La Quinta Municipal Code Ch. 5.48 Peddlers—solicitors

"Peddler" means and includes any person who travels or goes from place to place and peddles, hawks, vends or sells any goods, wares, merchandise, medicines or services carried or caused to be carried or conveyed by the person peddling, hawking, vending or selling them.

"Peddler" or "solicitor" also includes persons engaged in the above described activities at any outdoor location not in conjunction with an established place of business on the same premises within a building, or not as a part of the established place of business in a building.

"Solicitor" means and includes any person who travels or goes from place to place selling, offering to sell or contracting to sell, for future delivery, at wholesale or retail, any goods, wares, merchandise or services within the city, except in those instances where the solicitations are made to established businesses for stock-in-trade, resale, fixtures or other business needs.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

It is unlawful for any person to act as, or carry on the business of, a peddler or solicitor at any place or places within the city, unless and until a permit so to do has been issued by the city manager and is in full force and effect.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

Applicants for permits to commence, manage, engage in, maintain, conduct or carry on the business described in Section 5.48.010, as peddler or solicitor, must furnish to the city manager the following additional information:

A. Name—Description. Name and description of applicant;

B. Address. Permanent home address and full local address of applicant;

C. Kind of Business. A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold;

D. Employer—Credentials. If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship;

E. Duration of Permit. The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;

F. Source of Stock. The place where the goods or property proposed to be sold or orders taken for the sale thereof, are manufactured or produced, where the goods or products are located at the time the application is filed, and the proposed method of delivery;

G. Photographs. Two (2) photographs of applicant and two (2) photographs of any vehicle used in the peddling or solicitation, taken within sixty (60) days immediately prior to the date of filing application;

Kind of Photograph. Pictures of applicant shall be two (2) inches by two (2) inches showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;

H. Fingerprints—Character References. The fingerprints of the applicant and the names of at least two (2) reliable property owners of the county who will certify as to the applicant's good character and business respectability; or, in lieu of the names of references, such other available evidence as to the good character and business respectability of the applicant as will enable an investigator to properly evaluate the character and business responsibility;

I. Criminal Record. A statement as to whether or not applicant has been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance, other than Vehicle Code violations, the nature of each offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

At the time of filing with the city manager any application for a peddler's or solicitor's permit, the applicant shall, in order to qualify the application for filing, pay a fee in such amount as may have been prescribed by resolution of the city council, to defray the expense of investigation and processing.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

Upon receipt of the original application, the city manager shall cause such investigation of applicant's business and moral character to be made as he or she deems necessary for the protection of the public good.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

If, as a result of the investigation, applicant's character or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory, the city manager shall endorse on the application his or her disapproval and his or her reasons for it and shall notify applicant pursuant to Section 1.01.300 of this code that his or her application is disapproved and that no permit will be issued.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

Any person aggrieved by the action of the city manager in the denial of a permit shall have the right of appeal to the city council pursuant to Sections 2.04.100 through 2.04.130.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

If as a result of investigation, the character and business responsibility of applicant are found to be satisfactory, the city manager shall approve the application, execute a permit addressed to applicant for carrying on the business applied for, and deliver the permit to the applicant.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

To each such permit there shall be attached photographs of permittee and of any vehicle used in the business, the photographs to be identical with those filed by permittee with his or her application pursuant to Section 5.48.030(G).

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015; Ord. 10 § 1, 1982)

A city business license shall be obtained by every person in accordance with Chapter 3.28 of this code before any person shall engage in peddling or soliciting in the city.

(Ord. 526 § 11, 2015)