Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS›Chapter 6.54 — PEDDLER PERMIT ORDINANCE
San Jose Municipal Code Part 2 General Provisions
San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose
Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.54.100 - Peddler categories.¶
A. This chapter shall regulate the conduct of the following categories of peddling:
Pedestrian peddlers;
Motor vehicle-based peddlers;
Mobile unit peddlers;
Approved location peddlers;
Annual or special events peddlers;
Flower peddlers.
B. Ice cream trucks, unless otherwise specified, are regulated under Chapter 6.39 of the code.
(Ords. 25115, 28534, 30319.)
6.54.110 - Peddler business permit required.¶
A. It shall be unlawful for a person to maintain, manage, operate, conduct, control, engage in or own a peddler business that operates within the city unless the business is maintained and operated in strict compliance with a valid peddler's business permit issued by the chief of police, the regulations issued by the city manager, and in accordance with any other requirements of the State of California or County of Santa Clara.
B. A peddler business permit is a business permit for purposes of Chapter 6.02 of the code.
(Ords. 25115, 28534, 29253.)
6.54.120 - Peddler business permittee responsibility.¶
The act or omission of any permittee's partner, owner, associate, director, manager, officer, agent or employee is for all purposes the act or omission of the permittee regulated by this chapter.
(Ords. 25115, 28534.)
6.54.130 - Peddler employee license required.¶
A. It shall be unlawful for a person, other than the permittee, to peddle without having first obtained a peddler employee license issued by the chief of police.
B. It shall be unlawful for any permittee or any operator, manager, owner or employee of a peddler business to allow or tolerate any person who does not have a peddler employee license from working for or under the direction of, or on behalf of, or as an agent of the peddler business.
C. For purposes of peddling, a natural person holding a valid peddler business permit is deemed to also have a peddler employee license.
(Ords. 25115, 28534.)
6.54.140 - Approved location permit required.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle from a fixed location on any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, unless that person obtains an approved location permit from the chief of police as provided for in this chapter.
(Ords. 25115, 28534.)
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