The purpose of this article is to protect the
public health, safety and general welfare through the regulation of
hawkers, peddlers and solicitors in the Town of Charlestown.
Pursuant to Chapter
11 of Title 5, Section
1.1 of the General Laws, as amended, the following words shall have the following meaning when used in this chapter.
A. "Door to door salespersons" shall mean persons who
deliver goods, wares or merchandise to customers for which payment
has already been made or is to be made at the time of delivery.
B. "Hawker" shall mean any person selling or offering
for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, including any food or beverage
on any public street, highway or public right of way in a stationary
location.
C. "Peddler" shall mean any person selling or offering
for sale any goods, wares or merchandise from a vehicle, cart or any
other conveyance which is not stationary.
[Amended 2-10-2020 by Ord. No. 387]
No person shall sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, as a hawker or peddler in the Town of Charlestown without first having obtained a hawker or peddler license from the Town Council, unless specifically exempted pursuant to Chapter
11 of Title 5, Section 18 of the General Laws, as amended.
The fee for a license issued pursuant to this
Chapter shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
No license issued pursuant to the provisions
of this Chapter shall be transferable, nor shall it authorize a person
other than the one to whom it was issued and named therein to act
there under.
A person holding a license issued pursuant to
the provisions of this Chapter shall carry it with him at all times
while engaged in such business and shall produce it when required
by any policeman or member of the Town Council, and failure to do
so shall be grounds to revoke his license.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Chapter shall be subject to revocation of license and/or the
issue of a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).