A. 
Requirement.
(1) 
Buyer's permit. No person, business, firm, partnership or corporation shall engage in the buying, selling or otherwise dealing with shellstock for wholesale commercial purposes on town property or town property underwater within the jurisdiction of the Town of Huntington unless it has first obtained a commercial buyer's permit as prescribed by this chapter.
(2) 
Buyer's helper permit. No person shall engage in assisting in the buying, selling or otherwise dealing with shellstock for wholesale commercial purposes on town property or town property underwater within the jurisdiction of the Town of Huntington unless he/she has first obtained a commercial buyer's helper permit as prescribed by this chapter. Buyer's helper permits shall only be issued to individuals, and said individual must provide proof of employment with the holder of a buyer's permit. Termination of employment by the holder shall immediately nullify the buyer's helper permit issued hereunder.
B. 
Exception. Said permits are not required of any person, business, firm, partnership or corporation dealing solely in retail shellstock.
C. 
Transfers and assignments. No person, business, firm, partnership or corporation to whom a permit has been issued shall transfer or assign said permit to or allow use of said permit by another person.
A. 
Application procedures.
(1) 
Generally. Except as otherwise provided for herein, each permit application shall be made in duplicate, in writing, on the form prescribed by the Town Clerk.
(2) 
Commercial buyer's permits. Each application on behalf of an individual for a commercial buyer's permit shall include the following:
(a) 
Individuals. If the applicant is an individual:
[1] 
Personal information: name; residence; mailing address; social security number; and signature.
[2] 
Identifying information: date of birth; weight; height; and color of hair and eyes.
(b) 
Business entities. If the applicant is a business, firm, partnership or corporation:
[1] 
Business information: name of applicant; location of its principal place of business; and names and residence addresses of all principles, officers and directors, if any, and of any other persons owning directly or indirectly a beneficial interest in the applicant of at least five (5%) percent thereof.
[2] 
Identifying information: identifying data; photograph; and all information required of individual applicants by other provisions of this section shall be furnished for each and every employee to be engaged in buying, selling or dealing in shellstock on behalf of the applicant.
(c) 
State permits. Each commercial buyer's permit application shall be accompanied by the applicant's valid NYSDEC shipper's and/or processor's permit authorizing the applicant to deal with shellfish for commercial purposes.
(d) 
Photographs. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, each commercial buyer's permit application shall be accompanied by two (2) full-face, identical photographs of the applicant, one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch by one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch in size, taken within two (2) months prior to the submission of the application.
(e) 
Vehicle information. Each commercial buyer's permit application shall be accompanied by the description, license number, name and address of the owner of each motor vehicle to be used by the applicant in dealing in shellstock for commercial purposes on town property or town property underwater.
(f) 
Miscellaneous: any other information requested by the Town Clerk.
(3) 
Buyer's helper permits. Each application on behalf of an individual for a buyer's helper permit shall include the following:
(a) 
Personal information: name; residence; mailing address; social security number; and signature.
(b) 
Identifying information: date of birth; weight; height; and color of hair and eyes.
(c) 
Employer information: employer's name, address and commercial buyer's permit.
(d) 
Photographs. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, each commercial buyer's helper permit application shall be accompanied by two (2) full-face, identical photographs of the applicant, one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch by one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inch in size, taken within two (2) months prior to the submission of the application;
(e) 
Miscellaneous: any other information requested by the Town Clerk.
(4) 
Determination of satisfaction. Prior to issuance of any permit the Town Clerk shall be satisfied as to identification and residency of the applicant, and to all documents produced to evidence fulfillment of permit requirements. For the purposes of making the determination of satisfaction, the Town Clerk shall refer all applications to the Department of Maritime Services, which shall investigate the veracity of each application's contents and report thereon to the Town Clerk.
[Amended 11-8-2006 by L.L. No. 34-2006]
(5) 
False or withheld information. An applicant for a permit under this section who knowingly makes a false statement or withholds information on an application shall be subject to any and all of the following:
(a) 
Denial of the application.
(b) 
Revocation of any permit issued.
(c) 
Prosecution and civil penalties pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York.
(6) 
Appeals. Any applicant who has been refused a permit, or whose permit has been suspended or revoked, may appeal such determination pursuant to the appropriate section of this chapter, as applicable (providing documentation of good cause), at an additional fee as set forth in this chapter, by filing a request for appeal and the proper fee with the Town Clerk's office.
B. 
Term. Buyer's and buyer's helper permits shall be valid from the date of issuance and, unless sooner voided, suspended or revoked in accordance with the appropriate sections of this chapter, shall expire on December 31 next ensuing.
C. 
Permit replacement. Any person, business, partnership or corporation replacing a commercial buyer's permit shall complete an affidavit attesting to circumstances necessitating replacement, and submit one photograph and the proper fee.
A. 
Commercial buyer's permits. Each commercial buyer's permit application shall be accompanied by the appropriate nonrefundable fee of five hundred ($500) dollars.
B. 
Buyer's helper permits. Each buyer's helper permit application shall be accompanied by the appropriate nonrefundable fee of one hundred ($100) dollars.
C. 
Replacements permits. Each application for a replacement permit shall be accompanied by the appropriate nonrefundable fee of ten ($10) dollars.
D. 
Replacement decals. Each application for replacement of a decal shall be accompanied by the appropriate nonrefundable fee of ten ($10) dollars per decal.
A. 
Carrying of permits. Any person dealing in shellstock for commercial purposes while on town property or town property underwater shall have his/her permit on his/her person.
B. 
Decals.
(1) 
Display. The Town Clerk shall issue an identification decal corresponding to the commercial buyer's permit number for each registered vehicle used by the permit holder when dealing in shellstock for commercial purposes. The permit holder, when dealing in shellstock for commercial purposes, shall prominently display in a clearly visible manner the decal on the left-hand door of the motor vehicle for which such decal is issued.
(2) 
Replacement. It shall be the responsibility of each commercial buyer's permit holder to maintain and protect his/her assigned and issued identification decals from damage and/or loss. A permit holder shall replace damaged, mutilated, unreadable or lost decals by submitting an affidavit attesting to circumstances requiring replacement and a proper fee to the Town Clerk.