A.
No person, firm or corporation shall canvass, solicit,
distribute circulars or other matter or call from house to house in
the Town of Boonton to sell, promote the sale of or attempt to sell
goods by sample or to take or attempt to take orders for the future
delivery of goods, merchandise, wares or any property, personal or
real, of any nature whatsoever, or take or attempt to take orders
for services to be furnished or performed presently or in the future
without first having obtained a written permit therefor from the Police
Department of the Town of Boonton.
B.
In the case of a firm or corporation, a permit shall
be required for each individual who is to conduct such activities.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation soliciting or canvassing on behalf of a bona fide religious, charitable or political organization shall be subject to the provisions of Article II of this chapter and shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation delivering goods or
performing services which have previously been ordered by the person
owning, leasing or occupying the property where such delivery is made
or service performed shall be exempt from the requirements of this
chapter.
C.
Any person, firm or corporation calling upon or soliciting
from commercial establishments located in the Town of Boonton shall
be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
D.
Any minor employed by a newspaper as a carrier, who
has been issued a minor's carrier permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.15
and who has been previously registered with the Police Department
by the employing newspaper, shall be exempt from the requirements
of this chapter.
A.
The application form for a permit under this article
shall require the following information:
(1)
Name of the applicant.
(2)
Permanent home address.
(3)
Temporary address.
(4)
Name and address and telephone number of the employer
or firm represented.
(5)
Place or places of residence of the applicant for
the preceding three years.
(6)
Date on which soliciting or canvassing is to commence
and end.
(7)
Nature of goods or merchandise to be sold or offered
for sale or the nature of the services to be furnished.
(8)
Whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime,
disorderly person's offense or violation of any section relating to
canvassing or soliciting and, if so, when, where and the nature of
the offense.
(9)
The names of other municipalities in New Jersey where
the applicant has been issued a permit to solicit in the past two
years.
(10)
Whether any motor vehicle will be used in connection
with the canvassing or soliciting and, if so, the make, year, color,
type and license plate number.
(11)
Physical description of the applicant.
B.
The application shall be accompanied by a letter or
other written statement from the individual, firm or corporation employing
the applicant certifying that the applicant is authorized to act as
the representative of the individual, firm or corporation.
C.
All applicants under this article shall be fingerprinted
and photographed by the Boonton Police Department.
[Amended by Ord. No. 32-97; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Each applicant for a permit shall be charged pursuant to Chapter 130, Fees, Article III, Fee Schedule, for an annual permit. In the case of a firm or corporation, a permit shall be required for each individual who is to conduct such activities. The permit shall expire on December 31 of each year, and no permit fee shall be prorated for part of a year.
