Chapter 5.90
PEDDLERS
Sections:
5.90.010 License required.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of peddler of any merchandise, article or thing without first having secured a license therefor. For the purpose of this section, a peddler shall be one who travels about selling small wares or merchandise which he carries with him. (Ord. 2001-20 § 1, 2001)
5.90.020 Application.
Applications for such license shall be made to the village clerk, and shall state thereon the number of vehicles, if any, intended to be operated, the kind of merchandise to be peddled, and the permanent address of the peddler.
5.90.030 Fee.
The fee for such license shall be two hundred dollars for an annual license and twenty-five dollars for a daily license. (Ord. 89-5 § 41, 1989)
5.90.040 Fraud.
Any licensed peddler or hawker who shall be guilty of any fraud, cheating or misrepresentation, whether through himself or through an employee, while acting as a peddler in the village, or who shall barter, sell or peddle any goods or merchandise or wares other than those specified in his application for a license shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.20 RMC, and the president may revoke his license for such an offense.
5.90.050 Prohibited sales.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the sale of merchandise in any parking lot, vacant lot, or a portion of a parcel when the business is conducted out of tents, lean-tos, open air, or any structure which is not a permanent structure on the site. For purposes of example, this section shall prohibit the sale of rugs, agricultural products, portraits or other artwork from locations in close proximity to streets and roads in the village where the operator of said business does not conduct his business from within a permanent and approved structure. (Ord. 2001-20 § 2, 2001)