State Law References — License and regulation by cities, RSMo. §94.270; license and tax, RSMo. §150.470 et seq.; itinerant vendor's tax not applicable, RSMo. §150.380.
[CC 1971 §19-1; Ord. No. 798 §610.010, 5-4-1993]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the word "peddler" shall mean and include any person who shall go from house to house, business to business, door to door or place to place within the City selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or services of any description for instant or future delivery; and shall include solicitors, hawkers, canvassers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of goods, wares, merchandise or any other articles or services as such terms are commonly defined and construed.
[CC 1971 §19-2; Ord. No. 563 §1, 8-1-1967; Ord. No. 798 §610.020, 5-4-1993]
The practice of going in and upon the premises of another in the City by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants or transient vendors of merchandise and services not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or occupant of said private premises for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise and services and/or disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same is declared to be a misdemeanor.
[CC 1971 §19-3; Ord. No. 563 §3, 8-1-1967]
The provisions of Section 610.020 shall not apply to the sale, or soliciting of orders for the sale, of milk, dairy products, vegetables, poultry, eggs and other farm and garden produce grown or produced by the person selling the same.
[CC 1971 §19-4]
Any peddler or hawker of goods or merchandise who enters upon premises owned or leased by another and wilfully refuses to leave said premises after having been notified by the owner or possessor of said premises, or his agent, to leave the same, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[CC 1971 §19-5]
It shall be unlawful for any peddler to engage in the business of peddling between the hours of one-half (½) hour before sunset and 9:00 A.M. the following morning, or at any time on Sundays except by specific appointment with or invitation from the prospective customer.
[CC 1971 §19-6; Ord. No. 798 §610.060, 5-4-1993]
All peddlers must comply with the provisions of this Chapter at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to going in and upon any premises within the City for the purpose of engaging in business as a peddler, unless requested or invited to do so by the owner or occupant thereof.
[Ord. No. 1072 §1, 6-30-2010]
A. 
No person shall sell any article or service to any person in a vehicle which is on any street, alley or public way in the City of Rock Port, Missouri.
B. 
No person shall solicit contributions on behalf of any person, cause or organization from any person in a vehicle which is on any street, alley or public way in the City of Rock Port, Missouri.
C. 
No person shall stand or enter upon a roadway for the purpose of soliciting employment, business or charitable contributions from the occupant of a motor vehicle.
D. 
If proceeds from any such sale or solicitation shall be used and applied to some locally approved charitable, religious or philanthropic purpose, then such person(s) shall be exempt from this Section.
[CC 1971 §19-16]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a peddler within the City without first having applied for and obtained a permit to do so from the City Clerk.
[CC 1971 §19-17]
A. 
Any person desiring a permit to engage in business as a peddler within the City shall make written application to the City, which such application shall show and contain the following:
1. 
The name and address of the applicant;
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The name and address of the person, if any, that the applicant represents;
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The kind of goods or services offered for sale;
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Whether the applicant, upon any sale or order, shall demand, accept, or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final delivery;
5. 
The period of time such applicant wishes to engage in such business within the City;
6. 
Whether or not the applicant has every been convicted of a felony, and if so, the complete circumstances thereof;
7. 
The last five (5) cities wherein the applicant has worked before coming to the City.
[CC 1971 §19-18]
Before any permit shall be issued under the provisions of this Chapter, the applicant therefor shall pay to the City the fee set forth in Section 600.030.
[CC 1971 §19-19]
A. 
The fee required by this Chapter shall not be required to be paid by the following; provided however, that all other provisions of this Chapter shall be held applicable to the following:
1. 
Ordinary commercial travelers who sell or exhibit for sale goods, wares or merchandise to persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of buying, selling and dealing in the same.
2. 
Local vendors of farm produce, poultry, stock or agricultural products in their natural state, which such products shall have been grown or produced by such vendors.
3. 
Sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owners thereof, the proceeds of which are to be used and applied to some locally approved charitable, religious or philanthropic purpose.
[CC 1971 §19-20; Ord. No. 798 §610.110, 5-4-1993]
No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this Chapter until the applicant shall have had his application approved by the Board of Aldermen of this City with direction issued to the Clerk to issue a license.
[CC 1971 §19-21]
Each permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be signed by the City Clerk, shall be dated as of the date of its issuance, and shall state the duration or term of such permit on the face thereof. Any permit not dated and signed as herein required, or which was issued in violation of this Section, shall be void.
[CC 1971 §19-22]
Every permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be valid for the period of time stated therein.
[CC 1971 §19-23]
Every permittee under the provisions of this Chapter and doing business within the City shall display his permit upon the request of any person, and failure so to display such license shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
[CC 1971 §19-24]
Any permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be revoked for the violation by the permittee of any applicable provision of this Code, State law or City ordinance, rule or regulation.
[Ord. No. 766 §19-25, 12-20-1988]
Every applicant under provisions of this Chapter shall submit his applications to the Board of Aldermen of Rock Port, Missouri, and the Board of Aldermen shall determine whether to issue the Peddlers License and whether the application shall be required to submit a surety bond and the amount of the said bond.
[Ord. No. 766 §19-16, 12-20-1988]
Failure to comply with the requirements of this Chapter shall be deemed a Class C misdemeanor with punishment as provided by Sections 240.180 and 240.190.