[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of East Pittsburgh 3-22-1972 by Ord. No. 716 (Ch. 37, Art. I, of the 1980 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person who shall engage in peddling as hereinabove defined.
PEDDLING
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 Borough of East Pittsburgh, provided the word "peddling" shall not apply to farmers selling their own produce; to the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic purpose; or to any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products, or milk or milk products.
PERSON
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 11 of Ordinance 716 was repealed under the Adopting Ordinance; Sec. 14 repealed all inconsistent ordinances and parts of ordinances.
No person shall engage in peddling in the Borough of East Pittsburgh without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753]
Every person desiring to engage in peddling in the Borough of East Pittsburgh shall first make application by letter to the Borough Council 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; his 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 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 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753; 1-13-1997 by Ord. No. 856]
No license shall be issued under this chapter until the proper fee, as follows, shall be paid, which shall be for the use of the Borough:
A. 
Foot peddler: $1 per day; $5 per month; $20 per year. Hereinafter, the Borough Council may reestablish or amend any of the fees, charges, licenses or any other costs by simple resolution.
B. 
Peddler operating from a motor vehicle: $10 per day; $25 per month; $120 per year. Hereinafter, the Borough Council may reestablish or amend any of the fees, charges, licenses or any other costs by simple resolution.
Upon making application therefor and paying the proper fee, as herein specified,[1] 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 Borough, 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 motor vehicle.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 283-4 of this chapter.
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 4:00 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 Borough, nor shall he 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 Borough 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 Borough 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 Borough for the purpose of peddling, with or without any stand or counter.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall supervise the activities of all holders of such licenses.
[Amended 4-14-1980 by Ord. No. 753]
Any person, firm, or corporation who or which shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50, and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment thereof, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days, provided each violation of any provision of this chapter, and each day the same is continued, shall be deemed a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any provision thereof shall be held to be unconstitutional, invalid or illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared as a legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted had such unconstitutional, invalid or illegal provision not been included therein.