[Adopted as amended through 6-18-2007]
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
For the purpose of promoting and preserving
the public health, safety and convenience and acting under the authority
of General Laws Chapter 101, §§ 22, 23 and 24, and
all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, the Select
Board of the Town of Lexington hereby make and adopt the following
rules and regulations for hawkers and peddlers.
No person shall act at any time or place in
the Town of Lexington as a hawker or peddler without first having
obtained a license under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
No person shall act at any time or place in
the Town of Lexington as a hawker or peddler unless he shall, upon
receiving a license from the Director of Standards in the Executive
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations, report in person
to the Chief of Police of the Town of Lexington and furnish evidence
of such license and other information as shall be required by said
Chief of Police.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
A.
No hawker or peddler shall permit or cause a vehicle
of any kind to stand nor shall be attempt to sell, solicit sales or
make any sales within a distance of 50 yards of any church, school
or other public facility in the Town of Lexington without a special
permit issued by the Select Board or Town Manager.
B.
No hawker or peddler shall permit or cause a vehicle
of any kind to stand nor shall be attempt to sell, solicit sales,
or make any sales within a distance of 1000 feet of any cemetery,
public park, playground, recreation facility or any land or building
structure set aside in said Town of Lexington for historical purposes
without a special permit issued by the Select Board or Town Manager.
C.
No hawker or peddler shall attempt to sell, solicit
sales or make any sales within a distance of 200 yards of the Jack
Eddison Bikeway without a special permit issued by the Select Board
or Town Manager.
D.
No hawker or peddler shall permit or cause a vehicle
of any kind to stand nor shall be attempt to sell, solicit sales or
make any sales on Massachusetts Avenue from the Arlington line to
the Lincoln line nor within a distance of 200 feet of said Massachusetts
Avenue without a special permit issued by the Select Board or Town
Manager.
[Amended 3-27-2019 ATM by Art. 34]
No hawker or peddler shall permit or cause a
vehicle of any kind to stand; or attempt to sell, solicit sales or
make any sales within the Town of Lexington before 11:00 a.m. or after
7:00 p.m. or 1/2 hour after sunset, whichever is earlier, without
a special permit issued by the Select Board or Town Manager; provided,
however, that this section shall not apply to Patriot's Day.
Hawkers and peddlers may make reasonable announcement
of the merchandise which they have for sale, but loud outcries, the
ringing of bells or cymbals or the making of any mechanical noise
will not be permitted at any time or place.
Hawkers and peddlers must apply to the Police
Department for a permit to canvass the Town; permit fee of $25 to
be charged by the Police Department.
