[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Connoquenessing as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 237.
[Adopted 8-10-1993 by Ord. No. 53 (Ch. 13, Part 1, of the
1997 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
PEDDLER
PEDDLING
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
PERSON
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any person who shall engage in peddling as defined below.
Engaging in peddling, canvassing, soliciting monetary or
nonmonetary donations, or taking of orders, either by sample or otherwise,
for any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs and produce, upon any
of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house within the Township
of Connoquenessing. Provided, "peddling" shall not apply to:
Farmers selling produce;
The sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the owners
thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable,
patriotic, religious, civic or philanthropic purpose;
Any manufacturer or producer in the sale of bread and bakery
products, meat and meat products or milk or milk products; or
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, volunteer fire departments and all
public or private school groups.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
B.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall engage in peddling in the Township of Connoquenessing
Township without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
Every person desiring to engage in peddling in the Township
of Connoquenessing shall first make application to the Township Secretary
for a license. Upon such application, such person shall give his name;
address; his previous criminal record, if any; the name of the person
for whom he works, if any; the type of goods, wares and merchandise
he wishes to peddle; the length of time for which he desires to be
licensed; the type of vehicle he uses, if any; and the number of helpers
he has. Provided, where a person makes application for himself and
one or more helpers, all applicable personal information specified
above shall be given for each helper, and an individual license shall
be required for each helper. Provided, further, that any person making
application for a license may obtain an individual license for himself
and three helpers and no more. No licenses issued under this article
shall be transferable from one person to another.
No license shall be issued under this article until the proper
fee, as established from time to time by resolution of the Township
Supervisors, shall be paid to the Township Secretary, such license
fee to be for the use of the Township of Connoquenessing.
Every peddler granted a license as herein provided shall, at
all times when engaged in peddling in Connoquenessing Township, carry
such license at all times upon his person, and shall exhibit such
license upon request to all police officers, Township officials and
citizens. No peddler shall engage in selling any product not mentioned
upon such license.
No person licensed as a peddler under this article shall engage
in peddling at any time on Sunday, or upon any day of the week before
9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.
No person, licensed as a peddler under this article, shall hawk
or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks of the Township,
nor shall he use any loudspeaker or horn or any other device for announcing
his presence by which the public is annoyed.
No person, licensed as a peddler under this article, shall occupy
any fixed location upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of
the Township for the purpose of peddling, with or without any stand
or counter.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Connoquenessing
is hereby authorized to suspend any license issued under this article
when it deems such suspension to be beneficial to the public health,
safety or morals, or for violation of any of the provisions of this
article, or for giving false information upon any application for
a license hereunder.
[Amended 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59]
Any person firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues
or each section of this article which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59 (Ch. 15, § 1002,
of the 1997 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
The word "pushcart," as used in this article, shall mean a vehicle,
including a pedalcycle, propelled solely by human power, and used
or intended for use for the display, transport, exhibit or sale of
goods, wares or merchandise.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to propel a pushcart upon any sidewalk in any business district except as necessary to move the pushcart to a location from which it is to be loaded or unloaded or from which goods, wares or merchandise are to be sold or dispensed under permit from the Board of Supervisors as provided in Subsection C of this section.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a pushcart upon any sidewalk
except for the purpose of selling or dispensing from that pushcart
goods, wares or merchandise to passersby under permit from the Board
of Supervisors. Every such permit shall be issued to the person making
application for the permit, upon payment of a fee, which shall be
for the use of the Township set by the Board of Supervisors pursuant
to a resolution. The permit shall be granted to the applicant, upon
payment of the fee, and upon his signing an agreement with the Board
of Supervisors that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by
the Board of Supervisors and made a part of the permit, dealing with
the following matters:
(1)
Restricting or limiting the parking of the pushcart to one or more
stated locations upon the sidewalk and to stated days and hours at
each location;
(2)
Stating requirements to be adhered to in connection with the disposal
of garbage and refuse resulting from the operations carried on;
(3)
Requiring that there be no violation of any law, ordinance or regulation
pertaining to health, sanitation and the handling of food or drink.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
