[Adopted 2-1-1966 as Art. 5-1 of the 1966 Dobbs Ferry Village
Code]
A.
No person shall peddle, vend or offer for sale in
or upon any public street, sidewalk or area or from house to house
in the Village any goods, wares, merchandise or other things or commodities
of any description, except meat and farm products offered for sale
by the producer thereof, without a license as hereinafter provided,
except that such license shall not be required of an honorably discharged
member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is crippled as
a result of injuries received while in said armed forces and the holder
of a license granted pursuant to § 32 of the General Business
Law of the State of New York.
(1)
Special
sidewalk sales. Anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding,
upon request, the Village Board of Trustees may permit the selling
and display for sale of merchandise on, over or upon the sidewalk
at any location within the Village for a period not to exceed seven
days in conjunction with a sponsored or organized sidewalk sales event
open to participation by all retail merchants within the Village.
Individual vendors or participants in such organized event shall be
exempt from obtaining separate permits or licenses which obligation
shall be the sole responsibility of the event sponsor or organizer.
[Added 5-23-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
B.
Such license shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned
by the Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and the amount
of the fee paid therefor. Such license shall specify the fee paid
therefor and its date of expiration.
C.
If any person to whom a license shall be issued as
aforesaid shall at any time be found guilty of a violation of any
provision of this article, such license shall be subject to immediate
cancellation by the Mayor without the refunding of any part of the
fee paid therefor.
E.
Every person while engaged in such occupation within
the limits of this Village shall carry with him such license and shall
exhibit the same upon demand.
A.
No person shall, in peddling, vending or offering
for sale in or upon any public street, sidewalk or other area or from
house to house in the Village any goods, wares, merchandise or other
things or commodities of any description, cry his wares or make use
of any horn, bell or other noisemaking device in such a manner as
to attract attention to his wares or to facilitate his peddling; nor
shall he otherwise disturb the peace and quiet of any part of said
Village in any manner whatsoever.
B.
No person shall, in the carrying on of such occupation
as aforesaid, permit or suffer any automobile or other vehicle used
by him in connection therewith to stand or remain within 500 feet
of any grounds occupied by a school between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. or in front of any premises for any time if the owner
or lessee thereof objects.
C.
No person shall peddle, vend or offer for sale from
house to house any goods, wares, merchandise or other things or commodities
of any description on Sundays.
