It shall be unlawful for any direct seller, transient merchant or solicitor to engage in direct sales or solicitation for contributions of money or other items of value within the Village of Edgar without registration as provided herein:
(a) Application Information. Applicants for registration must complete and return to the Village Administrator a registration form furnished by the Village which shall require the following information:
(1) Name, permanent addresse, email address, and telephone number, and temporary address, if any, of the person(s) conducting the sales or solicitation activities; such information shall be kept current with the Village Administrator during the application review period and at all times a registration is in effect;
(2) Height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and date of birth;
(3) Name, address and telephone number of the person, firm, association, organization or business that the transient merchant, direct seller or solicitor represents or is employed by, acts as agent for, or whose merchandise is being sold;
(4) Temporary address and telephone number from which business will be conducted, if any, and documentation that the _applicant has permission to be at that temporary address;
(5) Copy of current driver's license or other form of current photographic identification;
(6) Nature of the business or solicitation to be conducted and a brief description of the merchandise offered and any services offered or the purpose of the organization for which solicitation is performed;
(7) Proposed method of delivery of merchandise, if applicable;
(8) Make, model and license number of any vehicle(s) to be used by applicant in the conduct of his/her business or solicitation;
(9) The last three (3) cities, villages,or towns where applicant conducted similar business or solicitation activities just prior to making this registration.
(10) Place where applicant can be contacted for at least seven (7) days after leaving the Village of Edgar; and
(11) Statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime or ordinance violation within the last five (5) years; the nature of the offense and the place of conviction.
(b) Identification and Certification. Applicants shall also present to the Village Admini- strator for examination:
(1) A state certificate of examination and approval from the sealer of weights and measures where applicant's business requires use of weighing and measuring devices approved by state authorities; and
(2) A state health officer's certificate where applicant's business involves the handling of food or clothing and is required to be certified under state law; such certificate to state that applicant is apparently free from any contagious or infectious disease, dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the date the application for license is made.
(c) Registration Fee.
(1) At the time of filing applications, a registration fee per Section 1-3-1 shall be paid to the Village Administrator to cover the cost of investigation of the facts stated in the applications and for processing said registration. Every member of a group must file a separate registration form. The primary applicant shall pay a registration fee per Section 1-3-1 plus a CIB investigation fee; each assistant under the application shall also be required to pay the CIB records check fee.
(2) The applicant shall sign a statement appointing the Village Administrator his/her agent to accept service of process in any civil action brought against the applicant arising out of any sale or service performed by the applicant in connection with the direct sales activities of the applicant, in the event the applicant cannot, after reasonable effort, be served personally.
(3) Upon payment of said fees and the signing of said statement, the Village Admini- strator may register the applicant as a transient merchant, direct seller or solicitor and date the entry. Registration fees shall be paid prior to the registration and prior to sales or solicitation activities starting. The registration fee shall be doubled in the event such activity is commenced prior to registration approval.
(4) Said registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of entry, subject to subsequent refusal as provided in Sec. 7-4-5(b) below.
(5) No registration fee shall be charged to a charitable organization, its agents or employees. Solicitors of funds/donations for charitable or other such organizations from outside Marathon County shall comply with all disclosure and registration requirements herein, including payment of the cost of the CIB records check.
(6) Such registration shall be for a calendar year and shall expire on December 31 following its issuance, provided however, that the fee shall be one-half (1/2) of the amount stipulated for a calendar year if registration is applied for on or after July 1 of any year.
(d) Bond. Every applicant who is not a resident of Marathon County or who represents a firm whose principal place of business is located outside of the State of Wisconsin shall file with the Village Administrator a surety bond in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), conditioned that the applicant will comply with all provisions of the ordinances of the Village of Edgar and the State Jaws regulating peddlers, canvassers, solicitors, direct sellers and transient merchants, and guaranteeing to any person doing business with the person registered that all money paid as a down payment will be accounted for and applied according to the representations made; and further guaranteeing that property purchased for future delivery will be delivered according to such representations. Action on such bond may be brought by any person aggrieved.