[Adopted 3-16-1972 by Ord. No. 4-72 as Ch. 70, Art. III,
and § 70-40 of Art. VI of the 1972 Code]
[Amended 7-25-1996 by Ord. No. 6:13-96]
It shall be unlawful for any person to hawk, peddle or vend
upon the lands, streets or sidewalks of the Borough of Bellmawr any
merchandise, goods, services or articles of any description, or operate
any vendor's cart, wagon, automobile or other vehicle, without
first obtaining a license from the Borough Clerk; provided, however,
that any veteran or exempt fireman holding a special license pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 or 45:24-10 shall be exempt from procuring a license
or paying the fee as provided for the same but shall be required to
comply with all other applicable sections of this article and shall
be required to register with the Borough Clerk and exhibit a proper
current special license as defined above and provide a valid New Jersey
sales tax number.
The license fees for hawkers, vendors and solicitors are provided in Chapter 210, Fees.
The license fees herein set forth shall expire on the first
day of each year after issuance and shall not be prorated.
A.
Every licensed peddler shall, while engaged in his business at such,
display upon some conspicuous place on his person a license badge
furnished to him by the Borough.
B.
Every licensed vendor shall display, affixed to a conspicuous part
of his vehicle, the license plate furnished to him by the Borough.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any vendor to mutilate, disfigure, lend,
sell or otherwise dispose of any such license plate or badge.
It shall be unlawful for any vendor to cry or call the nature
or price of wares, merchandise or services or to use or maintain any
sound-producing equipment on his person or vehicle upon any street
or sidewalk herein designated as the business sections.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any vendor to stop, set up, locate and carry
on his business at any street corner or on any pavement or highway,
nor shall any vendor draw his vehicle to the curb or in close proximity
thereto for the purpose of setting up and vending his wares, merchandise
or services.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hawk, peddle or vend upon
the streets or sidewalks of the Borough any merchandise, goods, services
or articles of any description or to drive a vendor's cart, wagon,
automobile or other vehicle after sunset of any day.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of
community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof,
in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each and every
day that such violation shall continue shall be a further and separate
offense under the terms of this article, subject to the penalties
herein prescribed.
