[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
No person shall engage in business as a solicitor
or canvasser in the Village without first obtaining a license therefor.
This requirement shall include a badge or certificate bearing the
name of the individual, the name of the organization represented and
the effective date and the expiration date plainly visible thereon.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any natural person traveling either by foot or by conveyance
from place to place, from house to house or from street to street,
taking a survey, or requesting the views and opinions of Village residents,
or asking for donations on behalf of any group or cause, or selling
any publications related to any group or cause and which publications
are delivered at time of sale.
[Added 3-3-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
Any natural person traveling either by foot or by conveyance
from place to place, from house to house or from street to street
soliciting and taking orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise,
including books and periodicals for future delivery, or for services
to be performed later, whether he collects advance payments on such
sale or for such services or not.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; 3-3-2003 by L.L. No.
4-2003]
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; 3-3-2003 by L.L. No.
4-2003]
Every applicant for a solicitor's license not
a resident of the Village or who, being a resident of the Village,
represents any person whose principal place of business is located
outside of the State of New York shall file with the Village Clerk
a surety bond, running to the Village, in the amount of $2,500, with
surety given by a recognized insurance carrier, conditioned that the
applicant shall comply fully with the provisions of the local laws
or ordinances of the Village and the laws of the State of New York
regulating the business of solicitor and guaranteeing to any resident
of the Village that all money paid as a down payment will be accounted
for and applied according to the representations of the solicitor
and that any property purchased will be delivered in compliance with
the representations made by the solicitor. Such bond shall provide
that action thereon may be brought by any person to whom a judgment
has been awarded because of loss caused by such licensee's fault or
default.
[Added 3-3-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003;
amended 4-5-2010 by L.L. No. 4-2010]
No license shall be issued to any canvasser
or solicitor unless he has provided the Suffolk County Police Department
and the Village Clerk with the name, home address and date of birth
of each individual solicitor or canvasser and the make, color, year
and registration plate number for each vehicle to be used by any solicitor
or canvasser acting under such license. No solicitation or canvassing
shall be allowed on any Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, and soliciting
or canvassing shall not be allowed before 9:00 a.m. or after dusk
on other days of the week. No person may be solicited or canvassed
upon any premises in the Village displaying any sign disallowing solicitation,
canvassing or both, or upon any premises listed with the Village Clerk
for that purpose. The Village Clerk shall maintain a list of all premises,
the owners or occupants of which have requested that no solicitation,
canvassing or both be allowed at such premises, and shall provide
a copy of such list to every licensee under this article at time of
license issuance.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
The license fee to be charged to each individual
person for carrying on the business of solicitor or canvasser shall
be as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees from time to time.
[Added 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
