No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling
or act as a transient merchant in the Village of Honeoye Falls without
first registering with the Village Clerk.
[Amended 11-18-1996 by L.L. No. 8-1996]
No permit or license shall be issued under this
chapter except upon payment of the fee established by the Board of
Trustees to the Village Clerk. The fee shall be established by resolution
of the Board of Trustees. Any not-for-profit corporation which can provide, by documentary
evidence, that it is a not-for-profit corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code is exempt from paying any fees for obtaining
a license or permit to peddle or solicit in the Village of Honeoye
Falls.
No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling
at any time on Sunday or on any other day of the week before 9:00
a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. except upon invitation from or an appointment
with the resident.
No person engaged in soliciting or peddling
or as a transient merchant shall hawk or cry his goods, wares, merchandise,
articles, contracts or services upon any of the streets or sidewalks
of the village, nor shall he use any loudspeaker or horn or any other
device on public property for announcing his presence by which members
of the public are annoyed.
No person engaged in soliciting or peddling
or as a transient merchant shall park any vehicle upon any of the
streets or alleys of the village in order to sort, rearrange or clean
any of his goods, wares or merchandise or any samples, order books,
contracts, circulars, literature or advertising matter pertaining
thereto; nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon
any such street or curbstone market or soliciting or peddling office
by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the village for
longer than necessary in order to solicit from or peddle to persons
residing in the immediate vicinity.
Notwithstanding any other provision, no person
shall sell merchandise at any public function held in the Village
of Honeoye Falls, New York, on lands owned by the Village of Honeoye
Falls, New York, without first obtaining written permission therefor
from the Board of Trustees; and the Board may, from time to time,
adopt rules and regulations concerning such sales.
The following persons are exempt from the license
requirements of this chapter:
A. Farmers engaged in selling only produce of their own
farms from a truck or other vehicle.
B. Persons engaged in the sale of goods, wares and merchandise,
the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic
purpose.
C. Persons soliciting contributions on behalf of organizations
or nonprofit corporations registered under the provisions of the Executive
Law § 172 or exempted from registration under the Executive
Law § 172-A who, while soliciting, are possessed of a card
or other written evidence of their appointment or authority to solicit
for said organization or corporation.
D. Persons who have been licensed by the State of New York to engage in an activity described in §
127-1 hereof, when so engaged.
E. Persons 16 years of age or under.
Each permit shall be issued in card form, shall
be carried by the person for whose benefit it is issued and shall
contain the following: the number of the permit, fee paid, date of
issue, expiration date and the name, age, weight, color, name of employer,
address and signature of the holder. The reverse side of such permit
shall contain any regulations then in effect and controlling the holder,
as well as any conditions and/or limitations to which such permit
is subject.