Chapter 5.10
PEDDLERS
Sections:
5.10.010 Nuisance declaration.
5.10.020 Authority – Abatement.
5.10.010 Nuisance declaration.
The practice of being in and upon private residences in the city of Forks, Washington, by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor; provided, that this section shall not prohibit any farmer, gardener, or other person, without license, to sell, deliver, or peddle any fruits, vegetables, berries, butter, eggs, fish, milk, poultry, meats, or any farm produce or edibles raised, caught, produced, or manufactured by such person in any place in this state. (Ord. 96 § 1, 1963)
5.10.020 Authority – Abatement.
The city marshal of the city of Forks is hereby required and directed to suppress the same, and to abate any such nuisance as is described in FMC 5.10.010. (Ord. 96 § 2, 1963)
5.10.030 Violation – Penalty.
Any person convicted of perpetrating a nuisance as described and prohibited in FMC 5.10.010 shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 96 § 3, 1963)