As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person, whether a resident of the Township or not, traveling
by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance
from place to place, or from street to street, carrying, conveying
or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, meats, fish, vegetables,
fruits, food, ice cream, fruit ices, soda water, garden farm products
or provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales
and delivering articles to purchasers. "Hawkers," "hucksters" and
"vendors" are included.
[Amended 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 8-2019]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in the business of a peddler within the corporate limits of the Township
without first obtaining a license.
[Amended 11-19-1990 by Ord. No. 14-1990; 2-4-2008 by Ord No. 2-2008]
The license fee for a peddler on foot or for a peddler from a vehicle shall be as set forth in Chapter A287, Fees. No portion of the fee shall be prorated for any part of the year.
A.
No peddler shall have an exclusive right to any location,
nor shall he be permitted to operate in any congested area where his
operations might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose
of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good
faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested
or the public impeded or inconvenienced.
B.
No peddler who displays, sells or offers to sell goods
from a vehicle may stop or stand that vehicle on any street, road
or highway for a period of more than 30 minutes at any one time and
must move at least 100 yards at the end of that time period.
[Added 11-19-1990 by Ord. No. 14-1990]
[Amended 2-2-2016 by Ord.
No. 5-2016; 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 8-2019]
No person shall sell, offer for sale, hawk or peddle in the Township any of the items listed in § 164-11 before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.
It shall be the duty of any police officer of
the Township to require any person seen peddling, and who is not known
by such officer to be duly licensed, to produce his peddler's license
and to enforce the provisions of this article against any person found
to be violating the same.
A.
This article shall not be construed to include:
(1)
The delivery of milk, eggs, bread, newspapers or such
other necessary and perishable articles of food or merchandise of
the type commonly delivered on a house-to-house basis at intervals
of less than one week.
(2)
Federal census takers and polls or surveys taken pursuant
to federal, state or local laws.
B.
Any veteran or volunteer fireman who holds a special
license issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 shall be exempt from application
for a license but shall be required to comply with all other applicable
sections of this chapter.
The equipment used or employed by peddlers of
ice cream, foods, beverages, confections and other related commodities
shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and be subject
to the inspection of the Board of Health or its authorized agents.
Any violation found and not immediately corrected shall be grounds
for revocation of the license.
Before any license is issued, each vehicle shall
be inspected under the authority of the local Board of Health by its
designated Sanitary Inspector, or other authorized agent, to ascertain
that the same is in a clean and sanitary condition and reasonably
appropriate for the use contemplated, after which a certificate or
stamp shall be issued for said vehicle by the Township Clerk, whereupon
the same shall be affixed in a visible place on the vehicle.
