[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall engage in any transient retail
business within the City of Bradford without first having obtained
from the City Administrator a license, for which a fee in an amount
as set from time to time by resolution of the City Council, which
shall be for the use of the City of Bradford, shall be charged.
Every person desiring a license under this article
shall first make application to the City Administrator for such license.
He shall, when making such application, exhibit a valid license from
any state or county officer, if such license is also required; present
a valid sales and use tax license for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
if such license is required; a certificate of fictitious name registration,
if applicable; a certificate of incorporation, if applicable; and
an employer identification number and a social security number. The
applicant shall also state:
A. His criminal record, if any;
B. The name and address of the person by whom he is employed;
C. The type of goods, wares and merchandise he wishes
to deal with in such transient retail business;
D. The length of time for which license is to be issued;
and
E. The type and license number of the vehicle to be used,
if any.
Upon receipt of such application and the prescribed
fee, the City Administrator, if he shall find such application in
order, shall issue the license required under this article. Such license
shall contain the information required to be given on the application
therefor. Every license holder shall carry such license upon his person,
if engaged in transient retail business from house to house or upon
any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds, and shall
display such license at the location where he shall engage in such
business, if doing so at a fixed location. He shall exhibit such license,
upon request, to all police officers, municipal officials and citizens
or residents of the City of Bradford.
No person in any transient retail business shall:
A. Sell any product or type of product not mentioned
in his license.
B. Hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets, alleys,
sidewalks or public grounds in the City of Bradford.
C. When operating from a vehicle, stop or park such vehicle
upon any of the streets or alleys in the City of Bradford for longer
than necessary in order to sell therefrom to persons residing or working
in the immediate vicinity.
D. Park any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys
in the City of Bradford for the purpose of sorting, rearranging or
cleaning any of his goods, wares or merchandise or of disposing of
any carton, wrapping material or stock, wares or foodstuffs which
have become unsalable through handling, age or otherwise.
E. Engage in any business activity, except by prior appointment,
at any time on a Sunday or legal holiday or at any time before 8:00
a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. on any day of the week other than a Sunday
or legal holiday.
The City Administrator shall supervise the activities
of all persons holding licenses under this article. He shall keep
a record of all licenses issued hereunder and shall make a report
thereof each month to the City Council.
The City Administrator is hereby authorized
to suspend or revoke any license issued under this article when he
deems such suspension or revocation to be beneficial to the public
health, safety or morals for violation of any provision of this article
or for giving false information upon any application for license hereunder.
Appeals from any suspension or revocation may be made to the City
Council at any time within 10 days after such suspension or revocation.
No part of a license fee shall be refunded to any person whose license
shall have been suspended or revoked.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 and/or to
imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.