No person, firm or corporation shall engage, either directly or indirectly, in the business of a retail florist as defined in §
192-2 hereof, within the Borough of Totowa, without first having obtained a license from the Council of the Borough of Totowa so authorizing such person, firm or corporation.
As used in this chapter, the following term
shall have the meaning indicated:
RETAIL FLORIST
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of
selling at retail any flowers, funeral sprays, wreaths, designs, corsages,
potted plants or cuttings, Christmas trees or bedding plants, all
of which are of natural growth.
No licensee shall sell any flower product referred to in §
192-2 hereof except from a regular established retail flower store, shop or greenhouse, nor shall cut flowers for sale be displayed to the public except in the regular course of business as a retail florist to whom a license shall have been issued hereunder, at the location at which said licensee shall operate or conduct his, her, their or its business.
Following the filing of the initial application with the Borough Clerk, the applicant shall cause to be published, for two consecutive weeks, once a week, in a newspaper published and circulated in the Borough of Totowa, a notice of his intention to obtain a license to conduct the florist business as defined in §
192-2, and shall thereafter file proof of publication as provided herein with the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Totowa.
Every application for an initial license under
this chapter shall be submitted to the Borough Council of the Borough
of Totowa for approval, and no license shall be granted or issued
without first having been approved by the Borough Council of the Borough
of Totowa. The licenses issued hereunder may, upon payment of the
license fee aforesaid and compliance with the terms of this chapter,
be renewed annually; provided, however, that renewals to the holder
of an expiring or expired license shall be made upon payment of the
annual fee and the filing of a short form application supplied by
the Borough Clerk.
No license issued under the terms of this chapter
shall be transferable without the consent of the Borough Council of
the Borough of Totowa.
Every license issued under this chapter shall
be conspicuously displayed in the place of business conducted by the
licensee.
Any license issued pursuant to this chapter
may be revoked by the Borough Council of the Borough of Totowa upon
proof of the violation of any of the provisions hereof or the violation
of any of the laws of the State of New Jersey relative or referring
to the conduct of the business licensed under this chapter.