PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
         Chap. 751.     Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers.
         Chap. 753.     Late Nights Sales.
         Chap. 755 .    Mobile Frozen Dessert Sales.
         Chap. 757.     Oil and Gas Wells. (Repealed)
         Chap. 759.     Explosives, Ammunition and Blasting Agents.
         Chap. 761.     Cigarette and Tobacco Vendors.
         Chap. 765.    Video Service Providers.
         Chap. 767 . Recreational Marijuana.
CHAPTER 751
Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
751.01    Definitions.
751.02    Peddling, soliciting or canvassing.
751.03    Organizational liability.
751.04    Display of registration card.
751.05    Sales on public ground.
751.06    Prosecution for violation.
751.99   Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
      Power to regulate peddlers, solicitors and vendors - see Ohio R.C. 751.61 et seq.
      Trespassing - see GEN. OFF. 642.12
      Disorderly conduct - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 648
   751.01 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)    "Person" means individuals, associations of individuals, partnerships, corporations, societies and trusts.
   (b)    "Peddler" means any person who travels door to door either by foot, automobile, truck, or any other type of conveyance and calls upon private residents, including any house, apartment or other dwelling within the City, taking or attempting to take orders for profit for the sale of goods, services, and merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever for immediate or future delivery or for services to be furnished and/or performed immediately or in the future.
   (c)    "Solicitor" means any person who seeks to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever by traveling door to door either by foot, automobile, truck, or any type of conveyance and calling upon private residences including any house, apartment or other dwelling with the City.
   (d)    "Canvasser" means any person who obtains or influences the opinions of the residents, political or otherwise, of the City by traveling door to door either by foot, automobile, truck or any other type of conveyance and calling upon private residences including any house, apartment or other dwelling in the City, but does not seek to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever.
   (e)    "Charitable" means and includes the words patriotic, philanthropic, social service, welfare, athletic, benevolent, educational, civic, fraternal, veterans, medical and social research, either actual or purported, or other non-profit organization.
   (f)    "Religious" and "religion" as used herein shall not include the word charitable, but shall be given their commonly accepted definitions.
   (g)    "Religious Organization" means any church, body of communicants or group that is not organized or operated for profit that gathers in common membership for regular worship and religious observance.
      (Ord. 2020-110. Passed 9-28-20.)
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