[Prior code § 12.06(1)]
No person shall engage in the business of peddler, canvasser,
or transient merchant, as herein defined, within the Village without
first obtaining a license therefor in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter. Each peddler, canvasser or transient merchant must
secure a personal license.
[Ord. 214, 2002; prior code § 12.06(2)]
When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
CANVASSER
Includes any person who goes from house to house, place to
place or street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for
the sale of goods, wares or merchandise or personal service to be
performed in the future. Such definition shall include any person
who hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, vehicle
or street or alley or other place or part thereof within the Village
for the primary purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for
future delivery.
PEDDLER
Includes any person conveying or transporting goods, wares,
or merchandise who goes from house to house, place to place or street
to street selling or offering for sale for immediate delivery such
goods, wares or merchandise or performing or offering to perform personal
services.
TRANSIENT MERCHANT
Includes any person as defined by Section 66.0423(1)(b),
Wis. Stats., and also any person who engages in a temporary business
of selling and delivering goods, wares and merchandise, and who hires,
leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent, vehicle, street,
alley or other place or part thereof for exhibition and sale of such
goods, wares or merchandise, either privately or at a public auction,
whether or not such person be associated temporarily with a local
dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer or conduct such business in
the name of the same.
[Prior code § 12.06(3)]
This chapter or any part thereof shall not apply to the following:
newsboys, merchants delivering goods in the regular course of business,
vendors of mil., bakery goods, groceries or ice: distributing products
to regular customers on established route; farmers and truck gardeners;
charitable, patriotic or philanthropic organizations; or to persons
selling property at wholesale to dealers in such articles.
[Prior code § 12.06(4), amended 2-21-2011 by Ord. No.
269]
A license application fee and background fee are due at the
time of application. Fees shall be set from time to time by resolution
of the Village Board.
[Prior code § 12.06(5); amended 6-20-2011 by Ord. No.
273]
Upon receipt of each such application, the Village Clerk shall
refer it to the Chief of Police, who shall immediately institute such
investigation of the applicant's business and moral character
as he or she deems necessary for the protection of the public good
and shall endorse his or her approval or disapproval upon such application.
Such application shall be voted on by the Board of Trustees at the
next regularly scheduled meeting. All licenses issued hereunder shall
expire 12 months after date of issuance. Applications for renewals
shall be handled in the same manner as original applications.
[Prior code § 12.06(7)]
Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter may be
revoked or suspended, pending hearing by the Village Board, for a
period not to exceed 10 days by the Village President for any of the
following causes:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement contained in the
application for license;
B. Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement made in the course
of carrying on business as a peddler, canvasser or transient merchant;
C. Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor;
D. Conducting the licensed business in an unlawful manner or in such
manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or a menace to the health,
safety or general welfare of the public.