Section 320:2 Prohibition; Selling on State Property; Contracts Void; Penalty. - New Hampshire Statutes

No hawker or peddler shall sell or barter or carry for sale or barter, or expose therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, unless he holds a license to do so as herein provided. No person may operate as a hawker or a peddler in any building or on any land owned, leased, or controlled by the state, except as provided in RSA 186-B:13. Any person violating this section shall, notwithstanding the provisions of title LXII, be guilty of a violation and fined not more than $500. The clerk of the district or municipal court shall dispose of fines so collected by the court as provided in RSA 502:14 or RSA 502-A:8. Any contract relating to household repairs and improvements or for siding for any building or residence solicited by any person who has not obtained the licenses as herein provided shall be void and unenforceable, and any sale or barter of any goods, wares or merchandise by any such person shall be voidable. Provided further that any time before midnight, at the expiration of 3 business days following the signing of any solicited home repair, home improvement installment contract or cash sale of $25 or more by the parties solicited or the owner, the parties solicited or the owner may serve a notice of cancellation upon the licensee or principal vendor.

Source. 1931, 102:1. RL 188:2. RSA 320:2. 1969, 481:2. 1973, 558:2. 1983, 383:67. 1991, 254:4, eff. Aug. 9, 1991.