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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 00:59:13+00:00

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§ 214-5 Application for license.
§ 214-6 Investigation of application and issuance of license.
§ 214-7 Certain organizations exempt.
§ 214-8 Fees; duration of license.
§ 214-9 Loud noises and sound amplifiers.
§ 214-10 Transfer of license.
§ 214-11 Use of streets; time restrictions; peddling prohibited on premises displaying a sign.
§ 214-12 Display of license to citizens.
§ 214-13 Display of license to police.
§ 214-15 Revocation of license.
§ 214-17 Expiration of license.
§ 214-18 Violations and penalties.
It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate peddlers, solicitors and canvassers, transient merchants, roadside peddlers and itinerant vendors who come into Butler Township to sell or attempt to sell, to take orders or attempt to take orders or to solicit contributions, pledges or subscriptions or attempt to solicit contributions, pledges or subscriptions, such regulations being in the interest and for the protection of the residents of Butler Township and further requiring license fees to offset the cost of regulation and administration of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of peddler, solicitor, canvasser, transient merchant, roadside peddler or itinerant vendor as defined in § 214-3 of this chapter within Butler Township without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter.
The Chief of Police of the Butler Township Police Department or its successor.
The Butler Township Police Department or its successor.
The occasional or periodic sale conducted in an open area or within a structure, or any combination of an open area and a structure or structures, where a group of 10 or more sellers offer new or used goods for sale to the public and where there are no long-term leases between the sellers and the operators and where there are no permanent fixtures for the display and sale of merchandise.
The Manager of Butler Township or its successor.
Any person, whether a resident of Butler Township or not, traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance from place to place, from house to house or from street to street carrying, conveying or transporting personal property; goods; wares; merchandise; fish; vegetables; meat or fruits, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers or who, without traveling from place to place, shall sell or offer the same for sale from a wagon, automotive vehicle, railroad car or other vehicle or conveyance, and further provided that one who solicits orders and as a separate transaction makes delivery to purchasers as part of a scheme or design to evade the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a "peddler" subject to the provisions of this chapter. The word "peddler" shall include "hawker" and "huckster."
Includes any person, whether or not a resident of Butler Township, who rents, hires, obtains or establishes a definite place of business, whether it is a structure, a temporary structure, vehicle or plot of ground situated within the right-of-way of any public street, highway, or thoroughfare situated in the Township of Butler, for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, agricultural products or personal property for immediate or future delivery.
Any person, whether a resident of Butler Township or not, traveling by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck or other type of conveyance from place to place, person to person, house to house or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed in the future or for subscriptions, contributions or any other kind of support, whether or not such individual has or carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether such person is collecting advance payments on such sale or not, provided further that such definition shall include any person who, for himself or for another person, firm or corporation, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, room, apartment, shop or any other place within Butler Township for the sole purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery, and further provided that such definition shall include any person who, without necessarily having the intention of making a direct sale, distributes literature, pamphlets, handbills, samples and the like for the purpose of information, advertising or for other purposes such as the furtherance of public economic or social beliefs, doctrines, systems or projects.
Any person, whether as an owner, agent, consignee or employee, whether a resident of Butler Township or not, who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering personal property, goods, wares and merchandise within Butler Township, and who, in furtherance of such purpose, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, room, apartment, shop or any other place within Butler Township for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares or merchandise, either privately or at public auction. The person so engaged shall not be relieved from the compliance with the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer or by conducting such transient business in connection with, as a part of or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer.
Sales conducted pursuant to order by any court.
Any person selling personal property at wholesale to dealers and such articles.
Any person who sells or disposes of farm or garden produce from the site where the produce is grown.
The sale of personal property owned by the owner or occupant of any residential structure by means of a garage, yard, porch or similar sale for no more than four days in any calendar year commencing January 1 and terminating December 31 of each year.
Any merchant having an established place of business within Butler Township.
The sale of personal property at a flea market, as defined herein.
Individuals or groups associated with organizations of public school districts (i.e., P.T.O.).
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and their affiliated organizations.
Butler Township youth sport groups.
A complete permanent home and full local address of the applicant and, in the case of transient merchants and itinerant vendors, the local address from which proposed sales will be made.
A brief description of the nature of the business and/or the goods to be sold.
If employed, the name and address of the employer, the name and address of the employee's immediate supervisor, together with credentials establishing the exact employment relationship.
If a vehicle is to be used, a description of the same, together with the license number or other means of identification.
The source of supply of the goods or property proposed to be sold or orders taken for the sale thereof and the proposed method of delivery.
Two recent photographs of the applicant which shall be approximately one inch by one inch, showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner.
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime or violation of any municipal ordinance, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.
At the time of filing the application, an investigation fee shall be paid to the Manager to cover the cost of the investigation. The Board of Commissioners shall establish the amount of the fee by resolution.
Editor's Note: The schedule of fees is on file in the Township Manager's office.
