As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Include any person, whether or not a resident of the Borough,
traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of
conveyance from, place to place, from house to house, or from street
to street and carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise,
meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, food, ice cream, fruit ices, soda
water, garden farm products or provisions; offering and exposing the
same for sale; or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers.
The word "peddler" shall include the words "hawker," "huckster" and
"vendor."
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of peddler, as defined in this section, within the corporate limits
of the Borough without first obtaining a permit and license as provided
by this article.
The license fee for a peddler and vendors shall be as set forth in §
91-6 of Chapter
91, Fees. The fees as above set forth are for the purpose of raising revenues. No portion of the fee shall be prorated for any part of the year.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-07]
A. All solicitations conducted under the authority of this section shall
take place between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and no solicitations
shall be conducted on Sundays. Any person or organization desiring
to solicit at hours other than those stated herein shall make special
request therefor on his or her application, and this special request
shall be approved or disapproved by the Borough Council when action
is given upon the application. If approval is given by the Borough
Council for solicitation other than during the hours stated in this
section, such approval shall be plainly stamped on each permit issued
by the Borough Clerk.
B. Solicitation conducted under the authority of this section within
any roadway is strictly prohibited.
[Amended 3-20-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-579; 10-6-2014 by Ord. No.
2014-07]
A. No person shall sell, offer for sale, hawk or peddle in the Borough any of the items listed in §
151-1 after 9:00 p.m.
B. Selling, hawking or peddling within any roadway is strictly prohibited.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of the Borough to
require a peddler not known by the officer to be duly licensed to
produce his peddler's license and to enforce the provisions of
this article against any person found to be violating them.
This article shall not be construed to include:
A. The delivery of milk, eggs, bread, newspapers or other necessary
and perishable articles of food or merchandise commonly delivered
on a house-to-house basis at intervals of less than one week.
B. Federal census takers and polls or surveys taken pursuant to federal,
state or local laws shall not be prohibited by this article.
C. Any veteran or volunteer fireman who holds a special license issued
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 shall be exempt from application for
a license, but shall be required to comply with all other applicable
sections of this article.
The equipment used or employed by peddlers of ice cream, foods,
beverages, confections and other related commodities shall be maintained
in a clean and sanitary manner and be subject to the inspection of
the Board of Health or its authorized agents. Any violation found
and not immediately corrected shall be grounds for revocation of the
license.