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How do I apply for a Peddlers, Hawkers, Solicitors, or Canvasser’s License?

License Term: (1) year from date of issue
Registration Fee: $25.00
Peddler/Hawker Fee: $100.00

Fees will be waived for charitable or religious non-profit organizations which are exempt from the payment of taxes under the regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.

A non-profit organization must submit proof that it is a non-profit organization as a condition of being exempt from payment of registration and licensing fees.

PEDDLER, HAWKER, AND VENDOR – Any person, whether or not a resident of the Town of Hammonton, traveling about and through the Town of Hammonton, either by foot, by vehicle, or by any manner, means, or method, who shall go from house to house, place to place, or street to street, conveying or transporting goods, products, wares, merchandise, food, or drink, or any product thereof, offering or exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers, or who engages in any of the foregoing activities from a stationary location on the street or other public place.

SOLICITOR OR CANVASSER – Any person, whether or not a resident of the Town of Hammonton, who goes from house to house, from place to place, or from street to street, whether on foot or by conveyance of any kind, nature or sort, soliciting, taking, or attempting to take orders for the sale of services, goods, wares, merchandise, food, or drink, or any products thereof, or property of any kind or nature whatsoever, for future performance or delivery, whether or not such individual has, carries, or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such order, and whether or not he is collecting advance payments on such sales or orders, or who engages in any of the foregoing activities, from a stationary location on the street or other public place.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours. The following is a list of information which will be required:

 

  • Description of the nature of the business and goods to be sold, literature to be distributed, or services to be rendered, including orders to be solicited or taken for future delivery of goods or performance of service
  • Place where the good(s) or property to be sold, or orders taken for the sale, are manufactured or produced
  • Applicant must submit a current photograph taken within sixty (60) days immediately prior to the filing of the application.
  • Copy of Social Security Card
  • Copy of Birth Certificate (include legal name change)
  • Copy of Residency Verification (i.e. utility bills, medical, prescription, rent receipts, etc.)
  • Copy of Driver’s License
  • Copy(ies) of Vehicle Registration
  • Copy(ies) of Vehicle Insurance
  • Photograph
  • Proof of Registration with the New Jersey Division of Taxation and a copy of a valid certificate of Authority to Collect Sales Tax

ALL ISSUED LICENSES SHALL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED. LICENSES SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE AND MUST BE SURRENDERED AFTER EXPIRATION BEFORE A RENEWAL LICENSE CAN BE ISSUED.


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Peddlers, Hawkers, Solicitors, or Canvasser’s License Application
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