(A) Before engaging in a business activity as a peddler, itinerant merchant or charitable solicitor in the City, a person shall make an application with the City Clerk which shall be upon a form approved by the City Manager and filed with the Clerk. Every such application shall be made under oath and shall contain the following information:
(1) The type of license requested and the applicant’s:
(a) Full name,
(b) Personal description of applicant,
(c) Drivers License Number,
(d) Recent photograph of applicant,
(e) Criminal background check,
(f) Date of birth,
(g) Mailing address, and
(h) Residential address if different from mailing address.
(2) If the application is for a peddler’s license the applicant shall also provide:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant’s current employer if the applicant is employed by another person.
(b) The name and address of each employer for whom the applicant has worked in the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(c) A statement of the names of the magazines, journals or books or the types of goods, wares, or merchandise; or articles, tags, services, emblems, publications, tickets, advertisements, subscriptions or things of value that will be solicited or offered for sale.
(3) If the application is for a charitable solicitor’s license the applicant should provide:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of the charity for which the person is currently acting as a charitable solicitor.
(b) The name and address of each charity for whom the applicant has worked or engaged in the activities of charitable solicitor in the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(c) A statement of the names of the magazines, journals or books or the types of goods, wares, or merchandise; or articles, tags, services, emblems, publications, tickets, advertisements, subscriptions or things of value that will be offered or solicited.
(4) If the application is for an itinerant merchant’s license the applicant should provide:
(a) The location where the goods are to be sold.
(b) A written statement, signed by the owner or lessee of any real property upon which the itinerant merchant offers goods for sale, giving the applicant permission to be upon said real property.
(5) If, within the four-year period immediately preceding the filing of the application, the applicant has been convicted of violating any statute or ordinance relating to the use of sales or subscription solicitations or charitable solicitation methods that involved fraud, misrepresentation or false and misleading statements, the applicant shall state the date and the nature of the conviction, and the name and address of the court in which such conviction occurred.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-06; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)