As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MERCHANDISE
All goods, wares, toys, pictures, paintings, food, fruits,
vegetables, farm products, magazines, periodicals and all kinds of
articles of personal property for domestic use and orders or contracts
for service, home improvement or alterations shall be considered "merchandise"
within the terms of this chapter.
PEDDLER
Any person who goes from place to place by traveling on the
streets and roads or from house to house carrying, conveying or transporting
goods, wares or merchandise for the purpose of selling or delivering
them to customers or seeking donations from other persons. The word
"peddler" shall include the words "hawker" and "huckster."
SOLICITOR
Any person who goes from place to place by traveling on the
streets and roads or from house to house, taking or attempting to
take orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise or personal
property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery or for services
to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such person
has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the object to be sold
and whether or not he is collecting advance payments on such sales.
This definition shall not include wholesale salesmen calling on retail
merchants.
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent fraud, crime and unethical
and dishonest business practices. The fees to be charged for the issuance
of licenses are not to be considered as revenue but are charged for
the purpose of covering the expense of investigation and regulating
the conduct of the licensees.
At the time the application is filed, a fee in the amount set forth in Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, shall be paid to the Police Department to cover the cost of processing the application and investigating the facts stated therein. An additional fee shall be paid for the separate license required for every agent or employee working for a licensed solicitor, hawker or peddler.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of the City of Hackensack
to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to require any person
seen peddling or soliciting who is not known by such officer to be
duly licensed to produce his peddler's or solicitor's license.
The Police Department shall maintain a record of all licenses
issued under the provisions of this chapter and shall record therein
all convictions for violations of this chapter and other pertinent
circumstances and incidents reported to said Police Department.
Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the City Manager as provided in Article
VII of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits, and such revocation or suspension shall be subject to appeal as provided in said Article VII.
All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire one year after the date of issuance of said license. Any such license may be renewed by payment of an additional registration fee equal to the original fee paid for said license and upon compliance with the provisions of §
107-16 of Chapter
107, Licenses and Permits.