[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
It is unlawful for any person to peddle, solicit, canvass or engage in itinerant vending [unless in the case of itinerant vending under the direction and control of a duly licensed managing itinerant vendor as provided above in Section 172(d) and (e)] within the limits of the City without first obtaining a license as provided in this division. Moreover, at any show or event where 10 or more itinerant vendors will sell or exhibit goods or merchandise, a duly licensed managing itinerant vendor must assume responsibility and control of said show or event in compliance with the sections below.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
Applicants for licenses for all vending, soliciting, hawking or peddling, including the taking of orders for future delivery when full payment is required at the time of solicitation, itinerant vendors and managing itinerant vendors under this chapter shall file with the Chief of Police an application in writing on a form to be furnished by the Milford Police Department, which shall give the information below. There shall be a record of all licenses granted pursuant to this chapter in a file provided for that purpose at the Milford Police Department.
(a) 
Name and physical description of the applicant.
(b) 
Applicant's date of birth, driver's license or other identification number, Social Security number.
(c) 
Permanent home address, as well as local address and telephone number.
(d) 
A description of the business or activity to be conducted which shall include the following:
(1) 
A statement of the nature, character and quality of the goods, wares or merchandise to be sold or offered for sale by applicant in the City of Milford and any particulars relating to the merchandise and its sale as may be required.
(2) 
A brief statement of the nature and character of the advertising done or proposed to be done in order to attract customers, including copies of same.
(e) 
If employed, the name, address and telephone number of the employer, or if acting as agent, the name, address and telephone number of the person or persons having the management or supervision of the applicant's business during the time that it is proposed that it will be carried on in the City of Milford; the local and permanent address or addresses of any employees of such business; the capacity in which such person or persons will act (that is, whether as proprietor, agent or otherwise); the name and address of the person, firm or corporation for whose account the business will be carried on, if any; and if a corporation, under the laws of what state the same is incorporated; and credentials from the person, firm or corporation for which the applicant proposes to do business, authorizing the applicant to act as such representative.
(f) 
The length of time for which the right to vend, peddle or solicit is desired and the place or places in the City of Milford where it is proposed to carry on the applicant's business.
(g) 
Two photographs of the applicant, taken within 60 days immediately prior to the date of filing of the application, measuring two inches by two inches, and showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner.
(h) 
The fingerprints of the person or persons having the management or supervision of applicant's business or, in lieu thereof, at least three letters of recommendation from reliable property owners in the State of Connecticut, certifying as to the applicant's good character and business responsibility, or other evidence which establishes to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police the good character and business responsibility of such person or persons. In all cases where the size of the event exceeds 10 or more vendors or where weapons of any kind will be exhibited or where facts and circumstances otherwise so warrant, fingerprints in addition to written recommendations shall be required.
(i) 
A statement as to whether or not the applicant and the person or persons having the management or supervision of the applicant or any employee thereof have been convicted of any criminal offense, whether felony or misdemeanor, other than minor traffic violations. As to any such offense, the date and place of conviction, the nature of the offense, and the punishment or penalty imposed must be provided.
(j) 
The place or places, other than the permanent place of business of the applicant, where the applicant within the six months preceding the date of said application conducted a transient business, stating the nature thereof and giving the post office and street address of any building or office in which such business was conducted.
(k) 
Proof of possession of any license or permit which, under federal, state or local laws or regulations, the applicant is required to have in order to conduct the proposed business, or which, under any such law or regulation, would exempt the applicant from the licensing requirements of this chapter. The licensing requirements hereunder shall not be construed to waive any other licensing or permit requirements under federal, state or local laws.
(l) 
For a managing itinerant vendor license, the applicant shall, in addition to the information required above, produce the following information, statements and identification relating to all itinerant vendors under his control and responsibility for the event applied for in a form and manner satisfactory to the Chief of Police to ensure adequate protection and safety of the public:
(1) 
A statement acknowledging that the managing itinerant vendor shall be responsible for the conduct of vendors under his or her control to ensure they conduct themselves in a peaceable, orderly and lawful manner.
(2) 
A list of participating itinerant vendors including the full name of each itinerant vendor, date of birth, home address, work address, Social Security number, items to be sold. Such list shall not be subject to change without the express written permission of the Chief of Police after seven days prior to the commencement of the show or event scheduled. Said list shall be maintained by the managing itinerant vendor for a period of not less than one year after the show or event licensed and shall be made available to the Milford Police Department upon 10 days' written notice. The managing itinerant vendor shall also supply information to any police officer, purchaser, or prospective purchaser information which would assist in a complaint or investigation in connection with an itinerant vendor under his care and responsibility.
(3) 
A statement acknowledging that it shall be the duty of the managing itinerant vendor to ensure that itinerant vendors under his or her care and responsibility shall have valid food and health permits if applicable.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
(a) 
Upon receipt of an application, the original shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause such investigation of the applicant's business and moral character to be made as he deems necessary for the protection of the public good.
