It is the intent of the Town Board of the Town of Schodack to regulate
the activities of peddlers in order to preserve the peace, safety and general
welfare of the town and its inhabitants.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PEDDLER
An individual, firm, corporation, club, society, partnership, unincorporated
association and any principal or agent thereof who, in or upon any street
or highway, or going from place to place by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle
or any other type of conveyance, or who, from a wagon, automotive vehicle,
railroad car or other vehicle or conveyance with or without going from place
to place, sells or barters, offers for sale or barter, carries or exposes
for sale or barter or takes orders for goods, wares, merchandise, meats, fish,
fowl, vegetables, fruit, flowers, garden or farm products or provisions or
services of any kind. The term "peddler" shall include the words "hawker,"
"huckster" and "solicitor."
It shall be unlawful for any person to act within the Town of Schodack
as a peddler without having a valid license therefor obtained as prescribed
in this chapter.
No peddler, whether licensed pursuant to this chapter or exempt therefrom,
shall, within the Town of Schodack:
A. Willfully misstate any fact relating to merchandise or
services offered for sale.
B. Willfully offer for sale any article of an unwholesome
or defective nature.
C. Call attention to himself or his vending activity by
creating a public disturbance.
D. Willfully and for the purpose of vending enter upon premises
clearly displaying a sign prohibiting solicitation.
E. Fail to promptly leave premises upon request of any occupant
of such premises.
F. Fail to furnish to a vendee upon request a legible receipt
signed and dated by the licensee containing a description of the merchandise
or services ordered or sold, the price thereof and the payment received.
G. Engage in such business at any time between the hours
of 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
H. Create undue traffic congestion or hazard, both vehicular
and pedestrian.
I. By use or operation, impede or inconvenience the public.
Any person committing an offense against or violating this chapter or
any section or provision thereof is guilty of a violation and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment
not exceeding 15 days, or both. In lieu of or in addition to any fine or imprisonment,
or both, imposed hereunder, each such offense may be punishable by a civil
penalty not to exceed $250 to be recovered in an action or proceeding in a
court of competent jurisdiction. For each day such offense or violation continues,
the violator shall be subject to a separate civil penalty.
The Schodack Police Department and the Town Building Department shall
enforce this chapter.