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§ 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
§ 112.15 REGULATIONS REGARDING TRAFFIC AND NOISE MAKING
   No licensee shall continue to hawk or peddle merchandise or services on any street, alley, or public place in the city when requested by a police officer to refrain therefrom because of congested traffic conditions. No licensee shall shout or call his or her wares in a loud, boisterous, or unseemly manner, or to the disturbance of citizens or dwellers in the city, nor shall any licensee use any loud or harsh horn or bell or other noise making devise to call attention to his or her wares or to his or her presence for the purpose of conducting the business or acts for which his or her license was granted.
Penalty, see § 10.99