No person may engage in door-to-door sales within
the Town of Wells, whether or not the person is present in the Town
at the time of contact or the time of sale, who does not have, for
the purposes of carrying on such business, any permanent place of
business within the Town without obtaining a license prior to engaging
in any such sales. A license shall not be required for selling at
public fairs, expositions or bazaars or for members selling on behalf
of public service organizations or those who sell exclusively by mail
contact, except that persons who offer merchandise or money prizes
as "free of charge" but who require the recipient to pay something
of value, such as but not limited to entrance or processing fees,
to participate in the offer shall be required to obtain a license.
The Board of Selectmen is hereby empowered to
prescribe reasonable regulations pertaining to the hours of sale,
conduct of vendors and other matters in the interest of the buying
public and is empowered to revoke the license of any licensee who
fails to comply with said regulations.
No door-to-door sales of any sort shall be permitted
on the ocean beaches.
[Added 5-29-1991]
No person who does not have a permanent place
of business within the Town of Wells may sell business services within
the Town on a door-to-door basis, from a vehicle or by telephone,
without first registering with the Police Department as an itinerant
vendor of services. The registration shall state the name of the vendor,
the name and address of the business and the license number(s) of
the vehicle(s) to be used for such sales within the Town and briefly
describe the nature of the business to be conducted. A copy of a contract
or service agreement offered to customers must be supplied at the
time of registration. Sales or service personnel invited to a home
or place of business by the resident or owner thereof prior to initial
contact by the vendor are not required to register under this section.
There shall be no fee for the registration required by this section.
The registration requirement for door-to-door
sales of business services shall not apply to nonprofit civic, educational
or religious groups soliciting contributions as part of a fund-raising
activity.
