Ridgewood Chapter 218 requires mobile food vendors, peddlers, solicitors, and canvassers to register with the Village Clerk and visibly display a Village-issued identification card.
Adopted August 5, 2003, Chapter 218 makes it unlawful for any person or peddler, including mobile food vendors, to conduct trade or solicitation within the Village without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Village Clerk. Vendors must visibly display the Village-issued identification card at all times while operating. Charitable and nonprofit solicitors must additionally notify the Village Clerk in person and provide proof of nonprofit purpose. Vendors must depart from premises immediately upon being asked by the owner or occupant, and must respect any clearly displayed No Solicitors notice on a residence.
Operating a food truck or vending without a Village registration certificate, failing to display the ID card, or refusing to leave when requested by an owner.
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