It shall be unlawful for any peddler, hawker, vendor, canvasser
or solicitor, as hereinafter defined, to engage in such activity within
the Township of West Deptford without first obtaining a license therefor
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
PEDDLER, HAWKER and VENDOR
Includes any person, whether a resident of the Township of
West Deptford or not, traveling either by foot, vehicle or any other
type of conveyance, who goes from house to house, from place to place
or from street to street, conveying or transporting goods, wares or
merchandise and offering or exposing the same for sale, or making
sales and delivering articles to purchasers, or who engages in any
of the foregoing activities from a stationary location on the street
or other public place.
PERSON
Includes any partnership, partner, corporation or corporations or persons, except as defined in §
121-11C hereinafter.
SOLICITOR or CANVASSER
Includes any person, whether a resident of the Township of
West Deptford or not, who goes from house to house, from place to
place or from street to street, soliciting or taking or attempting
to take orders for the sale of services to be performed in the future,
whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a
sample of the subject for such order, and whether or not he is collecting
advance payments on such orders, or who engages in any of the foregoing
activities from a stationary location on the street or other public
place.
[Amended 12-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-23]
A. Applicants for a license under this chapter shall file with the Police
Chief a sworn application in writing on a form to be furnished by
the Police Chief, which shall give the following information:
(1) Name, description, social security number, and contact information
of the applicant.
(2) Permanent home address and local mailing address, if any, of the
applicant.
(3) Any and all former home address or addresses of applicant within
the past 10 years.
(4) Applicant's vehicle and driver's license information.
(5) Current occupation and name, address, and contact information of
employer.
(6) Purpose of solicitation or a brief description of nature of business
and the goods to be sold.
(7) Any prior soliciting, solicitor applications requested, or solicitor
permits denied or revoked.
(8) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted
of any crime, misdemeanor or violations of any municipal ordinance,
other than traffic violation; the nature of the offense and the punishment
or penalty assessed therefor.
(9) Name, relationship, and contact information of two character references.
B. Fingerprinting and a criminal background check report completed by
a state contract approved vendor shall be submitted to the Chief of
Police by the applicant at the sole cost of the applicant.
C. The time of solicitation, peddling, hawking, vending and canvassing
shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
[Amended 3-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
A. A fee as set forth in Chapter
11 shall be paid by each applicant upon the issuance of each license, except as otherwise provided by state statute and/or §
121-11.
B. No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid unless
and until said license shall be affixed with the Township stamp. A
stamped license shall be prima facie evidence of the payment of the
fees required under this chapter.
All licenses issued must be worn in such a manner as to be readily
visible when the holders thereof are engaged in the activities regulated
herein.
All licenses issued under this chapter shall expire at the end
of the calendar year in which they are issued. Licenses shall not
be transferable and must be surrendered after expiration before a
renewal license can be issued.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Police Chief in the denial of an application for a permit or license as provided in §
121-4, or in the decision with reference to the revocation of a license as provided in §
121-8, shall have the right of appeal to the Township Committee of the Township of West Deptford. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Township Committee, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been mailed to such person's last known address, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal. The Township Committee shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given to the appellant in the same manner as provided in §
121-8B for notice of hearing on revocation. The decision and order of the Township Committee on such appeal shall be final and conclusive.
The equipment used or employed by peddlers, hawkers and vendors
of ice cream, foods, beverages, confections and other related commodities
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and be subject
to inspection by the Board of Health and fully comply with the laws
of the State of New Jersey, the rules and regulations of the State
Department of Health, the ordinances of the Township of West Deptford
and the rules and regulations of the Board of Health.