(A) No person shall engage in solicitation or peddling upon any private property after having been asked by the owner or occupant thereof to leave the property.
(B) No person shall engage in peddling or solicitation upon any private premises of residence or business located thereon if the premises or residence is posted against solicitation or peddling by means of a notice, prominently displayed, upon which is printed the following legend: “NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS.”
(1) A private property shall be deemed to be so posted against solicitation or peddling if there is exhibited, on or near the main entrance to the property or on or near the main door to any structure located thereon, a sign, at least one and one-half inches by four inches in size and with letters at least one-third the height, which bears the legend.
(2) Signs complying with the size requirements shall be made available, at cost and at the office of the City Collector, to persons requesting the same.
(C) No person who engages in solicitation or peddling shall use any plan, scheme or ruse or make any statement, which indicates or implies that the purpose of the person’s solicitation is other than to obtain orders for or to make sales of goods or services.
(D) No person who engages in solicitation or peddling shall misrepresent the right of a buyer to rescind or cancel a sale under the provisions of applicable law.
(E) (1) No person shall engage in commercial solicitation or peddling at any time prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., local time, on any weekday, or at any time on Sunday or on a state or national holiday.
(2) No person shall engage in fund soliciting at any time prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., local time.
(F) No peddler or solicitor shall cheat, deceive or fraudulently misrepresent any product or the price thereof, whether through himself or herself or through his or her employee, while acting as a peddler or solicitor in the city, or barter, sell or peddle any goods, merchandise or wares other than those specified in his or her license application.
(G) No peddler or solicitor shall interfere with either vehicular or pedestrian traffic on the public right-of-way.
(H) No peddler or solicitor shall peddle or solicit by shouting or by using any sound device, including bells or amplifying systems, in connection with his or her peddling or soliciting.
(I) It shall be unlawful for any peddler, solicitor or any other person or entity licensed pursuant to this chapter to purchase any catalytic converter from any person or entity other than a duly licensed automotive related business as defined in Chapter 809 of this code.
(Ord. passed 7-11-1983; Ord. 93-60, passed 10-12-1993; Ord. 95-22, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 15-20, passed 4-14-2015) Penalty, see § 860.99