By-Law 600-10 Pedlars

Riverview, New Brunswick · adopted 2014-09-08

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UNOFFICIAL OFFICE CONSOLIDATION-FOR REFERENCE ONLY TOWN OF RIVERVIEW BY-LAW 600-10 A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE TOWN OF RIVERVIEW RESPECTING PEDLARS Be it enacted by the Council of the Town of Riverview under authority vested in it by the Municipalities Act (R.S.N.B. 1973, c.M-22, Section 168(1)) as follows: 1. No person within the limits of the Town of Riverview shall sell or offer to sell, other than at the place of business of such person, directly to the consumer, goods, wares or merchandise by sample, card, specimen or otherwise, without first having obtained a licence issued under the provisions of this By-Law. 2. A Pedlar's Licence is valid only for the peddling or carrying from place to place for the purpose of peddling the class or type of goods or merchandise expressly described or referred to on the face of the Pedlar's Licence. 3. An application for a Pedlar's Licence shall be submitted to the Town Clerk in such a form and manner and shall contain such information as prescribed in the application attached to this By-Law in Appendix "A". 4. Any person applying for a licence to peddle any type of food or food product for human consumption, except as permitted in Section 9 of this By-Law, shall obtain all necessary provincial or federal licences or approvals to do so and shall provide evidence of this prior to being granted a Pedlar's licence under this By-Law. 5. Upon receipt of any application for a licence, the Town Clerk shall either issue the licence forthwith or shall refer the application to the Town Council, which Council shall decide to accept or reject such application. 6. The fee for a Pedlar's Licence shall be $100.00 per year. 7. A Pedlar's Licence issued under the provisions of this By-Law shall be valid from January 1st to December 31st of that calendar year. 8. (a) Where, in the opinion of the Town Clerk, it is in the best interests of the residents of the Town of Riverview, the Town Clerk shall, in addition to any other remedy or penalty prescribed herein, by notice served upon the pedlar, revoke a pedlar's licence issued under the provisions of this By-Law. (b) The notice referred to in subsection (a) shall be sufficiently served upon the pedlar if it is delivered personally to the pedlar, or if it is mailed prepaid registered post to the last known residence or place of business of the pedlar. (c) Service of the notice referred to in subsection (b) by registered post shall be deemed to have been effected five days after the notice was deposited in the mail. By-Law 600-10 Pedlars Page 2 9. This By-Law does not apply to: (a) a person peddling fruits, vegetables, meats, or other products harvested by his/her from his farm or garden; (b) a fisherman peddling fish, oysters or any product harvested by his/her from the sea; or (c) persons employed by any benevolent or religious society in the Province for the peddling or selling of religious publications under the direction of such society, to the exclusion of other goods and merchandise. 10. (a) Any Peace Officer or By-Law Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to take such action or issue such tickets as they may deem necessary to enforce any provision of this by-law. (b) Any person who is convicted of violating any provision of this by-law shall pay a fine not to exceed the maximum amount payable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a Category C offence. 11. A By-Law of the Municipality of the Town of Riverview By-Law No. 6, and all amendments thereto, respecting pedlars, is hereby repealed. First Reading: September 28, 2009 Second Reading: September 28, 2009 Third Reading: October 13, 2009 Amended: September 8, 2014 Original By-Laws and amendments thereto are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. This document is for convenient reference purposes only. Any questions should be forwarded to the Office of the Town Clerk. Town of Riverview Pedlar Licence APPLICATION FORM Name: Business Name: Address: Phone: Description of Goods to be Peddled Means of Peddling: Door to Door: Yes No Outside Location: Yes No Location Detail: Vehicle: Yes No Vehicle Details: Licence # & Description Other Approvals Required: Provincial: Yes No Federal: Yes No Property Owner: Yes No If "Yes" to Provincial, Federal or land owner approvals required, please attach evidence indicating these approvals have been obtained. I hereby apply for a peddler's license as described above and upon receiving approval agree to pay the $100 license fee prior to receiving my license. Applicant's Signature: _________________________________ Date: _____________________ Clerk's Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________ Completed forms can be forwarded to: Town Clerk Town of Riverview 30 Honour House Court Riverview, NB E1B 3Y9 [email protected] Phone: 506-387-2136 Fax: 506-387-2033