[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Ridgely 5-7-1962
by Ord. No. 18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall sell, vend or peddle any goods, wares or merchandise
upon the streets or from house to house in the Town of Ridgely, Caroline County,
Maryland (except local residents and farmers selling fruits, vegetables, eggs
and farm produce which they have raised or produced themselves), without first
securing a license or permit to do so from the Town Clerk/Treasurer or the
Commissioners of Ridgely.
The Town Clerk/Treasurer or the Commissioners of Ridgely are authorized
to issue an annual peddler's license or permit, upon payment of a fee
as set forth from time to time by the Commissioners by resolution, to applicants
who may desire to sell, vend or peddle any goods, wares or merchandise upon
the streets or from house to house in the Town of Ridgely as aforesaid. Prior
to the issuance of said permit or license, all applicants shall sign an application
blank for the same listing their names, ages, residences, places of business,
names of their employers or firms which they represent and other pertinent
data, and said application shall be accompanied by a snapshot or picture of
the applicant so that he or she may be identified.
Any person violating the provisions of § 132-1 of this chapter without first securing the peddler's license or permit provided for herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $25 for each offense.
