[Adopted 11-9-1972 by L.L. No. 9-1972]
This article shall be known as the "Monroe County Licensing Law for
Commercial Travelers and Solicitors, as Hereafter Defined, Selling, Offering
for Sale or Soliciting Orders for the Sale of Goods, Services or Merchandise
within the County."
The purpose of this article is to provide for the regulation and licensing
by the County of Monroe of commercial travelers and solicitors selling, offering
for sale or soliciting orders for goods, services or merchandise to or from
members of the public within the County of Monroe, excepting within the City
of Rochester and excepting within towns or villages in the County of Monroe
where such commercial travelers and solicitors, as herein defined, are regulated
or licensed in accordance with § 10, Subdivision 1a (11) of the
Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York. This Article complements
a similar regulatory and licensing ordinance enacted by and in effect in the
City of Rochester.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COMMERCIAL TRAVELER
A.
A person or group of persons doing business through the act of renting
a room or suite of rooms in a hotel, motel or inn, commercial building or
private dwelling for a period of less than 90 consecutive days for the purpose
of using said premises to sell, offer for sale or solicit orders for goods,
services or merchandise to or from members of the public.
B.
This definition shall not apply to the renting of rooms, halls, hotels
or open spaces for the sole purpose of demonstrating or exhibiting goods to
businesses and for the public in connection with the sales promotions or marketing
campaigns or for the purpose of exhibiting or selling works of art.
SOLICITOR
A person doing business through the acts of selling or offering for
sale, soliciting orders, demonstrating or making estimates on goods, services
or merchandise directly to the public in the public streets and public places
or by going from house to house, whether by appointment, referral, uninvited
solicitation, route salesman or party plan, within the County of Monroe. This
section shall not apply to persons in the home improvement industry.
A violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding
$150 or by imprisonment not exceeding 150 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
or by a penalty of not more than $500 to be recovered by the County of Monroe
in a civil action.