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BILL NO. 35
ORDINANCE NO. 2850
AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CALDWELL CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 06- 05 -01, PERTAINING TO THE DEFINITION
OF A "PEDDLER" OR "VENDOR "; AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, SECTION
06- 05 -07, RELATING TO PEDDLER LICENSING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS;
AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 06- 05 -10, RELATING TO THE
INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WOULD
DISQUALIFY AN APPLICANT; AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 06-
05-11, RELATING TO LICENSE FEES AND REQUIRING THAT LICENSES BE
CARRIED BY LICENSEES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS,
ORDERS AND PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Caldwell, County of
Canyon, State of Idaho:
Section 1: That Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 06 -05 -01 of the Caldwell City Code is amended
as follows:
06- 05 -01: DEFINITION:
PEDDLER OR VENDOR: Any person traveling by foot, motor vehicle or any other type
of conveyance from place to place, from house to house or from street to street, carrying,
conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, food or farm products or
provisions, offering and exposing the same or any services for sale or making sales and
delivering articles to purchasers. This Article shall not apply to those persons who leave
flyers, pamphlets or handbills advertising goods or services and inviting contact from the
intended consumer, but who do not make direct contact with the potential consumer.
Section 2: That Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 06 -05 -07 of the Caldwell City Code is amended
as follows:
06- 05 -07: LICENSE APPLICATION:
(1) Application for a license to be issued under the provisions of this article shall be made
to the city clerk and shall eeirccciirir statemen �- wixv@ riiiirg the type m-- vasircess
ntem late .state:
a. The name and address of the applicant and all persons associated with him or
her in his or her business.
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b. The type of business for which the license is desired.
c. A general description of the thin or r things to be sold.
(2) Applicant will need to show proof of a state of Idaho resale number.
(3) Each applicant must file with his application one (1) recent passport-sized photograph
of himself, a copy of which shall be included on the license when issued, the original
being retained with the implication filed with the City Clerk. Each licensee shall at all
times have his license with him and shall exhibit the same upon request.
(4) To determine the suitability of prospective applicants for a license under this article
pursuant to Idaho Code § 67 -3008 and to congressional enactment Public Law 92 -544,
each applicant shall request from the Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal
Identification a fingerprint -based national background check, understanding that said
fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and directing that
the results be sent directly to the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell. The City Clerk is
authorized to receive said criminal history information for the purpose of evaluating the
Uplicant's fitness for licensing under this Article. As required by state and federal law,
further dissemination or other use of the criminal history information is prohibited.
(5) If a vehicle will be used b the he applicant in relation to any of the activities covered by
this Article either directly or indirectly, and including simply in transportation to and
from an area where the applicant will be traveling on foot then satisfactory proof of
registration and current insurance on said vehicle must be shown at the time of
implication Where multiple applicants will be sharing a single vehicle, such fact should
be stated on the application and at least one of the applicants must produce the required
documentation at the time of application.
(6) If the sale or advertising of the applicant's goods is made from a motor vehicle, the
the applicant must submit an official Idaho driver's license record, obtainable from the
Idaho transportation department and issued within thirty (30) days prior to the city
clerk's receipt of the application.
Section 3: That Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 06 -05 -10 of the Caldwell City Code is amended
as follows:
06- 05 -10: INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT:
(Upon receipt of application, or application renewal, the city clerk shall refer the
application to the chief of police, who shall cause an investigation to determine the
validity and completeness of information presented on the application. The chief of
police shall endorse upon the application the findings of the investigation and return it to
the city clerk within five (5) working days. Where an application for renewal of a license
is involved and the application is completed and submitted prior to the expiration of the
previous license, and where the city clerk has received no complaints or allegations of
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any violation of this chapter or other laws by the applicant, the clerk may approve the
renewal application administratively once, without referral of the application to the chief
of police and without the submittal of an additional fingerprint -based national
background check. Any subsequent application for renewal shall be treated in all
respects as a new application with referral of the application to the chief of police and
must be accompanied by a newly issued fingerprint -based national background check
(2) No person shall be issued a license when that person:
(a) Is under the age of eighteen 0 8) years;
(b) Has been within five (5) years prior to the date of making application for such
license convicted of paid any fines been placed on probation received a deferred
sentence received a withheld judgment, completed any sentence of confinement, or
suffered the forfeiture of a bond for an felony;
elony;
(c) Has been within five (5) years prior to the date of making application for such
license convicted of paid any fine been placed on probation, received a deferred
sentence received a withheld judgment completed any sentence of confinement, or
suffered the forfeiture of a bond for any misdemeanor, involving:
1. The use of force against the persons or property of another;
2. The threat of force against the persons or property of another;
3. Theft or larceny;
4. The use, possession or sale of illicit drugs;
5. Possession of a concealed weapon; or
6. Illicit sexual lewd or obscene activity or materials, including, but not
limited to violations of Idaho Code §§ 18 -919, 18 -1515, 18 -4103 through 4105,
or 18 -4116.
(d) Has, at the time of such application an outstanding warrant;
(e) Has had a similar license revoked by the city other city of this state or
of the United States within the preceding five (5) years.
Section 4: That Chapter 6, Article 5, Section 06 -05 -11 of the Caldwell City Code is amended
as follows:
06- 05 -11: LICENSE FEE LICENSE SHALL BE CARRIED
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LU_A per person license fee shall be paid in an amount established by resolution of the
city council, valid for thfee (3 ` meat °twelve (12) months The fee for an application for
renewal of a license shall be as set forth by resolution of the city council.
(2) Every person licensed under this section shall have with him or her while engaged in
such business the license received by him or her from the city clerk and shall produce the same at
the request of any city official or at the request of any individual within the City of Caldwell to
whom he or she is exhibiting his or her goods or selling or attempting to sell same. The license
shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place if the licensee is using a vehicle_ Ar. A h di fig in hi
business and et4erwise must be kept by the pefsen and exhibited at an) time upon request.
Section 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and in effect from and after January 1, 2011.
Section 6: This ordinance is hereby declared to be severable. If any portion of this ordinance
is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue
in full force and effect and shall be read to carry out the purposes of the ordinance before the
declaration of partial invalidity.
Section 7: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed, rescinded and annulled.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, this 6th day of
December, 2010.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, this 6th day of
December, 2010.
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Mayor Garret L. Nancolas
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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