Chapter 5.23
MOBILE COMMERCIAL SEAFOOD BUYERS
Sections:
5.23.020 Mobile commercial seafood buyer defined.
5.23.030 Commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products.
5.23.040 Application fee and fines.
5.23.010 Generally.
Mobile/open air commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products shall only be allowed in the city under the conditions set out in this chapter. (Ord. 1626, 2019)
5.23.020 Mobile commercial seafood buyer defined.
A “mobile/open air commercial seafood buyer” is defined as any person, firm, corporation, or merchant who engages in the commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products as a transient vendor not in a permanent structure (this definition includes purchase of seafood directly from vessels to sources other than processors located within the city and excludes purchases from processors from within the city who have a valid and current city business license). (Ord. 1626, 2019)
5.23.030 Commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products.
The following conditions and regulations apply to the commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products:
(1) The annual mobile/open air seafood or seafood products purchaser license fee shall be $500.00 per calendar year.
(2) Vehicles must not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow.
(3) Mobile commercial seafood buyers may be allowed to conduct purchasing activities in loading zones for up to 90 consecutive minutes as long as they are actively loading seafood. This is an exception to WMC 10.16.110.
(4) The application shall include the vehicle license number of all vehicles with which the applicant proposes to conduct such business, along with a general description of the type of seafood or seafood products to be purchased by the applicant.
(5) It is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle for the purpose of seafood and/or seafood product purchases without prominently displaying the license issued by the city.
(6) This chapter shall not apply to commercial fishermen selling seafood from their boats at the Westport Marina. (Ord. 1626, 2019)
5.23.040 Application fee and fines.
The following fine schedule shall apply to all mobile commercial seafood buyers within the city:
(1) An application, as well as an application fee of $50.00, for a license for the commercial purchase of seafood or seafood products in a nonpermanent structure or vehicle shall be made in writing to the city clerk.
(2) The application shall contain the name of the applicant, if an individual; the names of partners; or the names of the principal officers of a corporation.
(3) The mobile license may be revoked for any of the following reasons:
(A) Fraud or misrepresentation contained in the application for the license;
(B) Fraud or misrepresentation or false or misleading statements made in the course of conducting the licensed business;
(C) Conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude;
(D) Conducting business in an area prohibited by this chapter;
(E) Any other violation of this chapter.
(4) Any mobile/open air license holder whose license has been revoked may appeal said revocation to the city council; provided, that said appeal is filed in writing within 10 days of the revocation of the license with the city clerk. The decision of the city council shall be final.
(5) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each date during which a violation occurs or continues. Failing to comply with these penalty provisions or being cited for more than two violations of this chapter within a 90-day period shall constitute a misdemeanor criminal offense. The city of Westport building department, as well as the city police department, shall have the authority to issue citations for violations of this chapter. (Ord. 1626, 2019)