[Adopted 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 10 (Section 1.9, 1.9.2, of the Town Bylaws)]
[Amended 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
No person shall hawk or peddle fish, fruit or vegetables within
the limits of the Town, except as otherwise authorized by law, without
obtaining a license therefor from the Select Board upon payment of
a fee at a rate to be set annually by the Select Board.
The provisions of this bylaw may be enforced by noncriminal disposition pursuant to Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, §
1-5, of the Code of the Town of Bolton.
[Adopted 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 10 (5-7-1979 ATM by Art. 25; Section 1.9, 1.9.15, of the
Town Bylaws); amended in its entirety 5-1-2023 ATM by Art. 9]
The purpose of this Article
II is to provide for the regulation of door-to-door solicitation for commercial purposes in the Town to Bolton, to promote public safety and consumer protection.
For the purpose of this Article
II, the following words as used herein shall be considered to have the meanings herein ascribed thereto:
DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITATION
Any one or more of the following activities, conducted by
appearing in person at a premises to provide information or literature:
A.
Seeking to sell or to obtain orders for the purchase of goods,
wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, and services of any kind, character
or description whatever.
B.
Seeking to obtain subscriptions to books, magazines, periodicals,
newspapers, and every other type or kind of publication.
C.
Seeking to obtain gifts or contributions of money, clothing, or any other valuable item for the support or benefit of any charitable or nonprofit association, organization, corporation, group, or project except as otherwise excluded by this Article
II.
LICENSE
The photo identification card issued to a licensee.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, society, organization or league and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof, except as otherwise excluded by this Article
II.
PREMISES
A building or portion of a building used for residential
purposes, including the real estate upon which any such building is
located, provided that the predominant use of the real estate is for
residential purposes.
The applicant shall permit the Police Department of the Town
of Bolton to photograph said applicant for identification purposes.
The photo identification card shall be nontransferable and shall
entitle the licensee for the period indicated therein and for the
purposes specified therein to solicit in the Town of Bolton, provided
that the licensee shall have in his/her/their possession at all times
while soliciting and shall further conspicuously display the photo
identification card.
If while the application is pending or during the term of any
license granted thereon there is a change in fact, policy, or method
that would alter the information given in the application, the applicant
or licensee, as the case may be, shall notify the Police Department
in writing within 24 hours of such change.
A license issued under this Article
II does not constitute an endorsement by the Town of Bolton nor by any of its departments or officers of the purpose or of the person conducting the solicitation.
No person shall engage in solicitation upon any premises without
a prior invitation from the occupant thereof if such premises is posted
against such solicitation by means of a notice prominently displayed
upon which is printed the legend "no solicitors" or words of similar
import. For the purposes of this section, the premises shall be deemed
posted against solicitation if there is exhibited, on or near the
main entrance to the premises or on or near the main door to any residence
located thereon, a sign which bears the above legend.
The practice of any individual or group going in and upon private residences in the Town, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner(s) or occupants of said private residences, for the purposes of soliciting after the owner has requested the individual to depart from the premises, either orally or in writing, is declared to constitute a violation of this Article
II.
A No Solicitation List shall be established and maintained by
the Bolton Police Department. Residents may submit their property
for inclusion on the list without charge. Upon approval of the issuance
of a license as provided herein, each such licensed entity or individual
shall be provided with a copy of the No Solicitation List and may
not solicit or canvass at such property.
In addition to a possible revocation of a license as set forth in this Article
II, the provisions of this bylaw may be enforced by noncriminal disposition pursuant to Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, §
1-5, of the Code of the Town of Bolton.