(A) Upon receipt of a complete application and all applicable fees, the Clerk shall immediately refer the application to the Chief of Police who shall investigate the applicant and return the application along with a report of such investigation to the Clerk.
(B) All applicants shall undergo a criminal background check as part of the determination of permit eligibility.
(C) The Town Clerk shall, following the receipt of a complete application for a permit under this Chapter, issue such permit, together with identification badges for all persons authorized to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation under the permit, unless the Town Clerk determines that the permit application is denied under the criteria stated in § 110.41 of this chapter.
(D) All permits shall be issued in the name of the applicant. A permit may be issued to an individual or an employer. Upon issuance of each permit, the Town Clerk shall create and maintain a list of all persons authorized to engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation under the permit.
(E) The identification badges shall contain a photograph of the solicitor, bear the words “Permitted Solicitor,” include the names of the solicitor and the employer the solicitor represents, the name of the permit holder (if different), the permit number, and the expiration date of the permit.
(F) Subsequent to the issuance of any permit, and upon receipt of the information and fee required under § 110.36, the Town Clerk shall-issue an identification badge to any new or additional person to be authorized to solicit under the permit as long as such person is not prohibited under § 110.40. The Town Clerk shall also issue a replacement identification badge to any solicitor who, by affidavit, notifies the clerk that his or her identification badge has been lost or stolen, and who pays an additional identification badge fee as established under § 110.36.
(G) If an employer applies for and is granted a permit under this chapter, the employer shall be entitled to obtain identification badges from the Town Clerk for each employee or agent authorized to solicit under the permit as long as such person is not prohibited under § 110.40.
(H) No permit or identification badge issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to any person.
(Ord. 2015-14, passed 8-10-15) Penalty, see § 110.99