As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person, either principal or agent, who from any public
street or public place or by going from house to house or place to
place, on foot or on or from any vehicle, sells or offers for sale
any goods, wares or merchandise, books, magazines, periodicals or
any other item or items of value, except milk, newspapers, food, heating
oil and bottled gas distributed on regular customer routes.
SOLICITOR
Any person who goes from house to house or place to place
or stands in any street or public place, taking or offering to take
orders for goods, wares or merchandise, books, magazines, periodicals
or any other item or items of value (except milk, newspapers, food,
heating oil and bottled gas distributed on regular customer routes),
or for services to be performed in the future, or for making, manufacturing
or repairing any article or thing whatsoever for future delivery.
Nothing in this chapter shall be held to apply
to:
A. Any sales conducted pursuant to statute or by order
of any court.
B. Any person selling personal property at wholesale
to dealers in such articles.
C. The peddling of meats, fish, fruit and farm produce
by farmers and persons who produce such commodities.
D. Any honorably discharged member of the armed forces
or any other person who has procured a license issued by the County
Clerk as provided by § 32 of the General Business Law of
the State of New York.
E. Any nonprofit religious, charitable, educational,
civic or political organization having an office or permanent address
in the Town of North East and persons working for or representing
such organizations.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the
corporate limits of the village to act as a peddler or solicitor as
herein defined without having a license therefor.
[Amended 2-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
The fee for each license issued pursuant to
this chapter will be determined by the Village Board.
It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to
keep a record of all applications and of all licenses granted under
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 9-13-1978 by L.L. No. 8-1978]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.