The purpose of this article is to:
A. Regulate individuals entering upon private property, particularly
residential property, to engage in the business of peddling or soliciting;
B. Protect the public health, safety and welfare against unlawful activities
or operations by individuals falsely representing themselves as peddlers
or solicitors and from criminal activity, including fraud and burglary;
and
C. Balance the rights and interests of those engaged in commercial activities
with the rights and interests of those residents who do not want to
be disturbed by such activities.
For the purposes of this article, the words set out in this
section shall have the following meanings:
COMMERCIAL
Involving the solicitation of funds for uses other than political, religious or charitable purposes, as set forth in §
510-15.
ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS
Includes the conducting, managing or carrying on of any such
business, or helping therewith, by any person in any capacity.
PEDDLER
Includes any person who, for commercial purposes, travels
by foot, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance from place
to place, from house to house or from street to street carrying, conveying
or transporting food, goods, wares, merchandise, publications or other
personal property or services, offering and exposing the same for
sale or making sales and delivering such goods or services to purchasers.
SOLICITOR
Includes any person who, for commercial purposes, travels
by foot, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance from place
to place, from house to house or from street to street taking or attempting
to take subscriptions, contracts for sale or orders for the sale of
food, goods, wares, merchandise, publications or other personal property
for future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed in
the future, whether or not such person has, carries or exposes for
sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether or not he/she
collects advance payments on such sales.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of peddling
or soliciting without first obtaining a written permit as provided
in this article and paying the applicable fees pursuant to this article.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police of the Township
of Nutley, or his or her designee, to enforce the provisions of this
article.
The applicant for a permit under this article must register
and obtain a permit from the Chief of Police and/or their designee.
Permits may be applied for any day Monday through Friday between 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except holidays) and shall be issued and processed
only on Thursdays between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. Any applicant unable to respond to police headquarters during
those times is required to make an appointment.
Each peddler and solicitor shall comply with the following:
A. All permits issued under the provisions of this article shall expire
on the date specified in the permit.
B. Permit holders shall display their permits in a conspicuous place
on their person and exhibit such permits upon request.
C. No permit issued under the provisions of this article shall be used
at any time by any person other than the one for whom it was issued.
D. It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of peddling
or soliciting before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
E. No person shall engage in the business of peddling or soliciting at any premises at which there is posted a sign prohibiting solicitation, nor shall any person engage in the business of peddling or soliciting at any premises that appears on the municipal nonsolicitation list as established pursuant to §
510-9 of the Nutley Municipal Code.
F. Permit holders shall comply with all state, federal, and local laws.
G. Mobile food operations shall be permitted only on certain occasions
as may be stipulated by the Board of Commissioners and only if in
total compliance with Subchapter 8 of Chapter XII, New Jersey State
Sanitary Code (as per Ordinance No. 2358, 7-2-1991). This section
shall not be intended to exclude frozen dessert trucks from the Township
of Nutley.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Chief of Police in the denial of a permit as provided in §
510-7 of this article, or revocation of a permit as provided for in §
510-10, shall have the right of appeal to the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Nutley. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with said Board of Commissioners, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for appeal. The Board of Commissioners shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal and shall provide such notice to the applicant no less than five days prior to the date set for the hearing.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
The purpose of this article is:
A. To regulate individuals engaged in religious, political or charitable
canvassing.
B. To balance the rights and interests of canvassers with the rights
and interests of those residents who do not want to be disturbed by
such activities.
For the purposes of this article, the words set out in this
section shall have the following meanings:
CANVASSER
A person who is not a solicitor or peddler, as defined in §
510-2 of the Nutley Municipal Code, and travels by foot, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance from place to place, from house to house or from street to street for the purpose of engaging in the conduct of speech, addressing issues of religion, politics, charity or other matters of public concern.
Canvassers shall not be required to apply for or obtain a permit
in order to engage in canvassing within the Township of Nutley.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or his or her designee,
to enforce the provisions of this article.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in canvassing before
9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
No person shall engage in canvassing at any premises at which there is posted a sign prohibiting solicitation, nor shall any person engage in the business of canvassing, peddling or soliciting at any premises that appears on the municipal nonsolicitation list as established pursuant to §
510-9 of the Nutley Municipal Code.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.