[Adopted 11-16-1959]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, partnership
or corporation to peddle door to door any goods, wares or merchandise
of any kind, or to solicit door to door orders for goods, wares, merchandise
or services, either on foot or by any other means, including but not
restricted to horse-drawn vehicles, vehicles pushed by hand or vehicles
propelled by bicycle or by automobile or truck, without a license
from the Mayor first had or obtained or without securing a special
permit without fee from the Mayor.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation who
desires to obtain a license for door-to-door peddling or soliciting
shall make an application to the Mayor of the City of Lewes. Fees
specified on the City's website shall be paid.
All licenses issued under the provisions hereof shall expire
on the 31st day of May, next following the issue thereof.
For the purposes of this article:
Includes the sale or the offer to sell goods, wares or merchandise
within the City limits of the City of Lewes,
Includes attempting to obtain orders or business or to make
appeals or requests for orders or business within the City limits
of the City of Lewes.
[Amended 5-12-1980]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $200 and imprisonment for a term of not
less than 10 days nor more than 30 days for the first such conviction.
For a second or subsequent conviction, any person, firm or corporation
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 20
days nor more than 60 days for each such conviction. Each day that
a violation of any of the provisions of this article continues shall
be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct violation.
