When used in this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
PEDDLER, HAWKER and VENDOR
Includes any person traveling either by foot, vehicle or
any other type of conveyance, who goes from house to house, from place
to place or from street to street, conveying or transporting goods,
wares or merchandise and offering or exposing the same for sale or
making sales and delivering articles to purchasers, or who engages
in any of the foregoing activities from a stationary location on the
street or other public place.
SOLICITOR or CANVASSER
Includes any person who goes from house to house, from place
to place or from street to street, soliciting or taking or attempting
to take orders for the sale of services, goods, wares or merchandise
or personal property of any nature whatsoever, for future delivery
or for services to be performed in the future, whether or not such
individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject
for such order and whether or not he or she is collecting advance
payments on such orders or who engages in any of the foregoing activities
from a stationary location on the street or other public place.
In addition to the requirements of §
249-2, the following information shall be provided:
A. A brief description of the nature of the business,
the goods to be sold and the name and address of the principal office
of their manufacturer, as well as the name and address of the agent
designated to receive service of process in the State of New Jersey.
B. If employed, the name and address of the employer.
C. The length of time for which the right to do business
is desired. Soliciting hours are limited between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00
p.m.
[Amended 5-3-1983 by Ord. No. 580-83; 9-21-1993 by Ord. No.
923-93]
D. Whether or not orders are to be solicited or taken
for future delivery of goods or performance of services.
[Amended 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
A fee of $25 shall be paid by each applicant
upon the issuance of each license, except as otherwise provided by
law.
The equipment used or employed by peddlers,
hawkers and vendors of ice cream, foods, beverages, confections and
other related commodities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
manner and be subjected to inspection and approval by the Monmouth
County Health Department.
No licensee shall have any exclusive right to
any open place upon any sidewalk or any street and shall not be permitted
to operate in any congested area where the operations might impede
or inconvenience the public. For the purpose of this section, the
judgment of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed
conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public impeded
or inconvenienced.
[Added 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
For violation of any provision of this article, the maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall not exceed the maximum penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III. Each and every violation of any provision of this article shall be considered a separate violation and shall subject the person so charged to the maximum penalty.