As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any building or structure or property which is used primarily
for commercial purposes.
[Added 6-14-1994 by L.L. No. 39-1994, effective 6-20-1994]
NEWSPAPER
Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general
law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of
the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation,
and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording officer as
provided by general law; and, in addition thereto, shall mean and
include any periodical or current magazine regularly published with
not fewer than four issues per year and sold to the public.
PEDDLE
To go from house to house, from store to store, from place
to place or from street to street or to stand in a fixed or stationary
position, or any combination thereof, to sell and make immediate delivery
or offer for sale and delivery any goods, wares, merchandise or provisions
in possession of the seller at any place within the Town of Hempstead
other than from a fixed place of business. The word "peddle" shall
also mean any solicitation for towing, the sale or offer of sale of
merchandise or services or the offer of services at or near the place
of a motor vehicle accident.
PEDDLER
Any person 16 years of age or older, or any company that
peddles, as herein defined, whether directly or indirectly, and whether
in person or through another person or employee, and shall include
a "hawker" and a "huckster."
PEDDLING VEHICLE
A vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the
State of New York, particularly designed or used for the sale at the
vehicle of food, beverages, ice cream and other items intended for
human consumption or for the sale of merchandise at the vehicle or
for services rendered or to be rendered in, on or at the vehicle as,
for example, in the sharpening of tools and lawn mowers.
PERSON
Any person 16 years of age or older, any firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company or organization of any kind, or
any combination thereof.
PRIVATE PREMISES
Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed
or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes,
whether inhabited, temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant,
and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps,
vestibule or mailbox belonging to or appurtenant to such dwelling,
house, building or other structure.
PUBLIC PLACES
Any and all streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes, alleys or
other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces, plazas,
grounds and buildings.
SOLICIT
To go from house to house, from street to street, from place
to place or from store to store to sell or take orders for goods,
wares, merchandise or provisions for future delivery or for services
to be performed or for information to be obtained, or to distribute
advertising matter, or for the purpose of obtaining contributions
of money or of goods, wares or provisions at any place within the
Town of Hempstead.
SOLICITOR
Any person 16 years of age or older, or any company that
solicits, as herein defined, whether directly or indirectly, and whether
in person or through another person or employee, and shall also include
a "canvasser."
TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead, who is also the
License Commissioner of the Town.
VEHICLE
A motor vehicle or trailer, as defined in the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, used to facilitate the transportation, carriage, conveyance,
concealment, receipt or possession of any goods, wares, merchandise
or provisions of a peddler or solicitor whose business is to sell,
lease, distribute or offer to sell, lease or distribute any of those
goods, wares, merchandise or provisions in his possession.
[Added 12-20-1983 by L.L. No. 114-1983, effective 1-3-1984]