As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated in this section:
PEDDLER, HAWKER AND HUCKSTER
Any person who shall go from house to house in the Town selling
or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter, or exposing there for,
any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot or from any animal
or vehicle.
SOLICITOR or CANVASSER
Any person traveling by foot, animal or vehicle from house
to house in the Town, or by means of telephone, taking or attempting
to take orders for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise for future
delivery or for services to be performed in the future, whether or
not such solicited sales are by sample and whether or not deposits
or advance payments are collected.
Any person soliciting or peddling within the Town, whether or
not required to register under the provisions of this chapter, shall
conform to the following regulations:
A. The solicitor or peddler shall conduct himself at all times in an
orderly and lawful manner;
B. The solicitor or peddler shall give a written receipt for all orders
taken within the Town, which receipt shall be signed by the solicitor
or peddler and shall set forth a brief description of the goods, wares
or merchandise ordered, the total purchase price thereof, and the
amount of the down payment received by the solicitor or peddler from
the purchaser, if any;
C. No peddler or solicitor shall have any exclusive right to any location
in the public streets, nor shall any be permitted a stationary location,
nor shall he be permitted to operate in any congested area where his
operation might impede or inconvenience the public;
D. It shall be the duty of any police officer of the Town to require
any person seen peddling or soliciting and who is not known by such
officer to be duly licensed to produce his peddler's or solicitor's
license and to enforce the provisions of this chapter against any
person found to be violating the same.
It shall be the duty of the First Selectman to keep records
of all licenses granted under the provisions of this chapter in a
book provided for that purpose, giving the number and date of each
license; name, age, and residence of the person so licensed; the amount
of the license fee paid; and also the date of revocation of any license;
and to keep a detailed account of all fees collected for such licenses
and to turn such fees over every month to the Treasurer of the Town.
Any persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in accordance with Chapter
46, Article
I, of the Town Code, except that the fine for each day such violation occurs shall be $50.
No person shall, within the Town, sell, offer for sale or solicit orders for any goods, wares or merchandise, except those exempted by §
359-3, unless he shall obtain a license to do so from the First Selectman, which license may contain such conditions as the First Selectman may deem expedient and shall be revocable at his discretion upon notice. This section shall not apply to occupants of stores or shops within the Town.
Licenses required by this article, unless sooner revoked, shall
expire on the last day of December succeeding the date of the issue
thereof and shall be a personal license to the licensee and shall
not be transferable.
Permits and licenses issued under the provisions of this article
may be revoked by the First Selectman for:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements;
B. Violation of this chapter;
C. Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor related to the solicitation.