The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
convenience and necessity by providing for the use of public streets
by street peddlers while preserving the free and unobstructed passage
of pedestrians and traffic, to provide for a fair allocation of limited
peddler space on congested streets in the Town and to assure that
peddler operations are safe, neat and sanitary.
The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant
to the authority granted by RSA 31:102-a and are in addition to any
requirements imposed by the State of New Hampshire under either RSA
320 or RSA 321.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in the business of hawker, peddler or itinerant vendor as defined
in RSA 320:1 and RSA 321:1 in the Town of Wolfeboro without first
obtaining a license as provided herein.
The words "hawker," "peddler" and "itinerant
vendor" as used herein shall be defined as in RSA 320:1 and RSA 321:1
and shall include any hawker, peddler or itinerant vendor, trader,
farmer, merchant or other person who sells or takes orders for merchandise
from temporary or transient sales locations within the Town of Wolfeboro
or who goes from town to town or place to place within the Town for
such purpose.
The following areas shall be available for use
to persons holding a valid pushcart license from the Town of Wolfeboro:
A. Dockside, at that area near Lake Winnipesaukee near
the shelter at the docks as marked.
B. South Main Street, south of the intersection of Wharf
Avenue as marked.
C. Railroad Avenue, south side near South Main Street
as marked.
D. Across the street from the downtown post office, not
more than 10 feet south of the crosswalk in front of Cate Park.
[Added 6-28-1989]
All licenses issued shall expire on December
31 of each year.
Persons holding permits issued by the Town of Wolfeboro shall have until January 31 of each year to renew such permit. Any person failing to renew said permit within the allotted time shall be required to make application as set forth under §
73-6, Application procedure.
No license issued under the provisions of this
chapter shall be used at any time by any person other than the one
to whom it was issued. No such license is transferable.
Hawkers, peddlers and itinerant vendors are
required to exhibit their licenses at the request of any citizen.
The fee for a transient sales permit shall be
$25 and for a pushcart license not less than $25 per month; $150 for
entire six months.
Any persons convicted of a violation of any
provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation as defined
by the Criminal Code of the State of New Hampshire. A separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs.