Source: https://www.ecode360.com/15361940
Timestamp: 2019-10-13 22:30:16
Document Index: 81271557

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 277', '§ 32', '§ 277', '§ 1']

Village of Liverpool, NY Peddling and Soliciting
§ 277-3 Permit required.
§ 277-5 Information required with application.
§ 277-6 Issuance of permit; approval by Chief of Police.
§ 277-7 Separate permit required.
§ 277-8 Information on permit.
§ 277-9 Display of permit.
§ 277-10 Revocation of permit.
§ 277-11 Transfer of permit prohibited.
§ 277-12 Prohibitions.
§ 277-13 Fees.
§ 277-14 Appeals.
Chapter 277 Peddling and Soliciting
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Liverpool 5-6-1946 by Ord. No. 39; amended in its entirety 5-26-1987 by L.L. No. 2-1987 (Ch. 104 of the 1987 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Food vendors — See Ch. 212.
The purpose of this chapter shall be to preserve the public peace and good order in the Village of Liverpool and to contribute to the public welfare and good order of its people by enforcing certain regulations and restrictions on canvassers and solicitors in order to prevent fraud, crime and unethical and dishonest business practices within the Village of Liverpool.
Includes itinerant vendors of merchandise who shall go from door to door or place to place in this Village selling, causing to be sold, offering for sale or taking orders for present or future delivery of merchandise of any description whatever. For the purpose of this chapter, a "canvasser" or "solicitor" shall also be deemed to be one who is not in the business of selling goods but who makes surveys for research purposes, analysis, opinion polls, rating data and any other work which of its nature involves a door-to-door or place-to-place activity and shall include persons going from door to door or place to place for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations for any person or organization.
No person shall canvass, solicit or call from door to door or place to place in the Village of Liverpool without first obtaining a permit from the Village Clerk.
Nothing herein contained shall require the licensing of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines of the military and naval services of the United States who have obtained a license from the County Clerk in connection with § 32 of the General Business Law, except that they shall be required to comply with § 277-12 and confine activities to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
This chapter shall not apply to sales by any member of the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America or similar Village-based youth organizations; school group; church; fraternal organizations; a duly organized volunteer ambulance or fire company or district or an auxiliary thereof; or other bona fide charity who is acting on behalf of said organization, group, company, district or corporation where the organization shall have provided notice to the Village Clerk at least five days before the first activity on its behalf with the dates of the activity and the name and address of the person in charge.
Political activity shall be exempt from the terms of this chapter.
Each applicant for a permit shall file with the Village Clerk, on a form to be provided by the Village of Liverpool, an application, in writing, which shall give the following information and be signed and affirmed by the applicant under the penalties of perjury:
The complete permanent home and local address of the applicant and the telephone number at such address.
The name and address of the organization or person for whom solicitation is being made and the telephone number at such address.
A description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or wares to be sold and sufficient information to determine the business he is to transact.
The days, dates and routes of his business or solicitation in the Village of Liverpool, which, unless special permission is granted by the Village Clerk, shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of a crime, misdemeanor or disorderly conduct offense, and where and when so convicted, the nature of the offense and the penalty, if any.
The make, model, year, color and license plate number of automobiles used by the applicant during the period of solicitation in the Village and the number of his driver's license and the state of issuance.
The Clerk shall not grant such permit unless he is satisfied that the person applying for the same is a proper person to conduct such business. Each application shall also be submitted to the Chief of Police of the Village of Liverpool and shall be approved by him prior to issuance.
A separate permit must be obtained for every solicitor, agent or employee conducting business or soliciting within the Village limits.
Each applicant shall be issued a permit by the Village Clerk, upon which shall be impressed the Official Seal of the Village of Liverpool and the period for which said permit shall be valid, but in no event to exceed 30 calendar days from the date of issuance.
The permittee shall carry the permit at all times when conducting business in the Village and shall exhibit it to any citizen or Village official upon request. At the conclusion of the period for which the permit was issued, said permit shall be returned to the Village Clerk.
The Village Clerk may, at any time for a violation of this chapter or any other ordinance or any law, revoke any permit. When a permit is revoked, no refund of any portion of the fee shall be made. Notice of such revocation and the reason therefor shall be in writing and shall be served by the Village Clerk upon the person named in the application or by mailing the same to the address given in the application. A copy of the revocation order shall be part of the Village Clerk's records.
No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be used at any time by any person other than the one to whom it was issued.
Every person to whom a permit is issued under the terms of this chapter shall be governed by the following rules and regulations:
He shall not falsely or fraudulently misrepresent the quantity, character or quality of any article offered for sale.
He shall not blow a horn, ring a bell or use any other noisy device to attract public attention to his wares, or shout or cry out his wares.
He shall not stand or permit the vehicle used by him to stand in any public place or street for more than 10 minutes, or in front of any premises for any time if the owner or lessee objects.
He shall not create or maintain any booth or other obstruction upon any street or public place for the purposes of selling or exposing for sale any goods, wares or merchandise.
He shall not sell any merchandise within 250 feet of any school between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days.
No person subject to the terms of this chapter shall enter or attempt to enter the house or apartment of any resident in the Village without an express invitation from the occupant of the house or apartment.
No person subject to the terms of this chapter shall conduct himself in such a manner as to annoy or harass any person while soliciting within the Village.
The fee for each permit shall be as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[1]
In the event that an application for canvassing or soliciting is incomplete, it shall be disapproved and be returned to the applicant for completion. The applicant may appeal to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Liverpool, which shall set a time and place for a hearing, which hearing shall be held within 15 days after a request for an appeal has been filed with the Village Clerk and at which hearing the applicant will be given an opportunity to present his reasons why the permit should be issued. The decision of the Board of Trustees is final.
Any person violating the terms of this chapter, whether as an individual, principal or agent or employee or another, shall be punishable as provided in § 1-12 of Chapter 1, General Provisions.