709.05 Adult attendant required.
709.06 Permitted hours for peddling.
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.
Home solicitation sales - see Ohio R.C. 1345.21 et seq.
Charitable solicitation sales - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1716
Trespassing - see GEN. OFF. 537.06
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Peddler” 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, who is either taking or attempting to take orders for profit by the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise or personal property of any nature, including without limitation periodicals, and other articles and publications, whatsoever for immediate or future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed immediately or in the future and/or obtains or seeks to obtain funds for any cause whatsoever upon the private residences, including any house, apartment or other dwelling, within the City, subject to the exclusions contained within Section 709.01(b) of the Celina Codified Ordinances.
(b) “Peddler” does not mean any person/entity who attempts to make personal contact with a resident at his or her residence without prior specific invitation or appointment from the resident, for the purpose of attempting to enlist support for or against a particular religion, philosophy, ideology, political party, issue, or candidate, even if incidental to such purpose the canvasser accepts the donation of money for or against such cause, or distributing a handbill or flyer advertising a non-commercial event or service.
(c) “City” means the City of Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.
(Ord. 31-12. Passed 9-10-12.)
(a) No peddler shall peddle within the City, unless he or she is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this Chapter (“license”).
(b) No provision within this Chapter is intended to apply to garage sales within the City.
(c) No provision within this Chapter is intended to apply to any person who represents any entity exempted from taxation under Section 5709.04 of the Ohio Revised Code and that provides written notice to the Mayor that such entity’s representative(s) is/are present in the City for the purpose of selling, offering for sale, or soliciting orders for future delivery of goods or attempting to arrange an appointment for a future estimate or sales call, with such notice including the date(s) of such presence and activity(ies) within the City.
(d) No provision within this Chapter is intended to apply to:
(1) Any person licensed under Chapter 4707 of the Ohio Revised Code;
(2) Any person invited by an owner or tenant to visit the owner’s or tenant’s premises to sell, offer for sale, or solicit orders for future delivery of goods; and/or
(3) Any person who is only collecting money for goods previously ordered or sold.
(e) No provision within this Chapter is intended to apply to any person/entity described in Section 709.01(b) of the City of Celina’s Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 31-12. Passed 9-10-12.)
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