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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186', '§ 186']

Township of East Brandywine, PA Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 186 Art I Transient Retail Merchants
§ 186-1 License required.
§ 186-2 Application for license; fee; renewal.
§ 186-3 Conduct.
§ 186-4 Revocation of license.
§ 186-5 Request for reinstatement of license.
§ 186-6 Exemptions.
Chapter 186: Peddling and Soliciting
Chapter 186 : Peddling and Soliciting
Article I: Transient Retail Merchants
[Adopted 4-21-1987 by Ord. No. 87-03]
From and after the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person, whether acting on his own behalf or as the agent, servant and employee of other persons not exempted by the provisions of § 186-6 hereof, who is not the holder of a valid and unexpired license issued pursuant to this article to conduct a transient retail business, which shall mean: to engage in selling, purchasing or soliciting the sale or purchase of food, printed matter, services, goods, wares or merchandise of any description, or in soliciting contributions, gifts or pledges of money or any other thing of value, by visitation to private homes or residences or on the public streets or highways within East Brandywine Township; or to engage in selling, soliciting, or taking orders for any goods, wares, or merchandise, from a fixed location within East Brandywine Township, on a temporary basis, which shall include, but not be limited to, such activities conducted at the time of special occasions or celebrations, for seasonal purposes, or for or in advance of specific yearly holidays. Nothing herein shall extinguish or modify the requirements placed on persons engaged in refuse collection or the service of septic systems or other Township ordinances of East Brandywine Township; the same are intended to continue in full force and effect.
Any person, not exempted by § 186-6 hereof, desiring to obtain a license to engage in the activities described in § 186-1 hereof, shall make application therefor in person to the Township Secretary.
The applicant shall submit, over his signature, the following information, certified by the applicant to be true and correct:
Temporary address;
Address to which notices under this article shall be directed;
Name and address of employer or principal, if any, and nature of business or activity thereof;
Nature of business or activity in which applicant wishes to engage with the Township;
Statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted in the jurisdiction of any crime other than of minor traffic violations and, if so, of what crime or crimes;
Two current photographs; and
Exhibit county license if required by intended business.
Upon submission of such application and the payment of a license fee in the amount of $25 for all licenses, there shall be issued to the applicant a license in the form of a card, which, unless sooner revoked, shall entitle the licensee to engage in the activities specified on his application for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance; provided, however, that before issuing any license, the Township police may require 72 hours to confirm information required in Subsection A, and, further, the Township police may refuse to issue a license to any person if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the issuance of the license to such person would endanger the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Township, and in such case, the applicant shall be required to make application in person to the Township Board of Supervisors. All license fees shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Township for the use of the Township.
Licenses may be renewed by the payment of the license fee as provided for herein and by the submission of a statement that the information supplied on the original application is still true or correct, or that the information supplied on the original application should be amended to reflect any changes since the original application.
Every person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to the provisions hereof shall comply with the following regulations while carrying on business or activities within the Township:
He shall carry his license card at all times and exhibit it upon request to any peace officer or any person upon whom he shall call or with whom he shall talk in carrying on his licensed activities.
He shall not permit any other person to have possession of his license card and shall immediately report its loss to the Township Police Chief. He shall not cause or permit his license card to be altered or defaced.
He shall not enter or attempt to enter any dwelling house without invitation or permission of the occupant and shall immediately leave any premises upon request.
He shall not represent his license card to be an endorsement of himself or of his goods or services or of the goods or services of his principal or employer.
He shall immediately surrender his license card upon revocation of his license as hereinafter provided.
He shall conduct his business between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked by the Chief of the East Brandywine Police Department for failure of the licensee to comply with any of the regulations set forth in § 186-3 hereof or upon the discovery that the licensee has made any false statements in his application for license hereunder.
Any person whose license has been revoked shall be entitled to appear with counsel, if he so desires, before the Board of Supervisors at a regular meeting and be heard on behalf of a request for reinstatement of his license.
The following persons are exempted from the licensing requirements of this article:
Persons soliciting contributions on behalf of organizations or nonprofit corporations exempted from the provisions of or duly registered pursuant to the Act of 1963, August 9, P.L. 628, as amended;[1] who, while soliciting, are possessed of a card or other written evidence of their appointment or authority to solicit for said organization or corporation.
Farmers engaged in selling only the produce of their own farms from a truck or other vehicle.
Persons who have been licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to engage in an activity described in § 186-1 hereof, when so engaged; including, without limitation, real estate, insurance or securities, brokers and salesmen.
Persons engaged in the sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owner thereof, the proceeds thereof are to be applied to any charitable or philanthropic purpose.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a penalty or fine of not less than $100 nor more than $600, together with costs of prosecution for each such violation, and may upon default of payment of fine and costs, be sentenced to suffer imprisonment in accordance with the law.