(A) An application for a license shall be filed with the City Clerk no less than fifteen (15) working days prior to the date on which the applicant wishes to begin peddling or soliciting. The application shall be made under oath upon a form provided by the City Clerk. Each original application shall be completed by the individual applicant in full and shall set forth: (Ord. 0-50-91, 7-15-1991)
1. The applicant's name, home address with zip code, social security number, date of birth, sex and a physical description of the applicant.
2. The name, address and telephone number of the person, firm, corporation, association or organization by whom the applicant is employed or which the applicant represents, and the length of time of such employment or representation.
3. A description of either the subject matter of the soliciting in which applicant will engage or the goods, articles, commodities or services that will be the subject of peddling or the soliciting of orders.
4. A statement as to whether the applicant desires to be licensed to peddle from a vehicle, or from a pushcart, pack, basket or other receptacle to be carried by the peddler.
5. The number and description of any vehicles to be used by the peddler in peddling or soliciting, including the vehicle make, model year, model and style, color and license number.
6. The period of time to be covered by the license being sought.
7. The date, or approximate date, of the latest previous application for license under this Chapter or its predecessor.
8. Whether a license issued to the applicant under this Chapter, or its predecessor, has ever been revoked.
9. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, its predecessor, or any ordinance of any other Illinois municipality, or any Illinois statute, regulating soliciting or peddling.
10. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of the commission of a felony under the laws of this State, or any other state, or under the Federal laws of the United States.
11. Evidence that the applicant is authorized to solicit or peddle for the organization represented. (Ord. 0-27-91, 5-6-1991)
12. Any application for a peddler's license for food vending shall be accompanied by a current certificate of inspection from the DuPage County Health Department. No such license shall be issued unless such certificate is supplied. In addition, a certificate of inspection from Department of Agriculture shall be submitted when any such food is beef, poultry, or pork. A shellfish tag from the Illinois Department of Public Health shall be submitted when any such food is seafood and such seafood is shellfish. (Ord. 0-26-94, 7-18-1994)
(B) Any applicant subject to the Transient Merchant Act of 1987 shall also submit a copy of his or its certificate of registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
(C) The applicant shall also submit such other information or documentation as the City Clerk and/or Chief of Police may deem necessary to determine the identity of the applicant or to process the application.
(D) The City Clerk shall cause to be kept in his or her office an accurate record of every application received and acted upon, together with all other information and data pertaining thereto and all licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter and of the denial of applications. Applications for licenses shall be numbered consecutively in the order filed, and every license issued shall be identified with the duplicate number of the application upon which it was issued.
(E) No license for peddling or commercial soliciting shall be issued to any individual under the age of fourteen (14). (Ord. 0-27-91, 5-6-1991; amd. Ord. 0-26-94, 7-18-1994)