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Timestamp: 2017-08-17 19:24:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524', '§ 524']

Village of Baldwin, WI Transient Merchants
§ 524-1 Registration required.
§ 524-2 Definitions.
§ 524-3 Exemptions.
§ 524-4 Registration.
§ 524-5 Investigation.
§ 524-6 Appeal.
§ 524-7 Regulation of transient merchants.
§ 524-8 Revocation of registration.
§ 524-9 Special event vending permit.
Chapter 524: Transient Merchants
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Baldwin 4-28-2004 as Title 7, Ch. 4, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 524 : Transient Merchants
It shall be unlawful for any transient merchant to engage in direct sales within the Village of Baldwin without being registered for that purpose as provided herein.
The Village of Baldwin Clerk-Treasurer or Deputy Clerk-Treasurer.
Includes personal property of any kind, and shall include merchandise, goods, or materials provided incidental to services offered or sold. The sale of merchandise includes donations required by the seller for the retention of merchandise by a donor or prospective customer.
Any individual who engages in the retail sale of merchandise at any place in this state temporarily, and who does not intend to become and does not become a permanent merchant of such place. The term shall include, but not be limited to, peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants. The sale of goods includes donations required by the transient merchant for the retention of goods by a donor or prospective customer. For purposes of this definition, "sale of merchandise" includes a sale in which the personal services rendered upon or in connection with the merchandise constitute the greatest part of value for the price received, but does not include a farm auction sale conducted by or for a resident farmer of personal property used on the farm, or the sale of produce or other perishable products at retail or wholesale by a resident of this state.
Agricultural products. Any person selling Wisconsin agricultural products which the person has grown;
Requested home visits. Any person who has an established place of business where the merchandise being sold or is offered for sale on a regular basis, and in which the buyer has initiated contact with, and specifically requested, a home visit by said person;
Alleged transient merchants. Any person who claims to be a permanent merchant, but against whom complaint has been made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer that such person is a transient merchant, provided that there is submitted to the Village Clerk-Treasurer proof that such person has leased for at least one year, or purchased, the premises from which he/she is conducting business, or proof that such person has conducted such business in this Village for at least one year prior to the date complaint was made.
Village authorized events. Transient merchants while doing business at special events authorized by the Village Board.
Resident minors. Minors under 18 years of age who are residents of the Baldwin-Woodville School District of which the Village of Baldwin is a part.
A state health officer's certificate where applicant's business involves the handling of food or clothing and is required to be certified under state law; such certificate to state that applicant is apparently free from any contagious or infectious disease, dated not more than 90 days prior to the date the application for registration is made.[1]
At the time of filing application, a fee as prescribed in the Village Fee Schedule shall be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer to cover the cost of investigation of the facts stated in the application and for processing said registration. Every member of a group must file a separate registration form.
Upon payment of said fees and the signing of said statement, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall register the applicant as a transient merchant and date the entry. Said registration shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of entry, subject to subsequent refusal as provided in § 524-5B below.
Bond. Every applicant who is not a resident of St. Croix County or who represents a firm whose principal place of business is located outside of the state shall file with the Clerk-Treasurer a surety bond in the amount of $500, conditioned that the applicant will comply with all provisions of the ordinances of the Village and the state laws regulating peddlers, canvassers, solicitors and transient merchants, and guaranteeing to any person doing business with the registrant that all money paid as a down payment will be accounted for and applied according to the representations of the registrant; and further guaranteeing that property purchased for future delivery will be delivered according to the representations of the registrant. Action on such bond may be brought by any person aggrieved.[2]
Solicitors. Solicitors of funds or donations for charitable or other organizations shall comply with all disclosure and registration requirements above, but shall be exempt from the registration fee; such applicants, however, shall each pay any CIB registration fee.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall refuse to register the applicant and issue a permit if it is determined, pursuant to the investigation above, that the application contains any material omission or materially inaccurate statement; complaints of a material nature have been received against the applicant by authorities in the last cities, villages and towns, not exceeding three, in which the applicant conducted similar business; the applicant was convicted of a crime, statutory violation or ordinance violation within the last five years, the nature of which is directly related to the applicant's fitness to engage in direct selling; or the applicant failed to comply with any applicable provision of § 524-4B above.
Written notice of the hearing shall be served personally or pursuant to § 524-4C on the registrant at least 72 hours prior to the time set for the hearing; such notice contain the time and place of hearing and a statement of the acts upon which the hearing will be based.
Permit required. There shall be a per-day charge as prescribed in the Village Fee Schedule for a special event vending permit. The Village Board will determine whether the applicant qualifies for a special event vending permit. The permit shall set forth the exact dates on which and the exact location where such business shall be carried on and shall be valid only during the dates and at the locations specified. In addition, the vendor shall have adequate liability insurance in force as required by the Village Board.[1]
During a special event, the Village Board may by resolution and after public hearing suspend specifically enumerated restrictions on transient merchants on any street, alley, sidewalk or public square and public park. Alternative rules and procedures may be established by the Village Board for the special event.
For each such specific day during which certain or all vending permits have been declared to be not valid, the Village Board may by separate resolution and after public hearing, authorize the sponsor of a special event to select vendors, salespersons and vending sites for the duration of the special event within its perimeter. The event's sponsor shall contact the Village Board at least one week before the public hearing with an outline of the rules, regulations, fees, areas affected and a proposed resolution for exclusive vending rights. The determinations of the Village Board as to any specific day during which a transient merchant permit will not be valid shall be by resolution adopted at least four weeks in advance of such specific day. Transient merchant permits shall be subject to invalidation for up to 10 days each vending year of any one location as provided in this subsection.
No person holding a transient merchant permit may sell or offer for sale any goods or foods during a special event when his/her permit is not valid unless authorized by the sponsor of the special event as specified above.[2]