Unless the provisions of this Chapter provide otherwise, all of the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part are applicable to the licenses referred to in this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:
(a) 
"Established place of business"
means a geographically fixed location.
(b) 
"Peddler"
means a person who travels about selling previously fabricated or prepared food, produce, or wares for contemporaneous delivery. "Peddler" includes "hawker" and "other itinerant vendor."
(c) 
"Previously fabricated or prepared"
means manufactured, prepared, raised, or otherwise produced in final form at an established place of business.
(d) 
"Vehicle"
includes, but is not limited to, any vehicle capable of being moved as a mode of transport by human, animal, mechanical, or motor power.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)
Any person engaging in, or vehicle used in, the business of a peddler, shall have a valid license to engage in or be used in such business.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09)
This Chapter shall not apply to any of the following persons:
(a) 
Any person who has a permanent established place of business in the unincorporated area of the County at which food, produce, or wares are produced, prepared, displayed, or sold, or the employees of any such person.
(b) 
Any farmer who sells produce owned and grown or raised by the farmer, or any of the farmer's employees who peddle such produce on the farmer's behalf.
(c) 
Any bona fide charitable, patriotic, educational, benevolent, or fraternal organization that engages in the peddling business if the proceeds from such business, above normal expenses, are to be used exclusively in carrying out the purposes of the organization.
(d) 
Any commercial traveler selling food, produce, or wares on a wholesale basis.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)
A license shall contain the information required by Chapter 1 of this Part, and in addition shall contain the following information:
(a) 
A description of the individual vehicle authorized by the license to be used in the peddling business. The description shall be sufficient to identify the vehicle with particularity, such as the cart number or letter for a non-motorized vehicle, or the license and registration numbers for a motor vehicle.
(b) 
The name, description, and mailing address of the licensee.
(c) 
A statement that the license applies only to the person whose name appears on the face of the license.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)
The provisions of section 6-01-1120 of Chapter 1 of this Part shall not apply to a license issued pursuant to this Article.
Peddlers shall display their licenses prominently upon the vehicle or other sales surface so that the license is visible to any County official or to any person with whom they transact business.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to use, or allow to be used, any vehicle in the peddling business, unless such vehicle shall bear, on both sides thereof, in contrasting letters identifying information of the type described in Health and Safety Code section 114299, in the respective sizes required by that statute.
(Added by Ord. No. 3390, effective 8-20-09; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)