ARTICLE VIII. - ITINERANT VENDORS
Part of the Code of Ordinances of East Providence, RI.
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--- (8) --- Cross reference— Public places, ch. 13; streets and sidewalks, ch. 14.
State Law reference— Itinerant vendors, G.L. 1956, § 5-15-1 et seq.
Sec. 8-171. - Definition.#
Itinerant vendors include all persons, both principals and agents, who engage in a temporary or transient business, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place selling goods, wares and merchandise and who, for the purposes of carrying on that business hire, lease or occupy any building or structure for the exhibition and sale of goods, wares and merchandise.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-150)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 8-172. - Application; approval; fee.#
(a)
At least 14 days prior to selling under a state license, every itinerant vendor shall exhibit the state license to the city clerk, and upon payment to the city clerk of a further license fee of $350.00, and the proof of payment of all other license fees, if any, that are legally chargeable upon local sale, and upon making an application in writing and under oath showing all the facts in regard to the sale which the itinerant vendor proposes to conduct and the place and manner of conducting the sale including an inventory of the goods, wares, and merchandise to be sold at such sale together with the established retail price of such goods, wares and merchandise, and a statement, as far as possible, of the names of the persons from whom the goods, wares and merchandise to be so sold were obtained, the date of the delivery of such goods, wares and merchandise to the person applying for the license and the place from which such goods, wares and merchandise were last taken and all details to fully identify the goods, wares and merchandise to be so sold, the clerk shall record the state license in full, and shall endorse upon it the words "Local License, Fees Paid," and shall affix his official signature, together with the date of the endorsement. The clerk shall then issue a local license authorizing sales within the limits of the city. Any failure to obtain a local license and have proper endorsements made on the state license shall be subject to the same penalty as though no state license had been issued.
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this shall not apply to those individuals involved in retail selling or the retail sale of farm produce.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-151)