[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Seward
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 10, Art. 2, of the 1976 Code]
To prevent the sale of fraudulent, dangerous, and unhealthy
goods and services, and to protect the public by maintaining records
of the products sold and the persons and companies responsible for
such sales, all itinerant sales personnel shall, before doing business
within the municipality, make application for and be issued a permit.
Application for said permit shall be made to the Police Department
and shall contain the necessary information required thereby and identification
and documents required for the protection of the residents of the
municipality. Upon approval by the Police Department, the Chief of
Police shall then have authority to issue a sales permit to said approved
applicant. Each person granted a permit shall pay a fee to the City
in an amount set from time to time by the City Council, and upon payment
the Chief of Police may issue a sales permit to such approved applicant.
Such permit shall be valid for a period of seven days from and after the
date of issuance. The date of its expiration shall be clearly marked
on the permit. A sales permit shall be required for each person desiring
to do business within the municipality. Any person or persons granted
such permit shall be subject to any occupation taxes and other rules
and regulations which the governing body deems appropriate for the
purposes stated herein. Any permit so granted shall be subject to
revocation for good and sufficient cause by the Chief of Police. (Neb.
RS 16-205, 16-246)
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, salesman, or peddler
to solicit any individual between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00
a.m., unless he/she has a previous appointment with the resident,
or residents, of the premises solicited. It shall be unlawful at any
hour for a solicitor, salesman, or peddler to solicit without a proper
permit on his person at all times.
The provisions of this article shall not extend to individuals
calling on retail merchants in the corporate limits of the City for
the purpose of taking orders or selling of merchandise for resale
by such merchants.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, agent,
consignee, or employee, and whether a resident of the municipality
or not, who or which engages temporarily within the municipality in
the business of selling and delivering goods, wares, or merchandise,
or taking orders for goods or merchandise to or at homes, apartments,
or other residential premises in the municipality.
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such
violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense,
recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender
shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs
are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs
or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
