PEDDLERS LICENSE
Give application upon payment of the $15.00 investigation fee. (Note receipt of $15.00 on bottom of first sheet). NO $15.00 CHARGE FOR RENEWAL APPLICATIONS.
PEDDLER is one who goes from place to place, house to house, street to street or who occupies private property to sell goods, wares, merchandise, meats, fish, fruit, flowers, plants, trees, vegetables, truck garden or farm products NOT grown on his own Bristol farm and has the items with him for immediate sale.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicant must provide a color photograph (2” x 2”) taken within the past 60 days of head and shoulders.
2. Person must have background check through Police Department and Chief of Police must sign approval sheet.
3. If peddler is selling food or beverages, Director of Health must sign for food handlers. (There is a charge in the Health Dept. for food handlers also).
4. A Certificate of Insurance must be submitted and approved by the City of Bristol Comptroller’s Office.
EXEMPTIONS:
Sales to retail or wholesale establishments.
Person having a regular place of business within the City the past 12 months.
One who takes orders or sells for a person having a regular business in the past 12 months.
Farmers and gardeners selling produce from their Bristol farms.
Non-Profit organizations approved by the State.
Tag sales by residents of Bristol.
Certain items sold by veterans (see Sec. 17-21) eligible for exemption under C.G.S. Sec. 21-30 and are residents of Connecticut.
FEES:
$250 for one year from the date of issuance. No shorter period of time. Renewals must comply with above regulations.