§ 47-19. License for sponsoring juvenile peddlers.

(a)

No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to engage in peddling except as provided in this section.

(b)

Except as provided in section 47-17(b), a license shall be obtained by a sponsoring person, company or organization for the conduct of any peddling business involving, in whole or in part, a sales force of one (1) or more persons under eighteen (18) years of age. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older peddling for a sponsor shall obtain an individual license as provided in section 47-17.

(c)

The sponsor shall be responsible for supervising and controlling the conduct of all persons, including juveniles, peddling under the sponsor's license. This responsibility shall extend to Code violations proscribed under section 47-18. The sponsor shall maintain visual contact with all juveniles at all times sponsored juveniles are peddling as the terms "peddler" and "peddling" are defined in section 47-16.

(d)

The sponsor shall provide to each juvenile in its sales force a badge or other easily readable form of identification, issued or approved by the department of excise and licenses, which identifies the name of the sponsor, the name of the juvenile, the juvenile's date of birth, and the juvenile's address, and which also contains a photograph of the juvenile. The sponsor shall require all juveniles in its sales force to wear such identification so that it is clearly visible at all times when the juveniles are peddling. The director of excise and licenses may establish and charge the reasonable cost of issuing such badges.

(e)

The sponsor shall be limited to peddling, through its sales force, food products, such as candies and snacks, which are prepackaged by the manufacturer and not requiring refrigeration; inexpensive household and novelty items; items handcrafted or prepared by members or beneficiaries of the sponsor; and magazine subscriptions.

(f)

Peddling under this section shall be limited to between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and one-half hour after sunset on school days, as scheduled by the School District No. 1. During any other time of the year, peddling under this section shall be limited to the hours set forth in section 47-18(d).

(g)

No sales under this section shall be conducted within that portion of the city bounded by and including the following streets at any time: Commencing at the intersection of Larimer Street and 20th Street; thence proceeding southwesterly on Larimer Street to Speer Boulevard; thence southerly on Speer Boulevard to 13th Street; thence southeasterly on 13th Street to Colfax Avenue to Lincoln Street; thence northerly on Lincoln Street to 20th Street; thence northwesterly on 20th Street to the intersection of 20th Street and Larimer Street.

(h)

The sponsor shall comply with the requirements of the Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act of 1971, currently codified as Article 12 of Title 83 C.R.S. (1998).

(i)

No juvenile under the age of twelve (12) shall be permitted to engage in peddling unless accompanied by their parent or guardian.

(Ord. No. 6-94, § 1, 1-3-94; Ord. No. 669-99, § 2, 9-7-99)