§ 165-8. License conditions.  


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  • Each license issued under the provisions of this chapter is subject to the following conditions:
    A. 
    No person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall stand in or upon or park a motor vehicle in or upon or display his goods, wares or merchandise in or upon any street or sidewalk in the Town of Franklin or within 20 feet of the side line of any street, for more than 20 minutes, at one location. At the end of said time, said person shall move at least 500 feet and shall not return to any location where he has previously operated for at least four hours.
    B. 
    No person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall sell any goods, wares or merchandise in or upon any street or sidewalk within the Town of Franklin within 500 feet of a business selling the same or similar goods, wares or merchandise.
    C. 
    Each license shall state with specificity the place or places at which it shall be valid, the hours of operation at each such place and the specific goods, wares or merchandise which are to be offered for sale at such places and during such times.
    D. 
    No license may be transferred or assigned by the licensee, but a licensee may have the assistance of one or more persons in conducting his business, who may aid him but not act for him or without him.
    E. 
    Public disturbance and threats to health and safety prohibited. No sale, barter, display for sale, or carrying for sale shall be permitted by any licensee, if such activities create a threat to the physical safety of patrons, purchasers or passersby, or if the activities of patrons or purchasers create a threat to the physical safety of others. No person hawking, peddling, or carrying or exposing any article for sale shall cry his wares to the disturbance of the peace and comfort of the inhabitants of the Town, nor carry or convey such articles in any manner that will tend to injure or disturb the public health or comfort nor otherwise than in vehicles and receptacles which are neat and clean and do not leak.
    F. 
    Town land. No sale, barter, display for sale, or carrying for sale shall be permitted, and no licensee shall operate, upon any public street or way, the Town Common, or any other Town land, without a license issued under this chapter. The license shall be maintained in the possession of each licensee during business operations and shall be provided to any police officer or Town enforcement official upon request.
    G. 
    Private property. No sale, barter, display for sale, or carrying for sale shall be permitted, and no licensee vendor shall operate, upon any private property without a license issued under this chapter and the written permission of the owner of said property. Both the license and a copy of such written permission shall be maintained in the possession of each licensee during business operations and shall be provided to any police officer or Town enforcement official upon request.
    H. 
    Each license issued under this chapter shall expire on the first day of January next following its issuance, unless sooner surrendered or revoked.