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Board asks staff to revise transient merchant license; concerns raised about enforcement and intrusive application fields

Harris Township Board of Supervisors · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors questioned enforcement practicality, data fields (Social Security number, birth data), and whether every vendor employee should hold a separate license; staff will revise the draft and return with streamlined language and suggested enforcement options.

Board members and vendors discussed a proposed transient retail merchant license ordinance intended to regulate temporary vendors, food trucks and event merchants.

Several supervisors and the business community objected to some application fields (for example, Social Security number, place and date of birth) and argued the form should be streamlined. A…

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