As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PEDDLER
Any person traveling by foot, wagon, motor vehicle or in or upon
any other type of vehicle or conveyance, from house to house, store to store
or street to street, carrying with him any wares, merchandise or goods for
the purpose of offering and exposing the same for sale; or making sales and
delivering any of the said articles to purchasers. A peddler shall also mean
and include a person who, without traveling from place to place, sells or
offers for sale wares, merchandise or goods from a wagon, motor vehicle or
any other type of vehicle or conveyance. The word "peddler" shall include
the words "hawker," "huckster" and "vendor." Any person who solicits orders
and as a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchasers as a part of
a scheme or design to evade the provisions of this article shall be deemed
a peddler.
No person shall engage in or carry on the business of a peddler without
first obtaining a license from the Licensing Officer as provided by this article.
The provisions of this article shall be held not to apply to the following
persons who are hereby expressly exempted:
A. Any person selling fruit, vegetables and farm products
raised on the seller's premises.
B. Any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, marine, nurse
or army field clerk of the United States, who has obtained a veteran's peddler's
license, as defined by N.J.S.A. 45:24-9a.
C. Any person who is a resident of this state and who is
an exempt member of a volunteer fire department, a volunteer fire engine,
hook and ladder, hose or supply company or salvage corps of any municipality
or fire district in this state, as defined by N.J.S.A. 45:24-9b.
Each application for a license shall be:
A. Made upon an application form provided by the city.
B. Signed and sworn to by the applicant.
C. Filed with the Licensing Officer of the city.
The Licensing Officer shall examine each application and investigate
the facts stated therein and shall then approve or reject the application
based upon his findings as to the moral character and business responsibility
of the applicant.
At the time of filing the application prescribed by §
195-4 and §
195-5, a license fee of $300 shall be paid to the Licensing Officer.
If, as a result of the investigation required by §
195-6, the moral character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the Licensing Officer shall issue the license to the applicant to conduct the business of peddling and hawking.
Each license issued under the provisions of this article shall be valid
until December 31 of the year in which the license is issued.
Every person holding a license under this article is required to carry
such license with him at all times while engaged in the business licensed.
He shall produce the license at the request of any official of the city.
Neither the license nor the metal plate issued under the provisions
of this article shall be transferable.
[Amended 2-17-1999 by Ord.
No. 6-1999; 4-17-2000 by Ord.
No. 7-2000]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Pleasantville, be punished
for each offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or a period of community service not
exceeding 90 days. Any person pleading guilty may pay a fine of $100 to the
Municipal Court of the City of Pleasantville.