737.01 Definitions.
737.02 Permit and license required.
737.03 Application.
737.04 Investigation; refusal or issuance.
737.05 Fees.
737.06 Exhibition of license.
737.07 Revocation and/or nonissuance of license.
737.08 Hours.
737.09 Resident prohibition by notice.
737.10 Exceptions.
737.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.61
Home solicitation sales - see Ohio R.C. 1345.21 et seq.
Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1716
Ice cream vendors - see BUS. REG. Ch. 721
(a) "Person" as used in this chapter includes the singular and the plural and shall include any person, firm or corporation, association, club, co-partnership or society, or any other organization.
(b) "Peddler" as used in this chapter means any person traveling either by foot, automobile, truck or another type of conveyance from place to place, door to door or street to street, taking or attempting to take orders by the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever for immediate or future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed immediately or in the future.
(c) "Solicitor" as used in this chapter includes any person who obtains or seeks to obtain funds by traveling door to door either by foot, automobile, truck or any other type of conveyance upon the private residence, including any house, apartment or other dwelling within the City. (Ord. 2017-54. Passed 6-12-17.)
No person shall engage in the business of peddler and/or solicitor as defined in Section 737.01 within the City without first obtaining a permit and license therefor as provided herein.
(Ord. 2017-54. Passed 6-12-17.)
Applicants for permit and license under this chapter must file a sworn application in writing on a form to be furnished by the Mayor which shall give the following information:
(a) Name and description of the applicant.
(b) Address (legal and local).
(c) A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods to be sold.
(d) If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship.
(e) The length of the time for which the right to do business is desired.
(f) Social security number of the applicant.
(Ord. 2017-54. Passed 6-12-17.)
(a) Upon receipt of the application, the original shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigation of the applicant's business and moral character to be made as he or she deems necessary for the protection of the public good.
(b) The Chief of Police may establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter in order to have conducted a required background check on all applicants for a peddler or solicitor license. In order for the City to receive this background check, applicants may be required to provide the City and any outside vendors performing background checks in Ohio with the proper documentation and information so that a background check can be performed and delivered to the City, including those vendors requiring paper fingerprint cards or electronic fingerprints for use in a "Web Check" or similar system.
(c) If the applicant's background is found to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall, upon payment of the prescribed license fee, deliver to the applicant his or her permit and issue a license. The license shall contain the signature and shall show the name, address and photograph of the licensee, the date of issuance and the length of time the same shall be operative, as well as the license number and other identifying description of any vehicle used in such peddling or soliciting. A permanent record of all licenses issued shall be kept by the Police Department.
(Ord. 2017-54. Passed 6-12-17.)
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