Chapter 5.16
HAWKING--PEDDLING TAX
Sections:
5.16.040 Peddlers license fee.
5.16.050 Peddlers and hawkers license--How obtained.
5.16.060 Immunity under state or federal laws.
5.16.010 Peddler defined.
Any person either as principal or agent, who carries foods, wares and merchandise, articles, things or personal property of whatsoever name, nature or description, from house to house, place to place, or upon any street, highway, or public place within the city for sale, is a “peddler” within the meaning of this chapter. Any person who goes from house to house, dwelling to dwelling, place to place, or upon any street, highway, or public place within the city, soliciting or taking orders for the purchase or sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, articles, things or personal property of whatsoever name, nature, or description to be delivered in the future, is also a peddler within the meaning of this chapter. (Prior code 55.28.010)
5.16.020 Hawker defined.
Every person, either as principal or agent, selling or offering for sale any goods, wares or merchandise, articles, things or personal property of whatsoever name, nature or description, by peddling the same from house to house or upon any street, highway or public place, who shall make public outcry or give any musical or other public entertainment or make any public speech to draw custom or attract notice is a “hawker” within the meaning of this chapter. (Prior code §5.28.020)
5.16.030 License required.
It is unlawful for any person to hawk or peddle any article or thing of value, or goods or merchandise, or engage in the business of hawking or peddling within the city as defined in Sections 5.16.010 and 5.16.020, without first having obtained a license therefor in the manner hereinafter prescribed, provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall apply to peddlers of agricultural, horticultural or farm products, which they may grow or raise, or to the vendors of books, newspapers, or magazines. (Prior code §5.28.030)
5.16.040 Peddlers license fee.
The license fee to be paid by any person desiring to engage in the business of peddling as defined in Section 5.16.010 shall be ten dollars per day. (Prior code §5.28.040)
5.16.050 Peddlers and hawkers license--How obtained.
Every person desiring to engage in the business of peddling or hawking within the city shall make application therefor to the city clerk-treasurer at his office, upon a form to be furnished by the city clerk-treasurer, in which shall be stated the residence of the applicant and the nature of his business, which application shall be tendered by the city clerk-treasurer. If the application shall be found by the city clerk-treasurer to be in order, the applicant shall thereupon pay the prescribed license fee to the city clerk-treasurer, who shall issue a receipt therefor. The applicant shall then present the application, together with the clerk-treasurer’s receipt, to the city clerk-treasurer, who shall thereupon issue the license. (Prior code §5.28.050)
5.16.060 Immunity under state or federal laws.
In the event such applicant claims to have the right under state or federal laws to peddle in the city without payment of any license fee, he shall file with his application an affidavit setting forth the facts which he believes entitles him to such exemption, except in the case of any veteran who exhibits to the city clerk-treasurer his honorable discharge and other evidence to establish his identity. If the city clerk-treasurer believes that such applicant is entitled to the exemption provided by state and federal laws, he shall thereupon issue the license, with such exemption endorsed thereon. (Prior code §5.28.060)