City Council Ordinance 335CITY OF MONTICELLO
ORDINANCE NO. 335
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE MONTICELLO CITY CODE
BY AMENDING CHAPTER 10
The City Council of the City of Monticello does hereby ordain:
SECTION I. The City Code is hereby amended as follows:
3-10-1: (B) A peddler shall mean a person who goes from house to house, door to
door, business to business, street to street, or any other type of place to
place, for the purpose of offering for sale, displaying or exposing for sale,
selling or attempting to sell, and delivering immediately upon sale, the
goods, wares, products, merchandise, or other personal property, that the
person is carrying or otherwise transporting. The term peddler shall mean
the same as the term hawker.
(C) A solicitor shall mean a person who goes from house to house, door to
door, business to business, street to street, or any other type of place to
place, for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain orders for
goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property, or
services, of which he or she may be carrying or transporting samples,
or that may be described in a catalogue or by other means, and for which
delivery or performance shall occur at a later time. The term solicitor
shall mean the same as the term canvasser.
3-10-5: REGISTRATION REQUIRED: All peddlers and solicitors shall be required
to register with the City. Registration shall be made on a form supplied by the
City Clerk, but no fee shall be required. The application shall give the following
information:
A. Name of applicant(s).
B. Complete permanent home and local address of the applicant(s).
C. A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be
offered for sale or to be sold or the purpose of the solicitation.
D. Name and address of the employer, principal, or supplier for the
applicant, or the name of the organization the applicant is representing.
E. The length of time for which the registration applies to.
F. The general description of any items to be sold or distributed.
G. The last municipalities, not to exceed three, where applicant has carried
on a similar business activity or solicitation immediately preceding the
date of application.
Upon completion of the required registration form, the City Clerk shall issue to
the registrant a signed copy of the registration form as proof of the applicants
registration. The applicant shall shall be required to carry with them a copy of the
registration while conducting solicitation or during the peddling of merchandise.
3-10-7: INVESTIGATION AND ISSUANCE:
(C) If, as a result of such investigation, the character and business responsibility of
the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the City Administrator shall endorse
on the application his approval and deliver to the applicant his permit. Such
permit shall contain the signature of the issuing officer and shall show the
name and address of said permittee, the class of permit issued and the kinds of
goods to be sold thereunder, the date of issuance and the length of time not to
exceed one year from the date of issuance that the same shall be operative, as
well as the permit number and other identifying description of any vehicle
used in such licensed business.
Each transient merchant must secure a personal permit. No permit shall be
used at any time by any person other than the one to whom it is issued. The
Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all permits issued.
SECTION II. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective upon publication.
Dated this 27t' day of September, 1999.
ATTEST:
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Rick Wolfsteller, City Ad inistrator
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Ro r Belsaas, ayor