(b) 
If as a result of such investigation, the applicant's character or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory, and/or will endanger the public health, safety or general welfare, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his disapproval and his reasons, and return said application to the license bureau, which shall notify the applicant that his application is disapproved and that no permit and license will be issued. In the case of an application for a managing itinerant vendor license, identification of an unsatisfactory itinerant vendor working under his direction shall be grounds for denial of a license of the managing itinerant vendor. A notice of disapproval shall be mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application.
(c) 
If as a result of investigation the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory (and, in the case of a managing itinerant vendor the character and business responsibility of the itinerant vendors who will be working under his supervision and control are found to be satisfactory), the Chief of Police shall endorse on the application his approval, execute a permit addressed to the applicant for the carrying on of the business applied to the applicant for the carrying of the business applied for and return said permit, along with the application to the license bureau, which shall, upon payment of the prescribed license fee, deliver to the applicant his permit and issue a license. Such license shall contain the signature of the issuing officer and shall show the name, address and photograph of said licensee, the type of license issued and the kind of goods to be sold thereunder, the amount of fee paid, the date of issuance and the length of time the same shall be operative, as well as the license number and other identifying description of any vehicle used in such activity. The Department shall keep a permanent record of all licenses issued.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
No more than one individual person shall engage in business or operate under the same license under this article whether as principal or agent or as an assistant to any principal or agent. However, in instances where spouses are working as itinerant vendors or under a managing itinerant vendor, both spouses may operate under the same license and fee, provided the license has been issued in the name of both spouses upon review of complete license applications by both spouses and approval of same per Sections 17-11 and 17-12.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996; Ord. of 12-2-1996]
(a) 
In the case of all licenses required under this section, except as otherwise provided herein, the application and license fee which shall be charged for such license shall be established annually by the Board of Police Commissioners.
(b) 
The annual license fees so provided shall be assessed on January 1 of each year, and on or after July first the amount of such fee for annual license shall be 1/2 the amount stipulated above for the remainder of the year.
(c) 
In the case of the managing itinerant vendor licenses, the fee for one year shall be $250. In addition there shall be a per-show fee of $50. However, in lieu of paying the additional per-show fee, a managing itinerant vendor may purchase a yearly per-show license at a cost of $500. Further, there shall be a registration fee of $10 for each itinerant vendor working under a managing itinerant license or a yearly fee of $30, as provided below. The ten-dollar fee is for each event or show. A “show or event” is defined to mean an occurrence taking place over three consecutive days or less.
Alternatively, the itinerant vendor, at his option, or the managing itinerant vendor on his behalf, may purchase a yearly license under this section for $30 and there shall be no additional registration fee to the managing itinerant vendors on behalf of itinerant vendors who possess a current and valid yearly license. It is the responsibility of the managing itinerant vendor to remit the registration fee payment to the Police Department for the number of vendors under his control and responsibility for whom a per show fee is due and owing.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
Licensing and applications for charitable, nonprofit and religious organizations utilizing City property shall occur on a per-event basis with the managing itinerant vendor acting as agent for the organization, provided the applicant shall furnish proof of qualification pursuant to tax exempt statutes. The managing itinerant vendor licensing fee for such organizations shall remain at $100 per event with a fee of $5 per each itinerant vendor working under a managing itinerant vendor license. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply to such events and such managing itinerant vendor.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
(a) 
Every applicant for a managing itinerant vendor who does not qualify for a state sales tax exemption shall file with the license bureau a surety bond, running to the City in the amount of $10,000 with surety acceptable to and approved by the Chief of Police, conditioned that the said applicant shall comply fully with all the provisions of the ordinances of the City of Milford and the statutes of the State of Connecticut, regulating and concerning the licensed business or activity and guaranteeing to any citizen of the City of Milford that all money paid as a down payment will be accounted for and applied according to the representations of the solicitor and further guaranteeing to any citizen of the City of Milford doing business with said licensee, that the property purchased will be delivered according to the representations of said licensee. Action on such bond may be brought in the name of the City to the use or benefit of the aggrieved person.
(b) 
Where the activity, show or event is to occur on City of Milford property, every applicant shall be required liability insurance and an indemnity agreement in favor of the City of Milford in such form and amount as shall be approved by the City Attorney in proportion to the size, scope, duration and other particulars of the event scheduled.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
At the same time the license is issued, the Milford Police Department shall issue to each licensee a badge, which shall be worn by the licensee in such a way as to be conspicuous at all times while the licensee is conducting business in the City. The badge shall bear the appropriate words, "Licensed Peddler", "Solicitor", "Itinerant Vendor" or "Managing Itinerant Vendor", the period for which the license is issued, and the number of the license, in clearly discernible letters and figures.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
Every person required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall exhibit his or her license when requested to do so by any prospective customer or Public Safety Department employee.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
It is unlawful for any person other than the licensee to use or wear any license or badge issued under the provisions of this chapter except as provided in Section 17-13.
[Ord. of 3-4-1996]
It is unlawful for any person, while conducting the business of peddler or solicitor, whether licensed or unlicensed, to enter upon any residential premises in the City where the owner, occupant or person legally in charge of the premises has posted, at the entry to the premises, or at the entry to the principal building on the premises, a sign bearing the words "No Peddlers," "No Solicitors," or words of similar import.