[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Stewart Manor 11-4-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Handbills — See Ch. 100.
Licensing — See Ch. 108.
Secondhand dealers — See Ch. 146.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Ch. 130, Peddling and Soliciting, adopted 9-4-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991, as amended.
II shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives (hereafter collectively referred to as "person") to hawk, vend, peddle, canvass, proselytize or solicit orders for the purchase or sale of goods, wares, merchandise or other commodities in the streets or public places of the Village of Stewart Manor, and it shall be unlawful to sell any article or service or to canvass by going from house to house within the Village, without first having obtained and paid for, and having in full force and effect, a license therefor.
II shall be unlawful for any person to solicit employment or work or services to be performed in the streets or public places of the Village or by going from house to house within the Village, without first having obtained and paid for, and having in full force and effect, a license therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any person to employ any trick or device or, by any false or misleading statement or representation, obtain or attempt to obtain admission to the house or garage of any person or corporation in the Village of Stewart Manor or obtain or attempt to obtain the consent or permission of the owner or occupant of any premises, house or garage within the Village of Stewart Manor to enter in or upon the same for the purpose of selling or offering for sale or soliciting orders for the sale of any goods, wares, merchandise or for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions for any book, publication, paper, magazine or periodical or for the purpose of seeking employment or for the purpose of soliciting orders for work, labor or services to be performed within or without the Village.
It shall be unlawful for any person to proselytize, canvass or distribute handbills, pamphlets or other written material or to solicit donations or contributions of money or property or financial assistance of any kind upon the streets, upon private property, by house-to-house canvass or in public places in the Village of Stewart Manor without a license previously issued pursuant to this chapter.
A. 
Applications for a license, as provided for in this chapter, shall be in writing and addressed to the Clerk of the Village of Stewart Manor and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name, address and purpose of the cause for which the license is sought.
(2) 
Names and addresses of the officers and directors of the organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation.
(3) 
Time for which permission is sought and localities and places of activity.
(4) 
Legal and tax status of any organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation so applying.
(5) 
Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages or emoluments are to be expended in connection with such activity.
(6) 
The number and kind of vehicles to be used in carrying on the business for which the license is desired.
(7) 
The kinds of goods, wares, merchandise, and/or services being offered.
B. 
Each application must be accompanied by a processing fee as set forth in the current Village Fee Schedule (see Chapter 83, Fees), payable to the Clerk, Village of Stewart Manor.
C. 
Licensing officer to issue or deny. Within five business days of the filing of the application, and payment of the required fee, the licensing officer shall, upon his or her approval of such application, issue to the applicant a license. A license may be refused if the applicant shall have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony which, in the judgment of the licensing officer, renders the applicant unfit or undesirable to carry on the trade or occupation for which the license is sought.
D. 
Upon written application, the Board of Trustees may waive, in whole or in part, any fee required by Subsection B herein when such application is made on behalf of or for the benefit of a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization or educational institution. In any instance where the Board of Trustees waives any such fee, in whole or in part, said waiver may be made subject to reasonable conditions imposed by the Board of Trustees.
E. 
Appeal to Board of Trustees. Any applicant who has been refused a license by the licensing officer may apply to the Board of Trustees therefor, and the same may be granted or refused by the Board of Trustees after a hearing thereon.
Any license approval granted pursuant to this chapter is subject to the following restrictions:
A. 
All activity must be conducted between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and either 9:00 p.m. or 30 minutes after sunset, whichever is earlier, Monday through Saturday. There shall be no activity of any kind on Sundays.
B. 
Any person, society, association, company or corporation licensed under this chapter shall not have more than six individuals engaged in the activity at any one time.
C. 
The license shall be for such term as requested by the applicant but shall expire not later than the 31st day of December of the year in which the license is issued.
D. 
A license shall not be assignable.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to ring the bell or knock upon or enter any building whereon there is painted or otherwise affixed or displayed to public view any sign containing any or all of the following words: "No Peddlers," "No Solicitors," "No Agents," or other wording, the purpose of which purports to prohibit peddling or soliciting on the premises.
F. 
No peddler or solicitor shall peddle, vend, or sell his or her goods or wares within 200 feet of any place occupied exclusively as a public or private school or for school purposes, nor shall be or she permit his or her cart, wagon or vehicle to stand on any public highway within said distance of such school property.
G. 
It shall be unlawful to create or maintain any booth or stand or place any barrels, boxes, crates or other obstructions upon any street or public place for the purpose of selling or exposing for sale any goods, wares or merchandise.
H. 
A peddler or solicitor must fairly represent or state the purpose or otherwise indicate that he or she is intending to sell or otherwise enter into a contract with any person in the household.
All persons and individuals soliciting donations or contributions or proselytizing pursuant to this chapter shall at all times during such period carry an identification card issued by the organization, society, association, company or corporation licensed to conduct the solicitation. Each identification card shall be displayed on the outer garment and shall plainly show the name of the person soliciting, his or her photograph and the person, organization, society, association, company or corporation on whose behalf such solicitation is being made. In addition, every licensee, while exercising his or her license, shall carry the license with him or her and shall exhibit the same upon demand.
All licenses which may be granted pursuant to any part of this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor and may be revoked by the Board of Trustees after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
A. 
Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license.
B. 
Violation of any of the restrictions imposed on the issuance of such license or in the conduct of any solicitation so licensed.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $500 for each offense or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both.