No person shall engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township
without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
No license shall be issued under this chapter until the sum
of $25 shall be paid to the Township Secretary or the Chief of Police,
and it shall be for the use of the Township. A separate application
shall be filed and a separate permit fee shall be paid by each person
who shall actually conduct the soliciting or peddling, and shall apply
where an employer desires to secure licenses for his employees, agents
or servants.
The license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for 30 days after the date of such license and, upon the expiration of any license, if the person holding the same shall desire to continue or renew soliciting or peddling, he shall be required to file a new application for a permit and pay a new license fee. Such licenses may be issued, in advance, for consecutive thirty-day periods, not exceeding 12 in number, upon payment, in advance, of the $25 license fee for each thirty-day period provided in §
313-4.
Such license, when issued, shall state, inter alia, the products
to be sold or services to be rendered by the licensee. Every solicitor
or peddler shall at all times, when engaged in soliciting or peddling
in the Township, carry such license upon his person and shall exhibit
it upon request to all police officers, Township officials and citizens.
No solicitor or peddler shall engage in selling any product or service
not mentioned on such license.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter
shall engage in soliciting or peddling on any day of the week before
9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. During the time of the year when Eastern
Standard Time is effective, the aforesaid hours shall be Eastern Standard
Time, and during the time of the year when Daylight Saving Time is
effective, the aforesaid hours shall be Daylight Saving Time.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter shall
park any vehicle upon any of the streets, highways or alleys of the
Township in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods, wares,
services or merchandise. No such person shall place or deposit any
refuse on any such streets, highways or alleys. No such person shall
maintain or keep a street or curbstone market by parking any vehicle
upon any street or alley in the Township for any longer than necessary
in order to sell therefrom to persons residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter
shall occupy any fixed location upon any of the sidewalks of the streets,
highways, alleys or sidewalks of the Township for the purpose of soliciting
or peddling with or without any stand or counter.
No person licensed as a solicitor or peddler under this chapter
shall hawk or cry his wares or services upon any of the streets or
sidewalks of the Township, nor shall be use any loud speaker, bell,
whistle or other devise for announcing his presence by which the public
is annoyed.
The Secretary shall keep a record of all licenses issued under
this chapter and the Township Police shall apply daily for a list
of licenses issued hereunder since the previous day. The Township
Police shall supervise the activities of all holders of such licenses,
and make a report thereof each month to the Board of Supervisors.
Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended at any
time by the Secretary of the Township for violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter, or for giving false information on any
application for a license hereunder or for the applicant or licensee
having been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude after issuance
of such license or for the licensee having been convicted of disorderly
conduct under any law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any ordinance
of the Township. Appeals from any suspension may be made to the Board
of Supervisors at any time within 10 days after such suspension. No
part of a license fee shall be refunded to any person whose license
shall have been suspended.
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-02; 9-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-07]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the
Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.