§ 9-24. Licenses and identification badges.

(a)

An itinerant merchant shall keep the license required by this article, the zoning compliance permit issued by the city's zoning department and the retail sales tax license conspicuously and prominently displayed, so as to be visible for inspection by patrons of the itinerant merchant, at the places or locations at which the goods are to be sold or offered for sale. A peddler shall have the license required by this article, the zoning compliance permit issued by the city's zoning department and the retail sales tax license with him at all times he offers goods for sale and must produce them upon the request of any customer, state and/or local revenue or law enforcement agent. A specialty market vendor shall keep the retail sales tax license conspicuously and prominently displayed, so as to be visible for inspection by patrons of the specialty market vendor, at the places or locations at which the goods are to be sold or offered for sale. A specialty market operator shall have the license required by this article available for inspection during all times that the specialty market is open and must produce it upon the request of any customer, state an/or local revenue or law enforcement agent.

Upon the request of any customer, state and/or local revenue or law enforcement agent, a peddler, itinerant merchant, specialty market operator or specialty market vendor shall provide its name and permanent address. If the peddler, itinerant merchant, specialty market operator or specialty market vendor is not a corporation, he shall, upon the request of any customer, state and/or local revenue or law enforcement agent, provide a valid driver's license, a special identification card issued under North Carolina G.S. Section 20-37.7, military identification or a passport bearing a physical description of the person named, reasonably describing the peddler, itinerant merchant, specialty market operator or specialty market vendor. If the peddler, itinerant merchant, specialty market operator or specialty market vendor is a corporation, it shall, upon the request of any customer, state and/or local revenue or law enforcement agent, give the name and registered agent of the corporation and the address of the registered office of the corporation, as filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State.

(b)

In addition to the license, the city shall issue an identification badge to every merchant. Merchants shall display their badges in such a way that the badges may be easily read while doing business. If a badge becomes damaged or obscured, the merchant shall return it to the city immediately for replacement.

(c)

Licenses, permits and identification badges shall be used only by the merchant to whom they were issued and may not be transferred to any other person.

(Ord. of 6-25-90, § 10; Ord. No. 2009-17, § 5, 5-11-09; Ord. No. 2019-16 , § 5, 4-8-19)