For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
Any person who engages or attempts to engage in peddling
as defined by this article; a hawker or itinerant merchant.
The sale or offering for sale of goods, merchandise, or property
for immediate delivery from other than a fixed place of business on
private property, including the sale of charitable books or pamphlets.
Peddling shall not include the sale of goods by charitable organizations
for charitable purposes on not to exceed five days in any calendar
year.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or agent
or employee of any firm or corporation to engage in the business of
a hawker or peddler, or peddle any merchandise, article, or thing
without first having secured a license therefor. No license shall
be issued to any person who has been convicted of the commission of
a felony under the laws of the State of Michigan or any other state
or federal laws of the United States within five years of the date
of the application; or who has been convicted of a violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter; or whose license issued hereunder
has previously been revoked, as herein provided.
A.
Applications for a license shall be made to the City Clerk and shall
state thereon the number of vehicles, if any, intended to be operated,
the kind of merchandise to be peddled, and the permanent address of
the peddler.
B.
The fee for such a license shall be set, from time to time, by the
City Council.
No licensed peddler or hawker shall defraud, cheat, or misrepresent
anyone, whether through himself or through an employee, while acting
as a peddler in the City, nor barter, sell, or peddle any goods, merchandise,
or wares other than those specified in his application for a license.
The City Manager may revoke such a license for that offense.
Peddling is prohibited in residentially zoned districts.
