[RP TownTalk] What is the Town's policy on selling stuff on your lawn?

[Sarah Wayland and Alan Thompson]

Quoting Lou King <lking at knob.com>:

> Yes, if you call the town, 301 927 6381, and talk to Code Enforcement
> they can "advise what is Riverdale town's policy for selling stuff on
> our lawn on a daily basis."
>
> This would provide you the "Official" policy not someone's opinion of
> what the policy is.

Or you can look in the Town Code, which is posted on-line at:  
http://ci.riverdale-park.md.us/AboutRiverdalePark/LawsOfTown/default.html

In there, I found:

§ 42-1. License required. [Amended 11-3-75; 6-1-81; 6-15-84. Amended  
2-6-95, effective 2-26-95.] No person, firm, partnership, association,  
or corporation located in or operating from or in the Town of  
Riverdale Park shall barter, sell, or otherwise dispose of for any  
valuable consideration or offer for sale any goods, chattels, wares,  
or other merchandise or services, or operate or engage in the  
soliciting of a business, which is defined as any commercial,  
industrial, service, professional, or retail establishment or activity  
operated for profit, without first obtaining a license from the town  
in the manner and form prescribed for the purpose; provided, however,  
that this requirement shall not apply to activities conducted on  
behalf of the Riverdale Fire Department, Inc., or for exclusively  
religious, charitable, or educational purposes.

-Sarah