No person shall engage in peddling in the Township
of Middletown without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
[Amended 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 811]
A. Every person
desiring to engage in peddling in the Township of Middletown shall
first make application to the Township Manager for a license. If such
person shall also be required to obtain a license from any county
officer, he shall, when making such application, exhibit a valid county
license. Upon such application, such person shall give his name; address;
his previous criminal record, if any; the name of the person for whom
he works, if any; the type of goods, wares and merchandise he wishes
to peddle, the length of time for which he wishes to be licensed;
the type of vehicle he uses, if any; and the number of helpers he
has; provided, where a person makes application for himself and one
or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified above
shall be given for each helper, and an individual license shall be
required for each helper. No license issued under this chapter shall
be transferable from one person to another.
B. Each license shall be for the current year. No abatement of the annual
license fee shall be made for any fractional part of a year, other
than the annual license fee applied for on or after August 1 of each
year, whereupon the said license fee shall be reduced to 1/2 of the
original fee. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which they were issued.
[Amended 6-21-1976 by Ord. No. 199; 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 811]
Fees shall be established by the Master Fee Schedule adopted
from time to time by Council resolution.
Upon making application therefor and paying
for the proper fee as herein specified, a license shall be issued
to every peddler. Such license shall contain the information required
to be given upon the application therefor. Every peddler shall at
all times when engaged in peddling in the Township wear prominently
upon his person such license as is supplied by the Township. No peddler
shall engage in selling any product not mentioned upon such license
nor shall any person having a foot peddler's license operate from
or with any horse-drawn or motor vehicle.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter
shall engage in peddling at any time on Sunday, or upon any other
day of the week before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter
shall hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks of
the Township, nor shall be use any loud speaker or horn or any other
device for announcing his presence by which the public is annoyed.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter
shall park any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township
in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares or merchandise;
nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon any of such
streets or alleys; nor may any such person maintain or keep a street
or curbstone market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley
in the Township for longer than necessary to sell therefrom to persons
residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter
shall occupy any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or
sidewalks of the Township for the purpose of peddling, with or without
any stand or counter.
[Amended 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 811]
The Township Manager shall keep a record of all licenses issued
under this chapter and shall supervise the activities of all holders
of such licenses.
The Township Manager of the Township of Middletown
is hereby authorized to suspend any license issued under this chapter
when he deems such suspension to be beneficial to the public health,
safety or morals, or for violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter, or for giving false information upon any application for
a license hereunder.
[Added 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 811]
Every person to whom a license has been issued hereunder shall,
in the carrying on of his business or activities in the Township,
comply with the following:
A. The licensee shall not permit any other person to have possession
of their license card and shall immediately report its loss to the
Police Department. The licensee shall not cause or permit their license
card to be altered or defaced.
B. The licensee shall not enter or attempt to enter any dwelling unit
without invitation or permission of the occupant and shall immediately
leave any premises upon request.
C. The licensee shall immediately surrender their license card upon
revocation of his license.
D. No peddling or soliciting of any goods to any resident who has posted
upon the resident's property signs such as "No Solicitation,"
"No Peddling," "No Trespassing," or such similar signs indicating
a prohibition of entry upon resident's property.
E. Any peddler entering upon a resident's property shall immediately
leave said property when asked or instructed to do so by anyone present
on the property.
F. No peddling or soliciting of any goods from a semi-tractor/tractor
trailer truck on any street, highway, sidewalk or other locations
in the Township.
[Amended 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 811]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $500 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
thereof, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.