[1991 Code § 117-1]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person, whether a resident of the Borough or not, traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance from place to place, from house to house or from street to street carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, ice cream, fruit ices, soda water, garden farm products or provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. "Hawkers," "hucksters" and "vendors" shall be included in this definition.
[1991 Code § 117-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a peddler within the corporate limits of the Borough without first obtaining a license.
[1991 Code § 117-3]
No peddler shall have exclusive right to any location, nor shall he be permitted to operate in any congested area where his operations might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose of this article, the judgment of a police officer exercised in good faith shall be deemed conclusive to whether the area is congested or the public impeded or inconvenienced.
[1991 Code § 117-4; Ord. No. 1997-1; Ord. No. 1998-2]
A. 
No person shall sell, offer for sale, hawk or peddle in the Borough any of the items listed in the definition of "peddler" in § 4-2-1 before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., nor on holidays.
B. 
No person or vehicle shall stand or be parked for the purpose of displaying wares or merchandise on public or private property within the business district named under the regulations of Chapter 28, Zoning.
C. 
No vehicle shall be parked upon any public street at a fixed location for the purpose of general display or sale of wares or merchandise. Display vehicles shall move from door to door.
[1991 Code § 117-5]
It shall be the duty of any Police Officer to require any person seen peddling, and who is not known by such officer to be duly licensed, to produce his peddler's license, and the officer shall enforce the provisions of this article against any person found to be violating the same.
[1991 Code § 117-6]
This article shall not be construed to include:
A. 
The delivery of milk, eggs, bread, newspapers or such other necessary and perishable articles of food or merchandise of the type commonly delivered on a house-to-house basis at intervals of less than one week.
B. 
Federal census takers and polls or surveys taken pursuant to Federal, State or local laws.
C. 
Any veteran or volunteer fireman who holds a special license issued pursuant to N.J.S. 45:24-9, who shall be exempt from application for a license but shall be required to comply with all other applicable sections of this article.
D. 
Any local businessman, which term is defined to mean any person maintaining within the Borough an establishment displaying and offering for sale the same products that the solicitor, canvasser, peddler or hawker is offering for sale.
[1991 Code § 117-7]
The equipment used or employed by peddlers of ice cream, foods, beverages, confections and other related commodities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and be subject to the inspection of the Board of Health or its authorized agents. Any violation found and not immediately corrected shall be grounds for revocation of the license.
[Ord. No. 2021-07]
A. 
All residents of the Borough may register their name and address with the Borough Clerk together with a request to be placed on the "Do-Not-Solicit" list to be maintained by the Borough. The list shall register residents who do not wish to be approached at their residence or within the perimeter of their property by any peddler, solicitor or canvasser without exception.
B. 
All residents who have registered on the "Do-Not-Solicit" list may obtain from the Borough Clerk at no charge a sticker for display on their property warning that the property is on a No-Solicit list. Display of a sticker is not required for enforcement of the "Do-Not-Solicit" ban.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for a peddler, solicitor or canvasser to approach or seek personal contact with the occupant of any residence either at the residence or within the perimeter of the property if the residence is registered on an applicable "Do-Not-Solicit" list. All nonprofit, religious, or political groups canvassing exclusively door-to-door shall be exempt from the prohibitions of this article.
D. 
All peddlers, solicitors and canvassers shall be required to obtain the most current applicable "Do-Not-Solicit" list from the Borough Clerk when acquiring their license to operate.
E. 
Violation of this article shall be a $100 fine and revocation of the license to operate in the Borough. Revocation of the license shall be applicable to the company to which the license is issued and includes all employees working under same.
F. 
Residents shall remain on the Do-Not-Solicit list until they request to be removed or move from the registered address.
G. 
The Borough Clerk shall maintain the "Do-Not-Solicit" list and provide a current copy to all who receive a license as a peddler, solicitor or canvasser. The Clerk shall thereafter provide these individuals with updated copies of the lists upon request.
H. 
This article shall not be applicable to non-profit and/or political groups.
I. 
The Borough Clerk shall also maintain copies of the lists on the Borough website.
J. 
The Police Department shall be responsible for enforcement of this article and the Borough Clerk shall forward copies of the lists and list updates to the Chief of Police for enforcement purposes.