[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees at the Village of Hewlett Bay Park as Ch. XIII of Part III of the Code of Ordinances adopted 6-10-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981. Sections 49-2, 49-3C and 49-4 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 106.
Fee schedule — See Ch. A149.
No person shall engage in business as an auctioneer nor conduct an auction in the village without first obtaining a license therefor.
A fee as established by the Board of Trustees shall be due and payable for each and every day during which a licensed auctioneer conducts an auction or acts as an auctioneer in said village. No fee shall be required to be paid for a permit to conduct an auction directed to be held within the village by the order of any court of competent jurisdiction.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. See also Ch. A149, Fee Schedule.
A. 
The contents of a home shall be deemed to include but not be limited to household furniture, furnishings, rugs, tapestries, silverware, dishes, cookware, lamps, silver service, antiques, paintings, decorative items, outdoor statuary and outdoor personal property and all other items commonly used in and about a residence.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, without first obtaining a license pursuant to this chapter, to offer for sale at any time more than five items of personal property constituting the contents of a home in the Village of Hewlett Bay Park other than by auction for which other provisions of the laws of Hewlett Bay Park are applicable thereto.
C. 
The license for the sale of more than five items of personal property constituting the contents of a home shall be issued by the Village Clerk to the owner of the property where the sale is to take place upon the filing of a written application therefor and the payment of a fee as established by the Board of Trustees.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. See also Ch. A149, Fee Schedule.
D. 
Said license shall be valid for a continuous period of two days from the date of commencement of the sale as set forth in the license.
E. 
No such license shall be issued more frequently than once every three years.
F. 
It shall be unlawful to bring onto any premises, for the purposes of sale, any personal property which has not been customarily located at and used in connection with the dwelling where a sale is to take place.
G. 
The contents of a home shall be displayed for sale wholly within the interior of the dwelling or the garage where the sale is to take place, except for the sale of articles which have been customarily located on the exterior of a dwelling and used outside of a dwelling or garage.
Any person who violates this chapter shall, for each and every violation, and for each and every day or part of a day on which such violation exists, forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than $250.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.