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§ 112.07  STANDARDS FOR REVOCATION.
   A license granted under this chapter may be revoked for any of the following reasons:
   (A)   Any fraud or misrepresentation contained in the license application; or
   (B)   Any fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement made in connection with the business being conducted under the license; or
   (C)   Any violation of this chapter; or
   (D)   Conviction of the licensee of any felony, or conviction of the licensee of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
   (E)   Conducting the business licensed in an unlawful manner or in such a way as to constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the public.
§ 112.08  APPEAL PROCEDURE.
   (A)   Any person aggrieved by a decision under §§ 112.05 or 112.07 shall have the right to appeal to the City Council.  The appeal shall be taken by filing with the City Council, within 14 days after notice of the decision has been mailed to such person's last known address, a written statement setting forth the grounds for appeal.  The City Council shall set the time and place for a hearing, and notice for such hearing shall be given to such person in the same manner as provided in § 112.06.
   (B)   The order of the City Council after the hearing shall be final.
§ 112.09  EXHIBITION OF IDENTIFICATION.
   (A)   Any license issued to an itinerant merchant under this chapter shall be posted conspicuously in or at the place named therein.  In the event more than one place within the city shall be used to conduct the business licensed, separate licenses shall be issued for each place.
   (B)   The Clerk shall issue a license to each peddler or solicitor licensed under this chapter.  The license shall contain the words "Licensed Peddler" or "Licensed Solicitor," the expiration date of the license, and the number of the license.  The license shall be kept with the licensee during such time as he is engaged in the business licensed.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 112.10  CITY POLICY ON SOLICITING.
   It is hereby declared to be the policy of the city that the occupants of the residences in the city shall make the determination of whether solicitors shall be, or shall not be, invited to their respective residences.
§ 112.11  NOTICE REGULATING SOLICITING.
   (A)   Notice of the refusal of invitation to solicitors, to any residence, shall be given on a weatherproof card, approximately three inches by four inches in size, exhibited upon or near the main entrance door to the residence, indicating the determination by the occupant, containing the applicable words, as follows:
   "NO SOLICITORS INVITED"
   (B)   The letters shall be at least 1/3-inch in height. For the purpose of uniformity, the cards shall be provided by the Chief of Police to persons requesting, at the cost thereof.
   (C)   The card so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor of the determination by the occupant of the residence of the information contained thereon.
§ 112.12  DUTY OF SOLICITORS.
   (A)   It shall be the duty of every solicitor upon going onto any premises in the city upon which a residence is located to first examine the notice provided for in § 112.11 if any is attached, and be governed by the statement contained on the notice.  If the notice states "NO SOLICITORS INVITED," then the solicitor, whether registered or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises.
   (B)   Any solicitor who has gained entrance to any residence, whether invited or not, shall immediately and peacefully depart from the premises when requested to do so by the occupant.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 112.13  UNINVITED SOLICITING PROHIBITED.
   It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door, or create any sound in any manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and engage in soliciting in defiance of the notice exhibited at the residence in accordance with the provisions of § 112.11 above.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 112.14  TIME LIMIT ON SOLICITING.
   It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door of a residence located thereon, or rap or knock upon any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and engage in soliciting, prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. of any weekday or Saturday, or at any time on a Sunday, on a state or national holiday, or on an election day.
Penalty, see § 10.99
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