A. 
Any person seeking a license as a peddler or solicitor shall submit an application therefor to the Chief of Police or his designee.
B. 
The following information shall be required of each applicant:
(1) 
Full name of applicant.
(2) 
Specific address for the last three years.
(3) 
Age, date of birth and physical description.
(4) 
Social security number and home telephone number.
(5) 
Driver's license number and marital status.
(6) 
Employer's name, address and telephone number.
(7) 
Product, merchandise or services to be sold or the purpose for which the application is being made.
(8) 
Vehicle or vehicles to be used; make, model, registration number and owner's name, address and telephone number; and the name, address and policy number of insurance company.
(9) 
Arrest/conviction record.
(10) 
A two-by-two-inch photograph of the applicant, for use on the license.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
A request for a criminal history record information search (SBI212) shall be conducted in a manner specified by the New Jersey State Police, State Bureau of Identification, for each applicant. The applicant shall pay the fee for this search in the amount and manner specified by the New Jersey State Police.
[Amended 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-16]
Upon return of the criminal history record information, the Chief of Police or his designee shall review the application and information and shall determine whether to grant or deny the license. If the application is granted, a license shall issue upon the payment of the license fee specified in this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall deny a license to any person who:
A. 
In the 10 years last past preceding the date of the application has been convicted of a crime or of any offense involving moral turpitude.
B. 
Has submitted an application containing materially false statements.
C. 
Has previously been subject to the revocation of a license under this chapter.
The Chief of Police shall revoke the license of any licensee who fails or refuses to observe the rules, regulations and terms of this chapter. Upon receipt of any complaint regarding the conduct of a licensee, the Chief of Police may suspend the license and may revoke the license after giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard.
License fees under this chapter shall be as follows:
A. 
Solicitor: $25. The license shall expire 30 days after issue.
B. 
Peddler: $125 per calendar year, including one vehicle. The fee shall not be prorated for parts of years. For additional vehicles, the fee shall be $50 per vehicle.
C. 
Transient merchants: $1,000 for a period of 180 days from the day of issuance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Persons granted licenses as solicitors shall obey the following regulations:
A. 
The license, containing the licensee's photograph, shall be prominently displayed.
B. 
Canvassing shall be confined to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and no canvassing on Sundays or legal holidays.
C. 
The licensee shall exhibit his license to any police officer or any other person upon request.
D. 
The licensee shall conduct himself/herself in a polite and courteous manner.
E. 
Upon expiration of the license or, prior thereto, upon cessation of his/her activity, the licensee shall surrender the license to the Chief of Police or his designee.
F. 
"No soliciting" signs placed on the resident's property will be strictly adhered to by the canvasser/solicitor.
Persons granted licenses as peddlers shall obey the following regulations:
A. 
The license, containing the licensee's photograph, shall be prominently displayed.
B. 
Peddling shall be confined to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1/2 hour after sundown.
C. 
No peddler shall stop or park his vehicle, for the purpose of conducting business, on a public street of the Township for a period of time exceeding 15 consecutive minutes or stop or park his vehicle for such purpose more than once within a distance of 200 feet.
D. 
No peddler shall stop his vehicle or permit a vehicle to stand upon any public street for the purpose of conducting business within 200 yards of any entrance to a school building; provided, however, that the provision of this subsection shall not apply after 5:00 p.m. on any day or at any time on any day when school shall be closed.
E. 
No peddler shall stop or park his vehicle for the purpose of conducting business nor shall any peddler conduct any business in any manner at any place within the boundaries of the Special Improvement District established in Chapter 355, Special Improvement District, of this Code.