[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees 5-3-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society,
association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to
hawk, vend, peddle or solicit orders for the purchase or sale of goods, wares,
merchandise or other commodities in the streets, offices of business buildings
or in public places of the Village without a license issued pursuant to this
chapter.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society,
association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to
hawk, vend, peddle or solicit orders for the purchase or sale of goods, wares,
merchandise or other commodities by going from house to house upon public
or private property within the Village.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit employment
or work or services to be performed by going from house to house upon public
or private property within the Village.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society,
association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to
employ any trick or device, or by any false or misleading statement or representation,
to obtain or attempt to obtain admission to the house, garage or stable of
any person or corporation in the Village, or obtain or attempt to obtain the
consent or permission of the owner or occupant of any premises, house, garage
or stable within the Village to enter in or upon the same, for the purpose
of soliciting subscriptions for any book, publication, paper, magazine or
periodical or for the purpose of seeking employment or for the purpose of
soliciting orders for work, labor or services to be performed within or without
the Village.
A.
Where such activities are permitted by this chapter,
an application to hawk, vend, peddle or solicit orders for the purchase or
sale of goods, wares, merchandise or other commodities as provided for in
this chapter shall be in writing and addressed to the Mayor and shall contain
the following information:
(1)
Name and address of applicant and purpose for which the
license is sought.
(2)
Names and addresses of the persons, organization, society,
association, company or corporation seeking such permission.
(3)
Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages or emoluments
are to be expended in connection with such activity.
(4)
The dates upon which the hawking, vending, peddling or
soliciting of orders for the purchase or sale of goods or wares, merchandise
or other commodities will be conducted.
(5)
Such other information as the Board of Trustees may require.
B.
All applications must be accompanied by a processing
fee in an amount established by resolution of the Board of Trustees, payable
to the Village Clerk.
C.
Upon receiving such application, the Mayor shall present
same to the Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting. The Board of Trustees
shall approve the application of all bona fide applicants who have complied
with the above provisions.
D.
Any license approval granted by the Board of Trustees
is subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
All hawking, vending, peddling or soliciting of orders
for the purchase or sale of goods or wares, merchandise or other commodities
must be conducted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays only, except that in particular cases the Board of Trustees, for good
cause shown, may permit such activities on different days or at different
times.
(2)
Any license issued under the terms of this chapter shall
be effective for a period not to exceed 10 days, except that the Board of
Trustees, for good cause shown, may establish a longer or shorter period.
E.
This chapter shall not be applicable to any state of
facts under which it is in conflict with the laws or Constitution of the United
States. Further, where a veteran or the widow or widower of a veteran lawfully
possesses a license from the Nassau County Clerk pursuant to New York State
General Business Law § 32, such license shall be valid in the Village
and the activities permitted by such license shall be lawful activities within
the Village.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives to proselytize, canvass or to distribute handbills, pamphlets or other written material or to solicit donations or contributions of money or property or financial assistance of any kind upon the streets, in the offices of business buildings, upon private property, by house-to-house canvass or in public places in the Village without a license previously issued pursuant to this chapter, or to enter upon the premises of any Village resident who has noted objection to such entry and whose address has been provided to such person, organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives as required by § 91-5.
A.
Application for a license as provided for in this chapter
shall be in writing and addressed to the Mayor and shall contain the following
information:
(1)
Names, address and purpose of the cause for which the
license is sought.
(2)
Names and addresses of the officers and directors of
the organization, firm, society, association, company or corporation seeking
such license.
(3)
Time for which permission is sought and localities and
places of activity.
(4)
Legal and tax status of any organization, firm, society,
association, company or corporation so applying.
(5)
Whether or not any commissions, fees, wages or emoluments
are to be expended in connection with such activity.
(6)
Such other information as the Board of Trustees may require.
B.
Upon receiving such application, the Mayor shall present
same to the Board of Trustees at its next regular meeting. The Board of Trustees
shall approve the application of all bona fide applicants who have complied
with the above provisions.
C.
Any license approval granted by the Board of Trustees
is subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
All activity must be conducted between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays only.
(2)
Any organization, society, association, company or corporation
licensed under this section shall not have more than 6 individuals engaged
in the activity within the Village at any one time.
(3)
The license granted hereunder shall be effective for
no more than 10 days.
(4)
All persons conducting any activity on behalf of any
organization, society, association, company or corporation licensed under
this section shall, at all times during such period, carry and prominently
display an identification card issued by the organization, society, association,
company or corporation licensed to conduct the activity. Each identification
card shall plainly show the name of the person conducting the activity, his
or her photograph and the name of the person, organization, society, association,
company or corporation on whose behalf such activity is being conducted.
(5)
No person conducting any activity on behalf of any organization, society, association, company or corporation shall enter upon the premises of any residents of the Village who have expressed a desire in writing not to be visited, canvassed, proselytized or solicited by such persons, organizations, societies, associations, companies or corporations and whose addresses have been provided pursuant to § 91-5.
Any and all licenses which may be granted by the Board of Trustees pursuant
to any part of this chapter may, for cause, be suspended by the Mayor and
may be revoked by the Board of Trustees, after notice and hearing, for any
of the following causes:
The Village Clerk shall maintain a list of residents within the Village
who have expressed in writing a desire not to be visited by any person, organization,
society, association, company or corporation or their agents or representatives
for the purpose of proselytizing, canvassing or distributing handbills, pamphlets
or other written material or soliciting donations or contributions of money
or property or financial assistance of any kind. Upon the issuance of any
license hereunder, any person, organization, society, association, company
or corporation shall be provided with a copy of the list of these Village
residents who have expressed in writing a desire not to have any such person,
organization, society, association, company or corporation or their agents
or representatives enter upon their property. Every organization, society,
association, company or corporation licensed under this chapter shall agree
not to visit the premises so enumerated in the list provided to it by the
Village.
