[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Vanport 11-12-1963 by Ord. No.
161. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 130.
A.
PEDDLER
PEDDLING
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
PERSON
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall the meanings indicated:
Any person who shall engage in peddling as herein defined.
Engaging in peddling, canvassing, soliciting or taking of
orders, either by sample or otherwise, for any goods, wares or merchandise
upon any of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house within
the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania, provided, that the word "peddling"
shall not apply to:
Farmers selling their own produce.
The sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owners
thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable
or philanthropic purpose.
Any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery
products, meat and meat products or milk or milk products.
Personal services.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
B.
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall engage in peddling in the Township of Vanport,
Pennsylvania, without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
Every person desiring to engage in peddling in the Township
of Vanport, Pennsylvania, shall first make application to the Commissioners
for a license. If such person shall also be required to obtain a license
from any county officer, he shall, when making such application, exhibit
a valid county license. Upon such application, such person shall give
his name, address, previous criminal record, if any, the name of the
person for whom he works, if any, the type of goods, wares and merchandise
he wishes to peddle, the length of time for which he wishes to be
licensed, the type of vehicle he uses, if any, and the number of helpers
he has, provided that where a person makes application for himself
and one or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified
above shall be given for each helper and an individual license shall
be required for each helper. No license issued under this chapter
shall be transferable from one person to another.
[Amended 12-12-1997 by Ord. No. 281]
No license shall be issued under this chapter until the proper
fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners,
shall be paid to the Commissioners, which shall be for the use of
the Township of Vanport.
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee as
herein specified, a license shall be issued to every peddler. Such
license shall contain the information required to be given upon the
application therefor. Every peddler shall at all times when engaged
in peddling in the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania, carry such license
upon his person and shall exhibit such license upon request to all
police officers, borough officials and citizens. No peddler shall
engage in selling any product not mentioned upon such license nor
shall any person having a foot peddler's license operate from
or with any horse-drawn or motor vehicle.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall engage
in peddling at any time, on Sunday or upon any other day of the week
before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall hawk
or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the Township
of Vanport, Pennsylvania nor shall be use any loudspeaker or horn
or any other device for announcing his presence by which the public
is annoyed.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall park
any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Township of Vanport,
Pennsylvania, in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods,
wares or merchandise, nor may any such person place or deposit any
refuse upon any of such streets or alleys, nor may any such person
maintain or keep a street or curbstone market by parking any vehicle
upon any street or alley in the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania,
for longer than necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons residing
in the immediate vicinity.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter shall occupy
any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of
the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of peddling,
with or without any stand or counter.
The Commissioners shall keep a record of all licenses issued
under this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall apply daily to the
Commissioners for a list of all licenses issued hereunder since the
previous day. The Commissioners and the Chief of Police shall supervise
the activities of all holders of such licenses.
The Commissioners of the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania,
are hereby authorized to suspend any license issued under this chapter
when they deem such suspension to be beneficial to the public health,
safety or morals or for violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter or for giving false information upon any application for a
license hereunder.
[Amended 12-12-1997 by Ord. No. 281]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof before a District Justice, be subject
to a fine of up to $600 and costs of prosecution and, in default of
payment of such fine and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment in
the county jail for up to 30 days.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter using a motor
vehicle or any other means of transportation shall solicit or sell
his products on State Street in the Township of Vanport, Pennsylvania.
