As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PEDDLER and SOLICITOR
Any person who shall engage in peddling or soliciting respectively,
as herein defined.
PEDDLING
Engaging in canvassing, soliciting or taking orders, by sample or
otherwise, for any goods, wares or merchandise upon any of the streets or
sidewalks or from house to house within the Township.
SOLICITING
The seeking or taking of contracts or orders for any goods, wares,
merchandise, foods stuffs, services of any kind, character or description
whatsoever, including building repairs, or for subscriptions to books, magazines,
periodicals, newspapers and every other type or kind of publication, or for
contributions, to or canvassing for membership in any profit or nonprofit
organization or corporation whether religious, charitable, political or otherwise,
upon any of the Township's streets or sidewalks, or from house to house, or
by visitation to private residences, or by entering in or upon private property
within the Township.
Every person who wishes to engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township
shall first apply for a license for the same with the Township Zoning Officer,
or other delegated Township official.
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee, as herein
specified, a license shall be issued to every peddler, solicitor, or helper.
Such license shall contain the information required to be given upon the application
therefor.
No person licensed as a peddler, solicitor, or helper under this chapter
shall hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the Township,
nor shall he/she use any loudspeaker or horn or any other device for announcing
his/her presence, product or service.
No person licensed as a peddler, solicitor, or helper under this chapter
shall park any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township in
order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares or merchandise;
nor may any such person place or deposit any refuse upon any of such streets
or alleys; nor may any such person maintain or keep a street or curbstone
market by parking any vehicle upon any street or alley in the Township for
longer than necessary to sell therefrom to persons residing in the immediate
vicinity.
No person licensed as a peddler, solicitor, or helper under this chapter
shall occupy any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks
of the Township for the purpose of peddling or soliciting with or without
any stand or counter.
The Township Zoning Officer shall keep a record of all licenses issued
under this chapter and shall supervise the activities of all holders of such
licenses.
The Township Zoning Officer is hereby authorized to suspend or revoke
any license issued under this article when he/she deems such suspension or
revocation to be beneficial to the public health, safety, or morals of the
Township residents, or for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter,
or for giving false information upon any application for a license hereunder.
Penalties for violation of this chapter shall be as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.