Following the effective date of this chapter, every person desiring
to engage in door to door soliciting or peddling in the Township of
Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shall first make application
to Salisbury Township for a license.
The said application shall be made upon a form provided by Salisbury
Township and shall contain the following information:
A. Full name of the applicant and local address, if any.
B. Permanent address of applicant.
C. Name and address of the applicant's employer or a statement
that the applicant is self-employed.
D. The nature of the goods, wares, services or merchandise offered for
sale or information being gathered.
E. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted
of any crime, and if the answer is in the affirmative, the nature
of the offense or offenses and the punishment or punishments imposed
therefor.
F. The type of vehicle to be used, if any, and the current registration
plate number and the state in which the vehicle is registered.
G. Applicant shall show at least two acceptable identifications, one
of which shall have a picture of applicant.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all persons desiring
to engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township of Salisbury,
including any helpers or employees of any applicant, except as otherwise
provided in this chapter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §
252-3 of this chapter, any charitable, religious or civic organization desiring to sell merchandise where the proceeds from such sales are to be applied to the charitable, religious, school, philanthropic or civic purposes of the organization may obtain a single license for the organization only and each worker, helper or employee shall not be licensed.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any insurance
companies, their agents or insurance brokers authorized to transact
business under the insurance laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons selling
or delivering dairy products, bakery products or groceries on a route
and on a regular basis; provided, however, that the motor vehicles
used in such delivery shall have the name of the business printed
on the vehicle with letters not less than two inches in height, nor
shall the provisions of this chapter apply to persons selling fresh
fruit or vegetables, or salesmen of established businesses on regular
established routes.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply equally to residents
and to nonresidents of the Township of Salisbury.
The license required by this chapter shall be valid only during
the calendar year in which it was issued. Thereafter, any person desiring
to engage in soliciting or peddling within the Township of Salisbury
shall again be required to make application for a license pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter.
The fee for the license required by this chapter shall be the
amount set forth by the Salisbury Township Supervisors, by resolution.
[Amended 2-2-1999 by Ord.
No. 2-2-99-2; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more
than $1,000, plus costs. Each day that a violation of this chapter
continues or each section of this chapter which shall be found to
have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.