Redlands Municipal Code Art. II Itinerant Vendor or Transient Merchant

The words "itinerant vendor" and/or "transient merchant" shall be construed to mean and include all persons, both principal and agent, who engage in a temporary and transient business in the city selling goods, wares or merchandise from a location on the public streets or on a vacant lot or in a storeroom, store building or structure where such goods, wares or merchandise are on display for a period of not more than ninety (90) days or a place where temporary desk room is used and/or any temporary expedient is resorted to for temporary purposes as distinguished from a continuing or permanent business in the city. (Prior code § 2346)

The person, firm or corporation so engaged shall not be relieved from the provisions of section 5.44.220 of this chapter by reason of associating temporarily with any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer or by continuing such temporary, transient business in connection with or as a part of or in the name of any local dealer, trader, merchant or auctioneer. (Prior code § 2346.1)

The provisions of section 5.44.220 of this chapter shall not be applied to commercial travelers or selling agents selling goods to dealers, whether selling for present or future delivery, by sample or otherwise, nor to persons selling fruits, vegetables, butter, eggs or other farm or ranch products. (Prior code § 2346.2)

Every "itinerant vendor" and/or "transient merchant" as defined in section 5.44.190 of this chapter shall be required to and shall pay a license tax to the city in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per day, which license tax shall be initially paid for a period of thirty (30) days. (Prior code § 2347)

If such itinerant vendor and/or transient merchant continues in business for a longer period than thirty (30) days, then a license tax at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per day shall be paid for continuing periods of thirty (30) days each, but for no less a period of time than thirty (30) days. (Prior code § 2347.1)

Every itinerant vendor and/or transient merchant shall comply with all of the provisions contained in this chapter excepting sections 5.44.100 and 5.44.110 of this chapter. (Prior code § 2347.2)

Authority is vested in the city's finance director or the director's designee and any police officer of the city, to enter upon the premises where any of the sales herein provided for are being conducted, and to inspect, investigate and make an inventory of all merchandise being displayed, shown and offered for sale, and to inspect, examine and audit the books and accounts of the licensee insofar as they pertain to such sale and the goods so offered for sale; and any refusal, delay or failure by the licensee, his agents or employees or anyone acting for or on behalf of such licensee, to furnish all necessary information and opportunity to the officers, the finance director or the director's designee to make a thorough inspection, inventory, examination and/or audit, shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2718 § 20, 2009)