709.01 License required
709.02 Application for license; issuance; fee.
709.03 License expiration and revocation.
709.04 Exemption from license and fee.
709.05 Registration; notification of canvassing.
709.06 Hours.
709.07 Misrepresentation.
709.08 Prohibition by occupant.
709.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to inspect food products - see Ohio R.C. 715.46
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.61 et seq.
Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1716
Frozen desserts - see Ohio R.C. 3717.51 et seq.
Littering - see Ohio R.C. 3767.20
Trespassing - see GEN. OFF. 541.05
No person shall sell or offer for sale, barter or exchange, or go from door to door soliciting the purchase of or gift of any goods or other articles of value or money or offering any services for hire or commission in any place, in, upon or along the streets or other public places within the City, unless such person is the holder of a license which is in full force and effect and issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Such person shall have such license with him at all times while exercising such calling and shall upon demand, exhibit the license to any police officer or official of this City or occupant of any residence or business establishment within the City being contacted or solicited.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
(a) Any person desiring to sell or offer for sale, barter or exchange, or to solicit from door to door, the purchase of or gift of any goods or other articles of value or money, or offering any services for hire or commission within the City, shall make application to the City Manager or his authorized representative. Such person shall furnish the following evidence of his identity and character:
(1) Name, present residence address, permanent or business address and telephone number.
(2) A brief description of the nature of the business and the kinds of goods or services to be peddled or solicited.
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant's employer and credentials showing authorization by or representation of such employer; if the applicant is self-employed, he shall so state.
(4) Two photographs of the applicant of appropriate size, two inches by two inches, one of which shall be attached at all times to the license, and the other for the records of the Police Department.
(5) Submission to fingerprinting by the Police Department for local police files and for the purpose of determining the criminal record, if any, of the applicant.
(b) A license shall be issued unless it is determined by the City Manager or his authorized representative that the applicant has willfully misrepresented his identity or intention, or has violated any section of this chapter, or has been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor involving force, violence, moral turpitude or in any way connected with the act of peddling or soliciting other than a traffic offense. The application and/or license fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) per year.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire on December 31st of the year of issuance and may be revoked or suspended at any time by the City Manager or his authorized representative, should the person to whom it is issued be found to have willfully misrepresented his identity or intention, or has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving force, violence, moral turpitude or in any way connected with the act of peddling or soliciting other than a traffic offense or has violated any section of this chapter.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
The following persons shall not be required to obtain a license or pay a license fee as provided in this chapter, but shall register with the Police Department as provided in Section 709.05.
(a) Any person soliciting or peddling newspapers or anything which such person has personally manufactured, raised or produced.
(b) Any person soliciting the rendering of personal services to be performed by the person so soliciting.
(c) Any person soliciting contributions for, or offering for sale, any goods or publications for a religious, charitable, civic, political or educational organization.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
(a) Every person subject to the provisions of this chapter, prior to soliciting or peddling from door to door within the City, shall register with the Police Department for identification purposes his name, address and telephone number. However, if the solicitation is on behalf of an organization only, the responsible officer thereof shall be required to register the name, address and telephone number of the organization.
(b) Such person or the responsible officer on behalf of an organization shall notify the Police Department personally, of the time period and the specific areas within the City in which soliciting or peddling from door to door will be conducted and no person shall peddle or solicit at any time without having given such specific prior notice, and no person shall peddle or solicit in an area or at a time not previously listed with the Police Department.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
No peddler or solicitor shall register a false or fictitious name or address, or shall represent by words or action that he is the employee, agent, partner or representative of any person or organization when in fact he is not the employee, agent, partner or representative of such person or organization.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
No person, while engaged in soliciting or peddling regulated by this chapter, shall knock at the door or ring the doorbell of any home, apartment or other dwelling unit in the City upon which is clearly displayed at the entrance a notice which reads "No Solicitors", or which otherwise clearly purports to prohibit peddlers, solicitors or vendors on the premises, unless such person is or has been invited upon the premises by the occupant thereof.
(Ord. 1996-14. Passed 3-20-96.)
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