Upon receipt of such application, the original shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause such investigation of the applicant's business and moral character to be made as he deems necessary for the protection of the public good.
If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's character or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his disapproval and his reasons therefor and return said application to the Manager, who shall notify the applicant of the disapproval and that no license will be issued.
If, as a result of such investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his approval, and return said application to the Manager, who shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, execute and deliver to the applicant a license for the carrying on of the business applied for.
Such license shall contain the signature of the Manager and shall show the company name, company address and photograph of said licensee, and the kind of goods to be sold thereunder, the date of issuance and the length of time the permit shall be operative.
The Manager shall keep a permanent record of all licenses issued and those rejected.
Any religious, charitable, patriotic, political, philanthropic, public interest or community service organization, society, association or corporation desiring to solicit or have solicited in its name money, donations of money or property or financial assistance of any kind or desiring to sell or distribute any item of literature, various types of tokens or merchandise for which a fee is charged or solicited from persons other than members of such organization, upon the streets, in office buildings, by house-to-house canvas or in public places for a religious, charitable, patriotic, political, philanthropic, public interest or community purpose shall be exempt from the provisions of § 214-8 of this chapter.
The applicants under this heading must also be investigated by the Chief of Police, in the same manner as described by § 214-6. The investigation fee, however, may be waived by the Manager for applicants who fall within this section.
The nonrefundable fee for each license application pursuant to this chapter shall be established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and shall be set forth on the schedule of fees on file with the Township Manager's office.
These fees are in addition to the earlier referenced investigation fee.
None of these license fees provided for by this chapter shall be applied to occasion any undue burden upon interstate commerce. In any case, where a license fee is believed by a licensee or applicant for a license to place an undue burden upon such commerce, he may apply to the governing body of Butler Township for an adjustment of the fee so that it shall not be discriminatory or unreasonable or unfair as to such commerce.
No licensee, nor any person in his behalf, shall shout, cry out, blow a horn, ring a bell or use any sound or amplifying device upon any of the streets, alleys, parts or other public places of Butler Township or upon private premises where sound of sufficient volume is emitted or produced therefrom to be capable of being plainly heard upon the streets, avenues, alleys, parks or other public places, for the purpose of attracting attention to any goods, wares or merchandise which such licensee proposes to sell.
No licensee shall have the exclusive right to any location in the public streets or sidewalks, nor shall any licensee be permitted to a stationary location thereof, nor shall any licensee be permitted to operate in a congested area where such operations might impede or inconvenience the public use of such streets or sidewalks, nor shall any licensee be permitted to stand at or in intersections or roadways.
Licensees, other than roadside peddlers, shall be prohibited from operating on Sundays and holidays. Licensees are permitted to operate between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
No licensee shall engage in the business of peddling, soliciting or canvassing upon any premises displaying a sign prohibiting such activity.
No temporary or permanent structures shall be permitted within the right-of-way of any public street, highway or thoroughfare.
Parking shall be provided off the paved portion of any public street, highway or thoroughfare adequate to prevent the interference with traffic traveling on the paved portion of any public street, highway or thoroughfare.
Sight distance shall be provided to assure that any person stopping to purchase items or persons traveling on the public street, highway or thoroughfare shall be adequate to assure the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians.
Written permission or a lease shall be provided, signed and notarized by the owner of the land whereon the place of business is established authorizing the person to establish the place of business.
No person shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public street, highway or thoroughfare, nor shall any location be permitted in a congested area where such operation might impede, inconvenience or pose a threat to the public use of such streets, thoroughfares or highways.
It shall be the duty of any peddler, solicitor, canvasser, transient merchant or itinerant vendor to prominently display his license upon his person at all times.
It shall be the duty of any peddler, solicitor, canvasser, transient merchant or itinerant vendor to produce his license upon request of any police officer of the Department.
The Manager shall maintain a record for each license issued and a record of the reports of violations.
Conducting his business in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the general public.
Notice of the hearing for revocation of a license shall be given in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of hearing. Such notices shall be transmitted by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the licensee at his last known address at least seven days prior to the date set for hearing.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Manager in not waiving an investigation fee as provided in § 214-7 or in the denial of a license as provided in § 214-6 in this chapter or in the revocation of a license as provided in § 214-15 shall have a right to appeal to the governing body of Butler Township. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the governing body of Butler Township, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been mailed to such person's last known address, a written statement setting forth the grounds for the appeal. The governing body of Butler Township shall set a time and place for hearing on such appeal, and notice of hearing shall be given to the person aggrieved in the same manner as provided in § 214-15 of this chapter for notice of hearing on revocation.
All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on the date specified in the license.
Any person, firm or corporation that shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by fine for each and every separate offense a sum of not less than $100 nor more than $600, to be sued for and recovered as other fines and penalties are now by law recoverable, and, in default of payment of the fine and costs of prosecution, shall be committed to the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day any person, firm or corporation engages in the business of a peddler, solicitor, canvasser, transient merchant or itinerant vendor in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

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