ord. 273-16, passed 2-22-16)