[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Tarentum 1-12-1987 by Ord. No. 87-2. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Newsracks — See Ch. 170.
A.
PEDDLER
PEDDLING
PERSON
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
Any person who shall engage in peddling, as herein defined.
Engaging in peddling, canvassing, soliciting or taking of
orders, either by sample or otherwise, for any goods, wares or merchandise,
upon any of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house within
the Borough of Tarentum. The word "peddling" shall not apply to farmers
selling their own produce; any manufacturers or producers in the sale
of bread and bakery products, meat and meat products or milk or milk
products; or the sale of goods, wares and merchandise donated by the
owners thereof, the proceeds whereof are to be applied to any charitable
or philanthropic purpose. Whether or not peddling is a charitable
or philanthropic purpose or not shall be at the discretion of the
Mayor or Chief of Police.
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
B.
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural
and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall engage in peddling in the Borough
of Tarentum without first having taken out a license as herein provided.
Every person desiring to engage in peddling
in the Borough of Tarentum shall first make application to the Mayor
or Chief of Police for a license. If such person shall also be required
to obtain a license from any county officer, he shall, when making
such application, exhibit a valid county license. Upon such application
such person shall give his name; address; his previous criminal record,
if any; exhibit a valid photo identification for himself and his helpers;
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 wishes to be licensed; the type of vehicle he uses, if any;
and the number of helpers he has, provided that where a person makes
application for himself and one or more helpers, all applicable personal
information specified shall be given for each helper, and an individual
license shall be required for each helper. No license issued under
this chapter shall be transferable from one person to another.
No license shall be issued under this chapter
until the proper fee, as follows, shall be paid to the Mayor or the
Chief of Police, which shall be for the use of the borough:
A.
Foot peddler: as set forth from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
B.
Peddling operating from a motor vehicle: as set forth
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
C.
Each and every additional peddler employed by or with
a foot peddler or peddler operating from a motor vehicle: as set forth
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
Upon making application therefor and paying
the proper fee, as herein specified, a license shall be issued to
every peddler. Such license shall contain the information required
to be given upon the application therefor. Every peddler shall, at
all times when engaged in peddling in the borough, carry such license
upon his person and shall exhibit such license, upon request, to all
police officers, borough officials and citizens. No peddler shall
engage in selling any products not mentioned upon such license.
No person licensed as a peddler under this chapter
shall engage in peddling at any time on Sunday or upon any other day
of the week before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.. Peddlers going to
individual residences must use the main door or front door of the
residence. Peddlers are prohibited from peddling at residences where
"no soliciting" or "no peddling" signs are posted on the front or
main door.
No person, licensed as a peddler under this
chapter, shall hawk or cry his wares upon any of the streets or sidewalks
of the borough, nor shall be 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
chapter, shall park any vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys
of the borough in order to sort, rearrange or clean any of his goods,
wares or merchandise; nor may any such person place or deposit any
refuse upon any of such streets or alleys; nor may any such person
maintain or keep a street or curbstone market by parking any vehicle
upon any street or alley in the borough for longer than necessary
in order to sell therefrom to persons residing in the immediate vicinity.
No person, licensed as a peddler under this
chapter, shall occupy any fixed location upon any of the streets,
alleys or sidewalks of the borough for the purpose of peddling, with
or without any stand or counter.
The Mayor shall keep a record of all licenses
issued under this chapter, and the Chief of Police shall apply daily
to the Mayor for a list of all licenses issued hereunder since the
previous day. The Mayor and the Chief of Police shall supervise the
activities of all holders of such license.
The Mayor of the Borough of Tarentum is hereby
authorized to suspend any license issued under this chapter when he
deems such suspension to be beneficial to the public health, safety
or morals or for violation of any provisions of this chapter or for
giving false information upon any application for a license hereunder.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600 and, in default of payment thereof, to
imprisonment of not more than 30 days.
