Beverly Hills Municipal Code Art. 7 Peddlers

No person shall engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of a peddler without a permit issued under the provisions of chapter 1, article 1 of this title. (1962 Code § 6-13.01 et seq.)

"Peddler" shall mean any person, traveling by foot, automotive vehicle, or any other type of conveyance from place to place, house to house, or from street to street carrying, conveying, or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, garden truck, farm products, or prepared foods and offering and exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers, or any person who traveling from place to place, shall sell or offer for sale such merchandise from an automotive vehicle, or other vehicle or conveyance; or any person who solicits orders and as a separate transaction makes deliveries to purchaser. "Peddler" shall not include a person engaged in, conducting or carrying on the business of vending on a sidewalk, pursuant to a valid permit issued pursuant to article 22 of this chapter. (Ord. 19-O-2771, eff. 2-8-2019)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to transporting property owned or handled on consignment by the agents or employees of an established place of business, where such transportation is incidental to such business, and when such property is being transported to or from such established place of business. "Established place of business" shall mean any permanent warehouse, building, structure, or outdoor vending business established pursuant to article 19 of this chapter; which is owned or leased, and at which the owner or lessee carries on a legitimate permanent business in good faith and at which stocks of the goods transported are produced, stored, or kept in quantities usually carried and reasonably adequate to meet the requirements of the business. (1962 Code § 6-13.01 et seq.; amd. Ord. 94-O-2220, eff. 12-23-1994)

Peddlers shall be subject to and shall comply with the following restrictions and prohibitions:

A. Shall not go in or upon any private residential property for the purpose of selling or disposing of any goods, wares, or merchandise, unless the consent of the owner or occupant of such private residence shall first be obtained.

B. Shall not between the hours from eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M., make any outcry, blow a horn, ring a bell, or use any sound devices or musical instrument upon any of the streets, alleys, parks, or other public places of this City where sound of sufficient volume is emitted to be capable of being plainly heard upon the streets, alleys, parks, or other public places, for the purpose of attracting attention to any goods, wares, or merchandise which the permittee purposes to sell.

C. Shall not keep, maintain, or operate any lunch, meal, or eating cart, wagon, truck, or stand used in selling popcorn, peanuts, candy, or any other article of food or drink in or upon any public street or other public place within two hundred feet (200') of the nearest property line of any property on which a public school building is located.

D. Shall not sell, offer for sale, give away, distribute, solicit the sale of, or expose for sale any fruit, vegetables, peanuts, popcorn, candy, ice cream, article of food, or any goods, wares, or merchandise upon the grounds of any public school without first having obtained the written permission of such school or of the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of the Beverly Hills schools or the School Board of the Beverly Hills Unified School District.

E. Where food of any kind is dispensed from a vehicle, pushcart or other conveyance, shall maintain a clearly designated litter receptacle in the immediate vicinity, marked with a sign requested use by patrons; and provided further, prior to leaving the location, shall pick up, remove, and dispose of all trash or refuse which consists of materials originally dispensed by that person, including any packages or containers, or parts thereof, used with or for dispensing such food. (1962 Code § 6-13.01 et seq.)

Peddlers shall be subject to the following parking restrictions:

A. Parking at any location shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes; and regardless of the length of time parked at any location, shall not within a period of four (4) hours be again parked within five hundred feet (500') of such location.

B. Parking in a Residential Zone shall be prohibited from the hours of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. through eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. the next succeeding day. (1962 Code § 6-13.01 et seq.)

Any permittee, operator, or employee of a peddler shall obtain an identification card issued under the provisions of chapter 1, article 2 of this title, and shall have such identification card in their possession at all times when engaged in the activity regulated by this article. (1962 Code § 6-13.01 et seq.)