[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Plympton 6-17-2020 ATM by Art. 27. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Every person who engages in a temporary or transient business
selling goods, wares, periodicals or merchandise or who goes door-to-door
for any commercial selling purposes, either as principal or agent,
shall, before commencing business in the Town of Plympton, make written
application, under oath, for a license to the Chief of Police, stating
his or her name and address, the name and address of the owner or
parties in whose interest said business is to be conducted, their
business address, and a brief description of the business he wishes
to conduct in Plympton. He shall submit a photograph to the Police
Department and allow them to take his fingerprints for the purpose
of identification.[1]
No later than two weeks after filing of such application, the
Police Chief shall issue him a license, authorizing him to do the
business described in his application, subject to the bylaws of the
Town of Plympton and the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The fee for such a license shall be set from time to time by the Board
of Selectmen, and said license shall expire within 30 days, or on
the day of its surrender or the filing of an affidavit for its loss
if it is earlier surrendered or if such affidavit is earlier filed.
Such license shall be affixed in a prominent place to the outer
garment of each licensee whenever he or she shall be engaged in such
business so that it may readily be seen by all prospective customers.
Failure to display the license shall be punishable by revocation thereof
and a fine not to exceed $100.
A.
The provisions
of this bylaw shall not apply to any person who engages in a temporary
or transient business at a Town function upon written invitation of
a Town committee or official, nor shall it apply to any person who
engages in a temporary or transient business on private property with
the permission of the owner.
B.
The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply to any person conducting a garage sale, nor to any person who goes door-to-door to sell goods, wares, periodicals or merchandise on behalf of any group organized for any of the purposes described in MGL c. 180, § 4. For purposes of this Subsection B, a "garage sale" is any outdoor or garage retail sale or offering for sale, conducted by a resident of the premises, involving 10 or more items of personal property, such as antiques, furniture, handicrafts, household goods or clothing, on no more than two occasions in any calendar year, each occasion lasting no more than 36 hours.
No activities described in this bylaw, nor door-to-door approaches
for charitable purposes, shall be allowed in the Town of Plympton
before 9:00 a.m. or later than the earlier of 7:00 p.m. or one-half
hour prior to sunset. Violations of this section shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $50.
