No person or corporation shall act as an auctioneer or conduct a public
sale within the Town of Carmel unless he has obtained an auctioneer's
license from the Town Clerk and paid the required fee therefor.
[Amended 11-26-1986]
A special license, good for one sale only, may be obtained upon proper
application as above and upon payment to the Town Clerk of the required fee.
Said fee shall be established annually by the Town Board and shall be on file
in the office of the Town Clerk.
The following regulations and provisions shall apply to the conduct
of all sales within the Town:
A. Advertising. No advertising signs or bills shall be posted
more than 30 days previous to any sale, and all signs, bills, literature and
any litter caused by the sale shall be removed and cleaned up within five
days after the sale is completed.
B. Auctioneers shall comply with any provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Carmel which apply where the sale includes real estate.
A license may be revoked by the Town Board after due notice and hearing
for cause.
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than $250 or by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days in the Putnam County Jail,
or both such fine and imprisonment.