[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of North Reading as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Carnivals, fairs and exhibitions __ See Ch. 37.
Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers __ See Ch. 143.
ARTICLE I
Peddlers and Solicitors
[Adopted 5_3_1971 ATM by Art. 36,
approved 6_11_1971]
~ 131_1. Registration required; exceptions. [Amended 10_17_1977 ATM by Art. 19, approved 2_28_1978; 10_2_1989 ATM by Art. 9, approved 12_7_1989]
No person, firm, or corporation shall offer for sale, solicit funds, or offer services door_to_door within the Town of North Reading without prior registration with the North Reading Police Department, said registration to consist of the name and address of all persons, firms, or corporations, together with a list of all persons to be engaged in said canvassing. Canvassing is to be done during daylight hours only. Provided, nevertheless, the above requirements shall not apply to any political, charitable, or religious organizations duly chartered under the laws of the states or of the Federal Government nor shall they apply to persons running for political office. Each violation of this by_law shall be punishable by a fine of ten ($10) dollars for each offense.
ARTICLE II
Transient Vendors
[Added 3_12_1973 ATM by Art. 2, approved
10_11_1973; amended 10_5_1998 ATM by
Art. 13, approved 1_27_1999]
~ 131_2. Definitions.
The term "transient vendor," for the purpose of this by_law, shall be the same as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 101 of the General Laws. The term "outdoor transient vendor" for purposes of this by_law shall mean any person, either principal or agent, who engages in any exhibition and sale of goods, wares, or merchandise, in one locality, which business is not conducted in or under a tent, booth, building or other structure.
~ 131_3. License required; fee; term.
Every transient vendor or outdoor transient vendor, before making any sale of goods, wares, or merchandise in the Town, shall apply to the Board of Selectmen for a license and shall accompany such application with a license fee of twenty_five ($25) dollars. Thereupon the Board of Selectmen shall issue a license to the applicant, provided that the applicant meets all the requirements that may be established by law. Such license shall authorize the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, and shall remain in force so long as the licensee shall continuously keep and expose for sale in the Town such stock of goods, wares or merchandise, but not later than January 1 following the date of issuance.
~ 131_4. Compliance with state regulations required.
No license shall be granted under this by_law until the applicant has complied with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 101, Section 3 and has exhibited to the Board of Selectmen a license by the Director of Standards of the Commonwealth where applicable.
~ 131_5. Revocation of license.
The Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to revoke any license under the provisions of this by_law where the licensee is guilty of violating any provisions of this by_law or any provisions of laws or by_laws which violation would make such licensee a person unfit to hold the license.
~ 131_6. Sales in open areas or vacant lots.
No person, whether principal or agent, who engages in temporary or transient business shall offer for sale, expose for sale any article in any open area, alley, or vacant lot, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such items as wreaths, flowers, Christmas trees or Christmas decorations, unless such person has first obtained an outside transient vendor license therefore from the Board of Selectmen as provided by ~ 131_3. This section shall not apply to any person who is assessed or is liable for assessment of personal property taxes on the above referenced goods, as of January 1 in the year in which the sales referred to above are to be made. Religious and charitable institutions shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
~ 131_7. Severability.
In [sic] any clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this by_law or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this by_law or its application.
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