[Adopted 9-23-1976 as Art.
I of Ch. 13 of the Charter and Revised Ordinances]
A.
No person or group of persons, except newsboys and such
other persons as may be exempted by the Statutes of the State of Connecticut,
shall engage in the vending or peddling of any goods, wares or merchandise
of any sort or description or in the solicitation of funds upon any public
street of the City of Derby without having first obtained a license therefor
from the Chief of Police of the municipality.
B.
The provisions of the foregoing subsection notwithstanding,
no person shall sell or offer for sale upon a public street, sidewalk or other
public place any of the following articles or devices: spray string, stinkbombs
and any other articles or devices which in their use could reasonably constitute
a nuisance or could be unsafe and/or hazardous to the public health and safety.
[Amended 4-20-1995; 7-18-1996]
[Amended 11-21-2002]
The fee for the license required by § 136-1 hereof shall be
as follows:
A.
Nonprofit groups, charitable, civic, educational, religious
and fraternal organizations and other organizations exempt from federal taxation
by Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code as may be amended from time to
time; war veterans who are owners of hawking or peddling businesses and have
been residents of Connecticut for two years immediately preceding the date
of application for a license hereunder, provided satisfactory evidence thereof
is submitted; and individuals or groups of individuals exempt from fees by
authority of the Statutes of the State of Connecticut: no charge.
B.
All other groups or individuals: $3 per day or $75 per
year.
[Amended 11-21-2002]
A.
Any person or group of persons seeking to obtain a license under
this article shall provide to the Chief of Police the names, addresses and
ages of all individuals who are proposed to be engaged in the sale of any
merchandise or the solicitation of any funds. The Chief of Police shall conduct
or cause to be conducted a background investigation of each applicant and
notify the City Clerk, in writing, whether or not the applicant passed the
background check.
B.
Applicants claiming they are exempt as war veterans shall provide
the City Clerk with a military DD214 form, proof of ownership in the hawking
or peddling business, and proof of Connecticut residency for the preceding
two years.
[Amended 4-20-1995; 11-21-2002]
After receipt of the results of the background check, along with written
approval of the owner of the location for which said license is requested,
if said location is private property, and any applicable food service license
issued by the Naugatuck Valley Health District, the City Clerk shall submit
the application to the Administration Committee which shall either recommend
approval or disapproval of the application and submit it to the Board of Aldermen,
which shall either:
A.
Authorize the issuance of said license and identification
tags for each individual proposed to be so engaged, which tags shall indicate
the approval of the Chief of Police thereon (any such license issued pursuant
to this article shall contain the following language: “No person shall
sell or offer for sale upon a public street, sidewalk or other public place
any spray, string, stinkbomb or other similar devices.”); or
B.
Deny the issuance of said license.
Any person, group of persons or corporations who shall violate any provision
of this article shall be fined not more than $50, and each individual instance
of violation shall be considered a separate violation.
