[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of East
Granby 1-16-1985 (Ch. XV of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any person, firm or representative of any organization, who
shall vend, hawk or peddle upon the public streets within the Town
or from house to house or from place to place within said Town any
articles of food, beverages, goods, wares or merchandise, or shall
make any request or solicitation as defined under C.G.S. § 21a-190a
shall be considered a vendor, hawker, peddler, or solicitor within
the meaning of this chapter.
This chapter shall not apply to farmers, gardeners or residents,
the produce of their farms, gardens and greenhouses, including fruit,
vegetables and flowers, or to the sale, distribution and delivery
of milk, teas, coffees, spices, groceries, meats, baked goods, to
sales on approval, to conditional sales of merchandise, to the delivery
of newspapers, to sales or donations for the benefit of any charitable
organization, to the taking of orders for merchandise for future delivery
when full payment is not required at the time of solicitation or to
any person or organization exempted under any statute of the State
of Connecticut.
A.
No person or representative of any organization shall carry on the
business of a peddler, vendor or solicitor without a license from
the First Selectman or his designee pursuant to provisions of this
chapter.
B.
The First Selectman is hereby authorized to issue such license, or
his designee which may include any of the other Selectmen, or the
ranking officer of the Police Department, who may be so designated
by the First Selectmen. The issuance of a license may be deferred
for a period not exceeding seven days from date of application for
purpose of investigation.
In all cases, unless sooner revoked, all licenses shall expire
on the 30th day of September succeeding the date of issuance thereof.
The fee, as set from time to time by the Board of Selectmen, shall
be for a year or the remainder thereof to September 30th succeeding
the date of issuance, for each person so vending, hawking or peddling
merchandise within the Town.
The fee required under § 229-4 shall be waived for any resident of the State of Connecticut who has resided within the state for a period of two years preceding the date of application for such license and who is a veteran who served in time of war, as defined in C.G.S. § 27-103, and as it may be amended. Proof of such military service may be required by the issuing authority pursuant to provisions of this chapter.
Each person applying for such license shall give to the First
Selectmen or designated authority the following information:
A.
Name, home address, or local address, if any.
B.
Name of and address of the principal place of business.
C.
Physical description, including age.
D.
If vehicle (vehicles) are used, a description of same, registration
number or any other identification, such as company or type of activity
lettered on same.
E.
Identification satisfactory to the issuing authority which shall
include a specimen of the applicant's signature.
Each person so licensed shall have in his possession a license
for the year such license is in force. Any person so licensed shall
produce same for examination to any purchaser, or prospective purchaser,
and upon request by any law enforcement officer or official charged
with enforcement of this chapter. No license may be transferred or
used by any person other than the licensee.
An application for a license may be denied or may be revoked
by the issuing authority for the following reasons:
A.
Fraud or misrepresentation by false statements contained in the application
for the license.
B.
Fraud or misrepresentation by false statements made in the course
of the activities conducted under the license.
C.
Any violation of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Town
or of any activity which is in violation of any municipal regulation
of the Town.
D.
Conducting the business of vending or door-to-door activities in
an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of
the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general
welfare of the public.
No person, firm or representative of any organization, other
than a food service business, shall vend, hawk, peddle or solicit
within the Town before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
