As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HAWKER, PEDDLER, SOLICITOR
Includes, except as hereinafter expressly provided, any person,
either principal or agent, who, in any public street or public place
or by going from house to house or place of business on foot or from
any vehicle standing in a street, sells or barters, offers for sale
or barter or carries or exposes for sale or barter any goods, wares
or merchandise.
LICENSEE
The holder of a license granted pursuant to this chapter.
PERSON
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons,
corporations, partnerships, associations, limited-liability companies
or partnerships, and all other entities of any kind capable of being
sued.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the
Town of Kinderhook (exclusive of the Villages of Valatie and Kinderhook)
to act as a hawker, peddler or solicitor, as herein defined, without
first having obtained and paid for and having in force and effect
a license therefor.
Every applicant for a license is required to submit to the Town
Clerk a written application supplying, in affidavit form, the following
information:
B. A statement that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony
or misdemeanor.
C. A description of the business, trade or occupation for which the
license is sought.
D. The locality within which the licensed business, trade or occupation
is to be conducted.
A license may be denied for any one of the following reasons:
A. The applicant
has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor.
B. The business
in which the applicant proposes to engage is unlawful.
C. The applicant's
license has been previously revoked pursuant to this chapter.
Any license granted pursuant to the authority of this chapter
is not transferable.
The fee for licenses granted pursuant to this chapter shall
be set by the Town Board by resolution.
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a period
not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring
jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers, violations of this
chapter shall be deemed misdemeanors, and for such purposes only.
Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate violation.