Ballston, NY · Saratoga County
Vendor, Hawker, and Peddler License Application
This application is for people seeking a Town of Ballston license to sell goods or perform services as a vendor, hawker, peddler, or solicitor.
What this form is
The application requests the applicant’s name, age, address, contact information, business details, goods or services, distribution method, vehicle information, and desired license duration. The ordinance requires a license before covered vending or solicitation in Ballston. Applicants who accept advance payment may need to provide a bond, and applications for sales from a stationary location go to the Building Department and require additional site information.
Who needs it
People seeking to vend, hawk, peddle, or solicit covered goods or services in Ballston need to apply, unless an ordinance exemption applies.
How to submit it
File the written application with the Town Clerk. For sales from a stationary location, make the application to the Building Department.
About notarization
This application is signed without a notary; it is treated as the equivalent of an affidavit, and no separate notarized attachment is specified.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download The Application
Download the Vendor, Hawker, and Peddler License Application PDF.
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Complete The Application
Provide the requested applicant, business, goods or services, distribution, vehicle, and license-duration information.
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Gather Required Materials
Include the weights-and-measures certificate; advance-payment solicitors also need a bond. Stationary-location applicants must provide the listed site information.
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Submit The Application
File it with the Town Clerk, or apply to the Building Department for sales from a stationary location.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Vendor, Hawker, and Peddler License Application?
- No. The application is signed without a notary and is treated as the equivalent of an affidavit; no separate notarized attachment is specified.
- How do I submit the application?
- File the written application with the Town Clerk. For sales from a stationary location, make the application to the Building Department.
- What information does the application ask for?
- It asks for applicant and business details, goods or services, distribution method, vehicle information, desired license duration, and other pertinent information.
- What additional materials may be required?
- The ordinance calls for a weights-and-measures certificate. Solicitors taking advance payment must also provide a bond, and stationary-location applicants must provide specified site information.
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