Sierra County Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Business Licenses and Prohibitions

Prior legislation: Ords. 1, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29, 31, 32, 39, 41, 47, 50, 66, 96, 128, 129, 195.

A. The Board of Supervisors finds that to protect the public against nuisance, fraud, and crime it is necessary to prohibit solicitation at private residences and to license the businesses of hawker, itinerant peddler, itinerant vendor, junk dealer, and second-hand dealer to provide the Sheriff with information helpful to law enforcement.

B. The Board of Supervisors finds that to prevent interference with the work of county employees it is necessary to prohibit solicitation of county employees while they are working, unless such solicitation is for goods or services to be provided to the county and not personally to the employee. (Ord. 481, eff. 1/6/77; Ord. 472, eff. 10/1/76; Prior code § 61100)

It is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for any person to solicit orders for the sale of goods or services, whether for immediate sale and delivery or for subsequent sale or delivery, at private residences where the owners or occupants have not requested or invited such solicitation. (Ord. 481, eff. 1/6/77; Prior code § 61101.1)

It is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for any person to solicit orders for the sale of goods or services, whether for immediate sale and delivery or for subsequent sale or delivery, from county employees while they are working, unless such solicitation is for goods or services to be provided to the county and not personally to the employee. (Ord. 481, eff. 1/6/77; Prior code § 61101.2)

Every person required to procure a license pursuant to this chapter shall furnish such information as is required on the application form provided by the Sheriff. (Ord. 481, eff. 1/6/77; Ord. 472, eff. 10/1/76; Prior code § 61102)

Every person acting as a junk dealer or second-hand dealer shall provide once a week to the Sheriff such information as is required on the reporting form provided by the Sheriff. (Ord. 472, eff. 10/1/76; Prior code § 61103)

Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be in the possession of the licensee at all times during the carrying on of business and shall be available to any peace officer for inspection upon request. (Ord. 472, eff. 10/1/76; Prior code § 61104)

A. The Sheriff may summarily revoke any license for any violation of the requirements of this chapter by personally serving upon the licensee or by mailing to the licensee at the address furnished in the application a written notice of revocation. Such notice shall state the reason for revocation and shall inform the licensee that the revocation may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors in writing within 10 days after revocation. Revocation shall be effective upon personal service or upon the third day after mailing.

B. Any license revocation may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors within 10 days after revocation by lodging with the Clerk of the Board within such time a written notice stating the reason for appealing the revocation. The Board of Supervisors shall hear the appeal at its next regular meeting following seven days after the appeal has been filed. The Board of Supervisors may sustain the revocation, reinstate the license unconditionally, or reinstate the license subject to meeting specified conditions. (Ord. 473, eff. 9/2/76; Prior code § 61106)