(A) Uninvited peddling and soliciting prohibited. The practice of going in and upon the private residences of the village by canvassers, solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise and services, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owners or occupants of such private residences, for the purposes of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services or for the purpose of disposing of or peddling or hawking the same, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.
(B) Enforcement. The Chief of Police and the Division of Police are hereby required and directed to suppress and abate any such nuisance as is described in division (A) above.
(C) Invited peddling and soliciting; registration required.
(1) No canvasser, solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant or transient vendor of merchandise or services who is invited or requested to go in or upon a private residence in the village for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services or for the purpose of disposing of or peddling the same, shall go in or upon such private residence without first registering in the office of the Chief of Police and obtaining a permit to do so from him or her.
(2) The registration required by division (C)(1) hereof shall be made by filing with the Chief of Police on forms furnished for such purposes the following information:
(a) The name and home address of the applicant and his or her residence for five years next preceding the date of application;
(b) A brief description of the nature of the business and the goods or services offered;
(c) The name and address of the employer, with credentials from the employer showing the exact relationship;
(d) The length of time for which the privilege to do business is desired;
(e) The address of the party or parties inviting the applicant to go in or upon their private residence; and
(f) Such other information concerning the applicant and his or her business as may be reasonable and proper having regard to the nature of the privilege desired.
(D) Issuance of permit; fee, content and display.
(1) Each applicant who shows evidence of good character shall be furnished a permit upon the payment of him or her of a fee of $1. The permit shall indicate that the applicant has registered and shall also indicate the addresses of the parties inviting him or her to go in or upon their premises. No permittee shall go in or upon any premises not indicated on his or her permit.
(2) Each permittee shall at all times while peddling or hawking in the village incident to request or invitation carry upon his or her person his or her permit, and the same shall be exhibited by such permittee whenever he or she is requested to do so by any police officer or by any person solicited.
(E) Application of section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to officers or employers of the village, county, state, or federal government, or any subdivision thereof, when on official business, nor to any person who sells or offers to sell agricultural products of his or her own raising or merchandise of his or her own manufacture.
(F) Time limitations. No activity permitted under authority of this section shall commence prior to 9:00 a.m. nor continue after 5:00 p.m. This time limitation shall be stated on the permit.
(G) Revocation of permit.
(1) Permits issued under this section may be revoked by the Village Manager or Chief of Police for the following reasons:
(a) Fraud or misrepresentation contained in the registration;
(b) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements made in the course of conducting the activity;
(c) Violation of any of the provisions of this section or of these codified ordinances or of any state or federal law; or
(d) Conducting the business in any unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public;
(e) The permittee ceases to possess the qualifications and character required in this section for the original registration.
(2) The revocation of a permit shall be in addition to any penalty provided in division (F) below or any other penalty that may be imposed upon the permittee.
(F) Penalty. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues and with respect to each person or residence solicited.
(Ord. 798-08, passed 5-1-08)
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate, see R.C. §§ 715.61 et seq.
Charitable organizations, see R.C. Ch. 1716