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CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE
BY-LAW NO. 80-26
A By-Law for Licensing, Regulating and Governing of Transient Traders within the Municipality of
North Grenville
WHEREAS subsection 11(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended (the "Act"),
authorizes a municipality to pass a by-law respecting the health, safety and well-being of persons;
AND WHEREAS subsection 11(3) of the Act, authorizes a municipality to pass a by-law respecting
business licensing;
AND WHEREAS Section 128 of the Act, provides that a municipality may prohibit and regulate with
respect to public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of Council, are or could become or
cause public nuisances.
AND WHEREAS Section 391 of the Act, provides that a municipality may impose fees or charges on
persons for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;
AND WHEREAS section 429 of the Act, provides that a municipality may establish a system of fines
for offences under a by-law of the municipality passed under that Act;
AND WHEREAS section 434.1(1) of the Act, provides that a municipality may require a person,
subject to such conditions as the municipality considers appropriate, to pay an administrative penalty
if the municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with a by-law of the municipality
passed under this Act;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville hereby
enacts as follows:
DEFINITIONS
1. In this by-law:
"Administrative Penalty By-law" means the Administrative Penalty By-law of the Municipality, as
amended from time to time, or any successor thereof;
"Designated provision" means any section of this By-law designated in accordance with section
14;
"Licence" means a licence issued by the Municipality that permits a Person to operate as a
Transient Trader pursuant to this by-law:
"Merchandise" means any goods, wares, foodstuffs, beverages, articles, products, or other
tangible items, as well as services offered or sold in exchange for money or other consideration.
"Municipality" means the corporation of the Municipality of North Grenville or the geographic area
as the context requires;
"Officer" means a person appointed by the Municipality as a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
and any police officer;
"Person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, trust or
corporation, or an individual in his or her capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator or other
authorized agent;
"Transient Trader" means a person who sells merchandise at a temporary location, who is not a
permanent merchant in that place;
GENERAL PROVISIONS
2. No person shall carry on a business as a transient trader in the municipality without a licence
issued by the municipality, and shall pay the licence fee required for transient traders as set out in
Fees and Charges By-Law, before selling or offering for sale any merchandise within the
Municipality of North Grenville.
3. Every person applying for a licence shall, as part of their application, provide a list describing in
full the merchandise to be sold or offered for sale under the licence, and shall specify the
proposed location where the merchandise will be offered for sale. The application requirements,
including required supporting documentation and the method of submission, shall be determined
by the Director.
4. A person may apply for a licence on behalf of multiple transient traders participating in a sale of
merchandise event, provided that the applicable fee, as set out in the Fees and Charges By-Law,
is paid in full. The issuance of such a licence shall be at the sole discretion of the Officer reviewing
the application.
5. Every person issued a licence under this By-Law shall ensure that the licence is prominently and
continuously displayed at the location where the merchandise is being offered for sale.
6. An Officer may refuse to issue a licence under this By-Law for reasons including, but not limited
to, the following:
a. The application is incomplete or contains false, misleading, or inaccurate information;
b. The application was not submitted within the required timeframes as established by the
Director;
c. The applicant has a history of non-compliance with this by-law;
d. The applicant has failed to provide proof of adequate insurance coverage as required by the
Director; or
e. The proposed location for the sale of merchandise is unsuitable, prohibited, or deemed
inappropriate by the Municipality due to safety, zoning, traffic, or community impact
considerations.
7. A licence issued under this By-Law may be revoked at any time by an Officer if the licensee is
found to be in contravention of any provision of this By-Law or any condition attached to the
licence.
EXEMPTIONS
8. This by-law does not apply to the sale of the stock of a bankrupt or an insolvent person, within the
meaning of any Bankruptcy or Insolvency Act enforced in Ontario, nor to the sale of any stock
damaged by or by reason of fire, which is being sold or disposed of within the Municipality in
which the business was being carried on at the time of the bankruptcy, insolvency or fire, so long
as no goods, wares or merchandise are added to such stock.
9. This by-law does not apply to the sale of locally grown produce and farm goods.
10. This by-law does not apply to events sanctioned or sponsored by the Municipality, or to events
organized and operated by a registered charity or non-profit community organization, provided
that all proceeds from the event are directed exclusively to charitable or community purposes.
ENFORCEMENT & PENALTIES
11. Any person contravening this by-law, shall upon request by an officer identify themselves by
providing their legal name and current address.
12. No person shall hinder, obstruct, or attempt to obstruct an Officer, or any employee or agent
acting on behalf of the Municipality, in the performance of their duties under this By-Law.
13. Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is, upon conviction, guilty of an offence
and is liable to any penalty as provided in the Provincial Offences Act.
14. Sections 2, 5, 11, 12 of this By-law are hereby designated as parts of this By-law to which the
Administrative Penalty By-law applies.
15. Any person shall, upon issuance of a penalty notice for a contravention of this By-law, in
accordance with the Administrative Penalty By-law, be liable to pay an administrative penalty and
any administrative fees, in accordance with the Administrative Penalty By-law.
16. All the provisions of this by-law continue to apply in the Provincial Offences Act in addition to the
designated provisions of this by-law.
17. Where a person has not paid the administrative penalty within thirty (30) days in accordance with
the Administrative Penalty By-law, the Municipality may add the administrative penalty to the tax
roll for any property for which the owner or owners are responsible for paying the administrative
penalty under Section 15.
INTERPRETATION & ADMINISTRATIVE
18. In the interpretation of this by-law, words in the singular include the plural and vice-versa, words in
one gender include all genders, and "person" includes an individual, body corporate, partnership,
trust, and unincorporated organization.
19. The Clerk of the Municipality of North Grenville is hereby authorized to make any minor
modifications or corrections of an administrative, numerical, grammatical, semantic or descriptive
nature or kind to this by-law and schedules as may be deemed necessary after passage of this
By-Law, where such modifications or corrections do not alter the intent of the By-Law.
20. This By-law shall be known as the Transient Trader By-Law.
21. This By-Law shall come into force and effect on the day it is passed.
PASSED AND ENACTED
This 7th Day Of July 2026.
Original Signed_____________________
Nancy Peckford
Mayor
Original Signed______________________
Lindsey Lee
Clerk