§ 14-188. Licenses.

(a)

Every itinerant vendor desiring to do business in the city shall, upon application in proper form, and the payment of an investigative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in addition to the required license fee , receive an itinerant vendor's license authorizing him to do business in the city for a period of thirty (30) days. Such license shall be issued no sooner than five (5) days following the date of such application.

(b)

Such license shall set forth a copy of the application upon which it is granted. The license shall not be transferable, nor permit more than one (1) person to sell goods as an itinerant vendor, either by agent or clerk, or in any other way than in person, but any licensee may have the assistance of one (1) or more persons, who may aid him in conducting his business, but not act for him or without him.

(c)

Applications for licenses shall be sworn to, shall disclose the names and residences of the owners, or persons in whose interest such business is conducted, and a record shall be kept by the city of all licenses issued upon such applications, which shall be open for public inspection, unless otherwise provided by law. The application for a license shall be accompanied by a report or transcript of the applicant's criminal record, issued by the state highway patrol, which report or transcript shall be dated not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such application.

(d)

Before selling under such itinerant vendor's license, an itinerant vendor shall obtain the required state license. A city and/or county license will not be issued until the required state license is provided.

(Ord. No. 10788, § 2, 9-21-87; Ord. No. 11497, § 15, 5-7-2001; Ord. No. 12178 , § 1, 11-16-2015, eff. 1-1-2016)