(A) An application for a peddler's or solicitor's license shall be made by each business entity, as well as each person causing or intending to solicit or peddle within the village, to the Village Clerk in conformity with the general requirements of this chapter and the village ordinances relating to the application for license.
(B) The application herein required shall be fully completed and signed under oath and contain the following information:
(1) Business entity application. The application for the business entity which shall be completed under oath and signed by an officer or executive shall include:
(a) Full name, address, and telephone number of the business entity;
(b) Number of years in existence;
(c) Names, addresses and titles of all officers of the entity;
(d) Name, addresses and telephone numbers of persons representing the entity who will directly supervise the peddlers or solicitors in the village;
(e) A description of the merchandise, goods, or services to be peddled or offered for sale or order;
(f) Whether a license to the business entity has ever been suspended or revoked;
(g) A written representation by the business entity that it has instructed persons conducting the peddling or soliciting on its behalf not to perform such activities at any residence or business which has a sign posted in the following or similar words NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS;
(h) Name, address, telephone, driver's license number or other government-issued identification number, and date of birth of all persons who will be conducting the soliciting or peddling on behalf of the business entity in the village;
(i) A written attestation which is specifically designated to be relied upon by the village and its residents that each person the entity proposes to conduct the solicitation or peddling on its behalf is a law-abiding person of good moral character and has not been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within five years from the date of the application; and
(j) The first day upon which the entity would like to peddle or solicit in the village. The completed application must be filed not less than three business days prior to the first date requested.
(2) Application for individual. The application for the person who will peddle or solicit shall be completed and signed under oath by the applicant and shall include:
(a) The name, address, date of birth, and driver's license number or other government-issued identification number of the applicant;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant's employer and the name and address of the applicant's supervisor;
(c) The kind of merchandise, goods, or services to be peddled or offered for sale or order;
(d) The number and description, including make, model and license plate numbers of vehicles, if any, intended to be operated in the village by the person in the course of soliciting or peddling;
(e) The name of all cities, villages or towns where the applicant has engaged in peddling, or soliciting;
(f) Whether the applicant, or his or her employer, principal or the entity which is represented by the applicant has ever had a peddler's or solicitor's license revoked and/or been convicted of violating any statute or ordinance relating to the same;
(g) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, including fraud, forgery, theft or deceptive practices, within five years from the date of the application and, if so, the case disposition, case number, offense charges, offense convicted of, and date and place of such conviction; and
(h) An acknowledgement there shall be no peddling or soliciting at any business or residence which has signs posted in the following or similar words: NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS.
(C) The applicant shall state the exact first date the applicant desires to peddle or solicit. The completed application must be filed at least three business days prior to the first date requested.
(Ord. 840, passed 3-6-95; Am. Ord. 2096, passed 9-6-22)