§ 5.12.050. Christmas tree and similar sales.*

A.

No person, whether principal or agent, who engages in temporary or transient business, shall offer for sale, expose for sale or sell any article in any open area, alley or vacant lot, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such items as wreaths, flowers, Christmas trees or Christmas decorations, unless such person has first obtained a license therefor from the city clerk as provided by Section 5.12.020.

B.

This section shall not apply to any person who is assessed, or is liable to assessment for personal property taxes, as of January 1st in the year in which the sales referred to above are to be made.

C.

Religious, fraternal and charitable organizations, as determined by the city council, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. Persons engaged in interstate commerce shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

D.

No person may sell flowers, flowering plants (real, artificial, cultivated or uncultivated) or any items pertaining to the business of a florist in the city of Revere unless:

1.

Such person possesses a permanent occupancy permit for a building or structure as a florist in the city of Revere;

2.

The holder of any permanent business occupancy permit who sells flowers or flowering plants only from inside said building.

Any other person including a duly licensed transient vendor under the provisions of Chapter 101, Section 3 of the Massachusetts General Laws who wishes to sell flowers, flowering plants or related items, shall apply to the city council for a temporary license upon a form approved by the city solicitor, and such forms shall be accompanied by a two thousand dollar application fee. The holder of such temporary license shall only sell from inside a building and such license shall remain in force so long as the licensee continuously keeps and exposes for sale in the city such goods or merchandise, but not later than the first day of January following the date of the issuance of said license. The city council shall issue said license upon such other conditions as it deems appropriate; revocation, suspension or modification of such license shall not be made until after a hearing, upon three days written notice mailed certified mail to the address of the license holder as stated on the application. Anyone who violates this revision shall be punished pursuant to city ordinance.

(C.O.93-236 § 1; C.O. 85-4 § 33; C.O. 83-52 §§ 30, 78; C.O. 81-182 § 2; prior revision § 9-15)

*  As to the prohibition of the sale of Christmas trees in or near gasoline stations, see § 8.16.120 of this revision.