[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Ambridge as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 195.
[Adopted 7-13-1964 by Ord. No. 793]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any individual, partnership, limited partnership, association
or corporation.
No person shall at any time sell or store Christmas trees inside
any building within the limits of the Borough unless said tree or
trees are artificial or flameproof.
No person shall at any time be permitted to sell or store Christmas
trees within 15 feet of gasoline tanks or pumps.
[Amended 2-8-1965 by Ord. No. 803]
No person shall be permitted to sell or store Christmas trees
within the limits of the Borough without first obtaining a permit
to sell or store the same.
[Amended 12-1977 by Ord.
No. 954[1]]
On and after the effective date of this article, every person
desiring to sell or store Christmas trees within the limits of the
Borough, if not otherwise exempted as heretofore stated, shall on
or before selling or storing said Christmas trees procure a permit
for each of the places in which he wishes to sell or store the said
trees from the Borough Secretary, who shall issue the same upon the
payment of a fee in an amount as established from time to time by
resolution of Borough Council, $95 of which shall be refunded to the
licensee after January 1 of the following year if the lot and/or premises
has been cleaned of all trees, branches and rubbish; if the lot and/or
premises is not cleaned by the first of January, the licensee will
forfeit the $95 to the Borough.
[Amended 1-17-1983 by Ord. No. 1009[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
