(A) Permit required. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to solicit for personal gain upon the streets or any other public property, or upon private property without the permission of the owner, proprietor, or person in control of said private property without first obtaining a permit from the Police Department. The issuance of a permit shall not affect the obligation of the permittee to obtain permission of an owner of private property to be upon the premises if otherwise required.
(B) False statements. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any solicitor to make a false statement of material fact for the purpose of solicitation.
(C) Exempt activity. This chapter shall not apply to transactions between family members or mutual acquaintances; or any matter that is not soliciting, as defined in § 114.01 of this chapter.
(D) Possession of permit. A permit holder shall keep his or her permit in his or her possession when soliciting and shall exhibit his or her permit when requested to do so by any solicited individual or any law enforcement officer.
(E) Permit not transferrable. Permits are not transferrable. It shall be a violation to give a permit to another person, or to possess a permit issued to another person unless the person receiving or possessing the permit of another is the parent, step-parent, or guardian of the permit holder, or is acting at the request of a parent, step-parent, or guardian of the permit holder.
(Ord. passed 2-8-2021) Penalty, see § 114.99