[Amended 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in the business of hawker or peddler of any merchandise, article or
thing without having first secured a permit therefor as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in business as a canvasser or solicitor, calling at residences without
the previous consent of the occupant for the purpose of soliciting
orders, sales, subscriptions or business of any kind or seeking information
or donations, without having first secured a permit therefor as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9]
No person, firm or corporation registered hereunder
shall peddle, hawk, canvass or solicit before 10:00 a.m. or after
9:00 p.m.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1796; 3-12-2001 by Ord. No.
01-2; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9]
A. Any person, firm or corporation who desires to obtain
a permit for peddling, hawking, soliciting or canvassing shall make
an application to the Town of Bridgeville and shall give his or her
complete identification, his or her signature, the name of his or
her employer, the nature of the products or services in which he or
she is interested, the names of the manufacturers of such products
or of the organization which he or she is representing and the proposed
method of operation in the Town. A business license and proof of insurance
must also be presented to be placed on file. Each registrant shall
pay to the Town a registration fee of $50 per calendar year. If more
than one individual is peddling for the same company, each shall provide
all required information on the written application. All permitted
peddlers must contact the Bridgeville Police Department and provide
a copy of their Town permit to the Department. A permit will be required
for documentation purposes with no fee paid by any person, firm or
corporation whose purpose is charitable, religious or educational.
Proper proof must be provided to be exempt from the permit fee.
B. Any persons, firm, or corporation who desires to obtain
a permit for peddling, hawking, soliciting or canvassing during the
Apple-Scrapple Festival shall be on the list of vendors submitted
to the Commission by the Apple-Scrapple Festival Committee in order
to set up within the Town of Bridgeville during the Apple-Scrapple
Festival.
[Amended 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. A08-9]
Each person, firm or corporation shall at all
times while peddling, soliciting or canvassing in the Town carry upon
his or her person the registration permit, and the same shall be exhibited
by such registrant whenever he or she is required to do so by any
police officer or by any person solicited.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to officers or employees of the Town, county, state or federal government,
or any subdivision, when on official business.
[Amended 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 1796; 11-10-2008 by Ord. No.
A08-9]
A. Every person convicted of a violation of this chapter,
for the first offense, shall be sentenced to pay a fine in the amount
of $100.
B. Every person convicted of a violation of this chapter
for a second or subsequent offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine
in the amount of $250.