(A) All persons desiring to solicit at five or more dwelling units in the City during any eight-hour period shall file with the City Recorder a registration statement on forms provided by the City Recorder containing the following information:
(1) The name of the person registering and desiring to solicit;
(2) Whether the person registering is a natural person, partnership, corporation, or association, and:
(a) If a natural person, the business or residence address and telephone number of the person;
(b) If a partnership, the names of all partners and the principal business address and telephone number of each partner;
(c) If a corporation, the person registering must state whether it is organized under the laws of the state or is a foreign corporation, and must show the mailing address, business location, telephone number, name of the individual in charge of the Portland area office of such corporation, and the registered agent of the corporation, and the names of all officers and directors or trustees of said corporation, and, if a foreign corporation, the place of incorporation; or
(d) If an association, the registration statement shall show the association’s principal business address and telephone number, if any, and shall show names and principal business or residence addresses and telephone numbers of all members of the association, unless they exceed ten in number, in which case the application shall so state and the person registering may alternatively list the names and principal business or residence addresses and telephone numbers of the officers and directories or trustees of the association. If the association is part of a multi-state organization or association, the mailing address and business location of its central office shall be given, in addition to the mailing address and business location of its Portland area office;
(3) A brief description of the nature of the organization if the person registering is a partnership, association, or corporation and an explanation from all persons of the intended purpose of the solicitation;
(4) The names, mailing address, and telephone number of all individuals who will be in direct charge or control of the solicitation and the number of persons who will be actually involved in the solicitation activity. One of the named individuals shall be designated to receive any notice or communication from the City or the public concerning the solicitation activities;
(5) The time period within which the solicitation is to be made, giving the date of the beginning of solicitation and its projected conclusion;
(6) A description of the methods and means by which the solicitation is to be accomplished and the approximate locations and dates on which those locations will be visited;
(7) The names of any other cities in which the person registering has solicited with the past five years, but in the event that the person registering has solicited in more than five other cities, the person registering may list the five cities located closest to the City;
(8) A statement that if a certificate of registration is granted, such certificate will not be used as or represented to be an endorsement by the City or any of its officers or employees;
(9) The names of any officer, director, trustee, partner, corporation, or any current agent or employee engaging in the solicitation who has signed a consent decree or order in the last five years or who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude within the past five years, and the nature of the offense, or consent decree or order, the state where the conviction, or consent decree or order occurred, and the year of such conviction, or consent decree or order;
(10) An explanation of the reasons. If the person registering is unable to provide any of the foregoing information, why such information is not available; and
(11) The registration statement must be signed by the applicant, if the person registering is an individual; if the person registering is a partnership, by a partner; if a person registering is a corporation or an association, by an officer. The individual signing the registration statement shall sign the statement and swear or affirm before a state notary that he or she has carefully read the registration statement and that all the information contained therein is true and correct.
(B) Registration statement and information submitted with the registration statement are public records available for public inspection during normal City business hours.
(C) Door-to-door salespersons will file a business license with the City in lieu of registration as described in § 111.05.
(Ord. 504, passed 2-13-1989) Penalty, see § 111.99