219.2004
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMMENCEMENT OF SUPREME
COURT ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH
TRANSIENT MERCHANT VIOLATIONS
RESOLUTION NO.: 219, 2004
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, by Local Law No. 6 of 1995, the Town of Queensbury duly enacted a Transient
Merchants, Transient Merchants Markets and Peddlers, Solicitors Law (Transient Merchants Law),
and
WHEREAS, in recent years the Town has seen an increase in violations of the Transient
Merchants Law, and
WHEREAS, it appears that at times a business decision is being made that it is cheaper and
easier to violate the law and face penalties rather than to apply for a proper Transient Merchants
License, and
WHEREAS, the Transient Merchants Law is an important law which protects the public from
unscrupulous merchants including sellers of stolen goods, and
WHEREAS, it appears that in the past year, violations of the Transient Merchants Law have
resulted in losses to individual victims of thousands of dollars, and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to take a proactive stand to protect the public by vigorously
enforcing the Transient Merchants Law, particularly by seeking injunctions in Supreme Court to
immediately close down illegal transient merchant operations and transient merchant markets,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, for a period of one year from the date of this Resolution, the Queensbury Town
Board hereby empowers the Town Supervisor to direct Town Counsel to initiate Supreme Court
action anytime there is a violation of the Transient Merchants Law which is not addressed upon
issuance of a Notice of Violation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor
and/or Town Counsel to take such action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 19 day of April, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT : None