[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wolcott
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-4-1969 by Ord.
No. 8]
It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age to solicit orders of purchase for future delivery of any goods, wares or merchandise, including magazines and other printed matter, from door to door or on any street or highway within, or by telephone from and within, the Town of Wolcott without first registering with the Police Department of the Town of Wolcott and having his credentials stamped as provided in §§ 291-2 and 291-3 hereof. Registration shall not constitute a permit to enter privately policed areas.
A.
An applicant for permission to solicit orders hereunder shall complete
an application blank provided by the Police Department, which application
blank shall contain the following information:
(1)
The name, home address and local address, if any, of the applicant.
(2)
A physical description of the applicant, setting forth the applicant's
age, height, weight, color of hair and eyes.
(3)
The name and address of the person, firm or corporation for whom
or through whom orders are to be solicited or cleared.
(4)
The nature of the goods, wares or merchandise for which orders are
to be solicited.
(5)
A statement as to whether the applicant has been arrested or convicted
of any crime or misdemeanor, and, if so, what.
(6)
A statement as to the period during which the applicant intends to
solicit orders.
B.
The applicant, at the time of executing such application blank, shall
also submit identification satisfactory to the Police Department which
shall contain a specimen of the applicant's signature.
[Amended 12-6-1988 by Ord. No. 64[1]]
Upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of § 291-2 hereof, and the payment of a license fee of $100 in advance by the licensee to the Police Department of the Town of Wolcott, the Police Department shall thereupon stamp the credentials of the applicant, which credentials shall set forth the name and address of the applicant and of his employer, if any, the nature of the goods, wares or merchandise for which orders are to be solicited, and the period during which the applicant may solicit orders, which shall not exceed one year; provided, however, that the Police Department shall not be required to grant such permission to any person who shall have been convicted of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any violation of this article.
Stamped credentials shall be nontransferable and shall entitle
the holder thereof, for the period indicated therein, unless revoked,
to solicit orders within the Town of Wolcott for the purchase of goods,
wares or merchandise specified in his application, provided that the
holder shall have his stamped credentials in his possession at all
times while soliciting orders and shall exhibit the same at any time
upon request by any police officer of the Town of Wolcott or any purchaser
or prospective purchaser.
Any person soliciting within the Town of Wolcott, whether or
not required to register under the provisions of this article, shall
conform to the following regulations:
A.
The solicitor shall conduct himself at all times in an orderly and
lawful manner.
B.
The solicitor shall give a written receipt for all orders taken within
the Town of Wolcott, which receipt shall be signed by the solicitor
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 from the purchaser.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or
making any false statements or misrepresentations of fact for the
purpose of obtaining permission to solicit orders shall, upon conviction
thereof, and in addition to other penalties provided by law, be subject
to a fine not to exceed $199, with each solicitation or sale being
deemed a separate offense. Pending trial therefor the Police Department
may suspend such permission to solicit. Upon any registered person
being convicted of any crime or misdemeanor under this article or
involving moral turpitude, the stamped credentials of such person
shall be delivered to the Police Department, and the Department's
stamp thereon shall be cancelled, and such person shall not thereafter
solicit orders in the Town of Wolcott without reregistering.
[Amended 12-6-1988 by Ord. No. 64]
A.
This article
shall not apply to salesmen selling goods to retail or wholesale stores
for resale or to wholesalers selling and delivering their wares and
goods to the merchants of the Town of Wolcott, or to goods, merchandise,
or food stuffs sold and delivered by the merchants of the Town of
Wolcott, or to venders of newspapers or periodicals, or to the sales
of goods by students of public schools or parochial or private schools
operating in compliance with state statutes, provided said sales have
been approved by the Board of Education or similar authoritative body,
nor shall this article apply to anyone conducting a regular place
of business within the Town of Wolcott for one year.
B.
This article
shall not apply to those person exempted by the Statutes of the State
of Connecticut; and further, the provisions of this article shall
not apply to civic, service, church or fraternal groups regularly
organized and/or functioning in the Town of Wolcott. However, such
groups shall obtain one permit, without fee, for any activity which
comes within the scope of this article. Such group shall have been
in existence in Wolcott for a period of at least 12 months prior to
application for such a permit.
No person, as defined hereinbefore in this article, shall solicit
orders of purchase for future delivery of any goods, wares or merchandise,
including magazines and other printed matter, from door to door, or
on any street or highway, within or by telephone from and within the
Town of Wolcott, before the hour of sunrise or after the hour of sunset.
[Adopted 2-4-1969 by Ord.
No. 9]
No person, except newsboys and those exempted by the statutes
of the state, shall engage in vending or peddling any goods, wares
or merchandise of any sort or description upon any of the public streets
of the Town of Wolcott, or shall vend or peddle any goods, wares or
merchandise from house to house within the limits of said Town of
Wolcott, without first having obtained a license therefor from the
Chief of Police of said Town.
The fee for such license shall be $100 for each year or portion
thereof in all cases. Unless sooner revoked, all licenses shall expire
on the first day of March succeeding the date of issue thereof.
Each person so licensed shall, on exercising his vocation, wear
conspicuously on his left breast a suitable badge designed and furnished
by the Chief of Police with the words "Licensed Vendor," and the number
of his license and the year in which such license is in force in numerals
plainly inscribed thereon, and each person so licensed, when using
for the purpose for which he is licensed a wagon, cart or vehicle,
shall have plainly displayed on both sides of such wagon, cart or
vehicle a sign designed and furnished by the Chief of Police bearing
the number of his license and the year in which such license is in
force, in numerals, and the words "Licensed Vendor" in Roman letters,
such badge and sign to be furnished without cost by the Chief of Police
to the person so licensed. The Chief of Police, upon request of any
person who is exempt from taking out a license by statute as hereinbefore
provided, may furnish to such person a badge without charge therefor.
Every person who shall engage in the business aforesaid without
being duly licensed as herein provided or who shall violate any of
the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $199
for each offense; and the Chief of Police may revoke the license of
any person for proper cause.
