[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Belchertown 12-7-1992.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Junk dealers and collectors — See Ch. 58.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Eastern Daylight Standard Time.
Any person who is licensed as a hawker or peddler under MGL c. 101,
§ 22 or sells for profit those items listed in MGL c. 101, § 17,
sale of which requires no license in Massachusetts:
Any person who is licensed as a transient vendor under MGL c. 101,
§ 3.
No sale by hawkers, peddlers or transient vendors shall take place before
said person has registered with the office of the Board of Selectmen. The
registrant shall provide his/her name, address, sales tax and meals tax numbers
and approximate duration of time he/she intends to vend in Belchertown. Holders
of licenses issued under MGL c. 101, § 3 need register only once
during the period their licenses are valid. Hawkers and peddlers who need
no license shall register annually.
No hawker, peddler or transient vendor shall engage in the sale of his/her
wares between the hours of 8:00 p.m. EDST and 10:00 a.m. EDST during the months
of May through August, inclusive, between the hours of 7:30 p.m. EDST and
10:00 a.m. EDST during September and between 6:00 p.m. EDST and 10:00 a.m.
EDST during the remaining months.
Hawkers, peddlers and transient vendors shall provide receptacles for
the placement of any trash and litter that may reasonably be expected to result
from the sale of their wares. Said trash/litter must be properly disposed
of by the vendor; it cannot be transferred to public (Town of Belchertown)
trash containers.
If the hawker, peddler or transient vendor utilizes a cart to display
his/her wares, the mobility of the cart shall be restricted to that provided
by two wheels.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of these
regulations shall be liable to a fine of not more than $100 for each offense.
Each day or portion of a day that the offense continues may be deemed to be
a separate offense.
B.
Any person found to be violating the provisions of these
regulations shall, upon notification by the Director of Inspection Services
of the town, either acting upon a Selectman's personal knowledge of the
violation or responding to the complaint of a citizen observing a violation
in progress, permanently cease all violations.
C.
Any person notified of a violation of the provisions
of these regulations who fails to comply shall be issued a citation by the
Director of Inspection Services.
D.
The defendant may appeal a citation for violating the
provisions of these regulations to a hearing before the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen, upon notification of an appeal to a citation for a
violation of the provisions of these regulations, shall:
