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CITY OF ST. THOMAS
BY-LAW NO. 23-2002
A By--lawfor the licensing, regulating and governing of the sale of goods.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION
OF THE CITY OF ST. THOMAS ENACTS
AS FOLLOWS:
1 .
9)
No person shall go from place to place or to a particular place with goods, wares
or merchandise for sale on a retail basis, or carry and expose samples, patterns or
specimens of any goods, wares or merchandise for sale on a retail basis that are to
be delivered to a civic address in the Municipality on a later date, unless such
person first obtains a license therefore from the Corporation.
For the purposes of this by--law,sale on a retail basis includes the selling, hawking
and peddling of all items included in this by--law.
(a) This by--lawshall not apply to the sale of perishable goods,
(b) This by--lawshall not apply to any person or group of persons lawfully
representing a community event or a community festival as previously approved
by the Council of the Municipality.
No person shall sell on a retail basis goods, wares or merchandise, or carry and
expose samples, patterns or specimens of any goods, wares or merchandise for
sale on a retail basis that are to be delivered to a civic address in the Municipality
on a later date contrary
to permitted locations of operation on private property
according to provisions of the City of St. Thomas Zoning By--lawand other
applicable laws and by--laws.
No license shall be required under this by--law
(i)
if the goods, wares or merchandise are being sold on a retail basis by a
person who pays Commercial Realty taxes in the Municipality, or by his
employee, or by his agent, or
(ii)
if the goods, wares or merchandise are sold on a retail basis by an agent of
the producer or manufacturer, acting on behalf of a dealer who pays
Commercial Realty taxes in the Municipality in respect of the premises
used for the sale of such goods, wares of merchandise.
The fees for the licenses required by Section 1 of this by--lawshall be $150.00 for
each such event to include a maximum of six (6) individuals for each such event,
of up to 6 continuous days within a calendar year and
-- or $1,000.00 for any and
all such events up to and including a maximum of six (6) individuals for each
such event, within a calendar year. In no instance are licenses issued under this
by--lawtransferable.
Every person licensed under this by--lawshall, upon demand, exhibit it to any
municipal or peace officer and, if such person fails to do so, such failure shall
constitute a contravention of this by--law.
Every person who contravenes
any provision of this by--lawis guilty of an offence
and shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided for in the
Provincial O?ences Act, R.S.O. 1990 and this by--law.
By--law62-94 is repealed.
READ a First and Second time this 4th day of March, 2002,
READ a Third time and Finally passed this 4th day of March, 2002.
"Peter Leack"
City Clerk
"Peter Ostojic"
Mayor