If the applicant for a peddler's or solicitor's
license deals in food or food products, he or she shall also file
with his or her application for license a certificate issued by the
Nassau County Department of Health, showing written approval of such
Department, and this certificate shall be carried at all times by
the person peddling, soliciting or selling such goods and wares, and
shall be exhibited upon demand by the person peddling, soliciting
or selling such wares.
The vehicle kept or used by a licensee in the
exercise of his or her license shall be marked on both sides with
the number corresponding to the number of his or her license, and
the words "Licensed Vendor" in plain letters and figures at least
two inches in length and of such color as to be plainly read at a
distance of at least 10 feet.
No peddler or solicitor shall keep or maintain
at any fixed point or place on the streets or highways in the City
any wagon, cart, automobile, vehicle or stand for the purpose of peddling
or soliciting as herein defined, and such person shall at all times
keep such vehicles moving from place to place, and shall remain stationary
only for a sufficient length of time to enable such person to complete
a sale or solicitation; nor shall such person be permitted to stop
in any congested area nor permit any vehicle used by him or her to
stop or remain at any crosswalk where his or her operation might impede
or inconvenience the public.
[Amended 8-24-2004]
The Police Department shall report to the Glen
Cove Police Department all convictions for violations of this chapter
and the Glen Cove Police Department shall record the reports of such
violations.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of
the City to require any person seen peddling or soliciting, and who
is not known by such police officer to be duly licensed, to produce
the peddler's and solicitor's license and to enforce the provisions
of this chapter against any person found to be violating the same.
The failure to produce a license upon demand shall be presumptive
evidence that the party has no license.
[Amended 5-27-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable to a penalty set in accordance with Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.