The following persons are exempt from the payment of a license
fee, badge requirements and, in the discretion of the Township Committee,
the investigation procedures, upon compliance with all other provisions
of this chapter and submission of applicable identification and documents
to support their claim to exemption:
A. Any charitable
or religious organization or society, which is recognized as tax exempt
under the United States Internal Revenue Code, that shall conduct
sales of personal property where the proceeds thereof shall be applied
to the payment of the expenses thereof and to the charitable or religious
object for which the society exists. Satisfactory proof of such tax
exemption must be provided by the applicant.
B. Any person
honorably discharged from the military services of the United States,
possessing a peddler's license issued in conformity with N.J.S.A.
45:24-9 and 24-10.
C. Any person
who is an exempt fireman of a volunteer fire department as defined
by N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 and 24-10, possessing a license in conformity
with said law.
D. Any public
utility or its employees, which said public utility is subject to
regulation by the State Board of Public Utility Commissioners; provided,
however, that such employees shall display the identification badge
or card issued by their employer.
E. Any person
selling fruits and farm products grown by himself, with or without
the help of others.
F. Any person
engaged in the delivery of goods, wares or merchandise or other articles
or things, in the regular course of business, to the premises of persons
who had previously ordered the same or were entitled to receive the
same by reason of a prior agreement.
G. Wholesale
salespeople calling on businesses.
H. Federal
census takers and pools or surveys taken pursuant to federal, state
or local laws.
I. Any school,
political or civic organization, benevolent society, service club
or organization, not for profit, which is located in the Township
or has a majority of its membership from the Township.
J. Any person
who has obtained a charitable solicitor's permit in accordance with
this chapter.
The investigation required by §
195-3 shall be limited to that sufficient for the New Jersey State Police to make a determination that the person or organization is bona fide. Upon making such a determination, the New Jersey State Police shall notify the Township Committee.
No person or license holder shall:
A. Peddle,
solicit or distribute merchandise except between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever occurs earlier, unless specifically
having been invited to dwelling by an occupant thereof or having previously
made an appointment with an occupant.
B. Attempt
to peddle, solicit or distribute merchandise or printed material without
first having identified himself as a peddler, solicitor or distributor
registered with the Township and displaying his certificate.
C. Have exclusive
right to any location in the public streets or operate in any congested
area in such a manner as to impede the flow of traffic or of pedestrians
or create a breach of the peace.
D. Stand,
hawk, peddle or solicit on the premises of any business establishment,
shopping center or mall without the written consent of the owner or
individual agency or organization responsible for the management and/or
operation of the same.
E. Enter or
attempt to enter the land of any resident in the Township where such
resident has posted a notice prohibiting such entry.
F. Refuse
to leave any private dwelling or property after having been once requested
to do so by the owner or occupant thereof.
G. Shout,
cry out, blow a horn, ring a bell or use any sound-making or -amplifying
device upon any of the streets, parks or public places of the Township
or upon private premises where sound of sufficient volume is emitted
or produced therefrom to be capable of being plainly heard upon private
premises, for the purpose of attracting attention to any merchandise
or services, without first obtaining written authorization for the
same from the appropriate Township official.
H. Litter
the streets, public places or public or private properties within
the Township with any merchandise or printed material.
Every person holding a license under this chapter shall be required
to carry the license with him or her at his or her business premises
while engaged in the business licensed. He or she must produce the
license upon the request of any interested person.
Nonrefundable license fees shall be $10. No application shall be processed unless accompanied by the license fee along with a fee to defray the police investigation fee of $26, unless this fee has been waived pursuant to §
195-3C, and a refundable deposit of $2 for the identification badge as provided in §
195-3.
No license may grant the right to solicit for a period longer
than 90 consecutive days.
In any case where the provisions of this Code impose a higher
standard than set forth in any other ordinance of the Township of
Quinton or under the laws of the State of New Jersey, then the standards
as set forth herein shall prevail, but if the provisions of this Code
impose a lower standard than any other ordinance of the Township of
Quinton or of the laws of the State of New Jersey, then the higher
standard contained in any such other ordinance or laws shall prevail.
No license or permit or other certification or compliance with
this Code shall constitute a defense against any violation of any
other local ordinance applicable to any structure or premises or use
of such structure or premises, nor shall any provision herein relieve
any owner, operator, tenant or occupant from complying with any such
other provision or any official of the Township of Quinton from enforcing
any such other provision.