[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Coventry 4-8-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96-0201 (Ch. 8, Art. VIII,
of the 1991 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares
or merchandise whatsoever, on or adjacent to any public street, highway
or public right-of-way in the Town of Coventry from a stationary location.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 10-20-337]
Any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares
or merchandise whatsoever, from a vehicle, car or any conveyance which
is not stationary.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 10-20-337]
Catering trucks are neither hawkers nor peddlers
and are exempt from the terms of this chapter.
A.
A seasonal license shall be issued for a designated
period of time, not to exceed 90 days.
B.
A temporary license shall be issued for a designated
period of time, not to exceed 60 days within a three-hundred-sixty-five-day
period.
C.
A one-day license shall be issued for a period of
time not to exceed one day in duration.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any hawker or peddler to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever, within the Town of Coventry without first having obtained a license therefor. Application for the license shall be made to the Town Clerk. The fee for the license shall be the fee listed for peddlers in the license schedule of Chapter 122, Fees, of the Code of the Town of Coventry.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 10-20-337]
B.
No license shall be issued without said hawker or
peddler providing proof that he/she has been issued a permit to make
sales at retail by the Rhode Island Division of Taxation.
C.
No more than five peddlers' and/or hawkers' licenses
shall be issued and outstanding at any time. Each license shall be
restricted to the sale of goods, wares or merchandise from a specific
location.
D.
If applicable, the hawker and/or peddler shall secure
a Sunday sales license.
E.
A hawker or peddler is prohibited from selling or
offering for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, within 1,000 feet
of another business which sells the same or similar goods, wares or
merchandise, including food and beverages, with the exception of another
hawker or peddler.
[Amended 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 10-20-337]
F.
A hawker or peddler must have available, adequate
off-street parking for his/her customers. If a hawker or peddler is
located on a State of Rhode Island roadway, then evidence of securing
state permission to be located in the right-of-way must be provided
along with the license application.
G.
Along with the fee for the license, as provided in Chapter 122, Fees, of the Code of Town of Coventry, there shall be a filing fee for the peddlers and hawkers license established from time to time by the Town Council. This cost shall reflect the administrative cost for the processing of the license application.
A.
Apart from the prescribed number of peddlers and hawkers
licenses to be eligible for issuance, the Town Council may issue seasonal,
temporary and one-day licenses. These shall be issued to accommodate
the seasonal products offered for sale.
B.
These seasonal licenses shall be issued at ninety-day
intervals and are subject to all the terms and conditions outlined
in this chapter for said license.
C.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to
those peddlers and hawkers who can provide clear proof of their eligibility
under the Rhode Island Right-to-Farm Act.
Any person violating § 183-4 of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined for each offense an amount not exceeding $200 or imprisoned not exceeding 10 days.
For just and good cause the Town Council may
revoke any license issued under this chapter.
