Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 2 Itinerant Vendors and Peddlers

For the purposes of this article, "itinerant vendor or peddler" shall mean a person not having a regularly established and fixed place of business or factory within the County, who travels from house to house, from place to place, or has a stand on any street, alley, or other place, and who sells or offers for sale any goods, merchandise, wares, foods, vegetables, fruits, groceries, beverages, medicines, or extracts for immediate delivery from stock in his possession.

(§ 71200, P.C.O.C., as amended by § 1, Ord. 79-354, eff. January 17, 1980)

Every person carrying on the business of itinerant vendor or peddler shall pay Two Hundred and 00/100ths ($200.00) Dollars per year as and for a license tax.

(§ 71201, P.C.O.C., as amended by § 1, Ord. 79-354, eff. January 17, 1980; as amended by § 1, Ord. 2010-1074, § 5, adopted July 13, 2010)

Each applicant for a license shall present a valid driver's license or other form of government-issued identification sufficient to establish the applicant's identify. If application for a license is made in the name of a business, the applicant shall list the names of all natural persons who shall be authorized to conduct business under such license, and the names of each such person shall be listed on the license. Each application for a license shall be granted if there is no evidence of bad character on the part of the applicant and if such application is accompanied by satisfactory proof that:

(a) The applicant's weighing or measuring equipment has been inspected and approved by the Sealer of Weights and Measures of the State or his deputy;

(b) The applicant has a valid sales tax permit if the merchandise to be sold is subject to State sales taxes; and

(c) The terms have been inspected and approved by the County Health Department if the merchandise to be sold consists of food items.

(§ 71202, P.C.O.C., as amended by § 1, Ord. 79-354, eff. January 17, 1980; as amended by § 6, Ord. 2010-1074, adopted July 13, 2010)

(§ 71203, P.C.O.C., repealed by § 1, Ord. 80-385, eff. July 31, 1980)

A license shall not be required for an itinerant vendor participating in any of the following events with the authorization of the event organizer:

(a) An outdoor festival operating with a festival license issued in accordance with Chapter 6.

(b) Any authorized activity which is undertaken completely within the boundaries of the Plumas County Fairgrounds.

(c) Art fairs formally recognized by the Board.

(d) Farmers markets formally recognized by the Board.

The license exemption provided by this section shall not exempt a vendor or peddler from any other requirements of local or state law, including, without limitation, collection of applicable sales tax, compliance with requirements for weights and measures, and any applicable public health requirements related to food sales.

(§ 71204, P.C.O.C., as amended by § 1, Ord. 79-354, eff. January 17, 1980; repealed by § 1, Ord. 80-385, eff. July 31, 1980, as amended by § 7, Ord. 2010-1074, adopted July 13, 2010)

The license requirements of this article shall not apply to persons selling products where the proceeds are to be used for recognized charitable or public purposes provided the person who obtains such proceeds from sales receives no part thereof for his or her services.

(§ 8, Ord. 2010-1074, adopted July 13, 2010)

It shall be unlawful for an itinerant vendor or peddler to conduct business on any property without having in his or her possession the written authorization of the property owner.

(§ 9, Ord. 2010-1074, adopted July 13, 2010)