(a) Except as otherwise prohibited, the distribution of any handbill, including noncommercial and commercial handbills may only be distributed by:
(1) Handing the noncommercial handbill or commercial handbill directly to the owner, occupant, or any other person then present in or upon such premises; or
(2) Depositing the noncommercial handbill or commercial handbill in a secure manner to prevent such handbill from being blown or drifting about the premises, except that mailboxes may not be used when prohibited by federal postal laws or regulations.
(b) An individual, directly or through an agent or employee, may not:
(1) Throw, cast or scatter any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill, or leave any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill unattended that is not securely affixed to the place of deposit.
(2) Solicit funds or distribute commercial or noncommercial handbills at a place of residence during the following hours unless invited to do so by the occupant or owner of the residence:
A. Before 9:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m. from April 1 through September 30
B. Before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. from October 1 through March 31
(3) Solicit funds or distribute commercial handbills after the revocation or expiration of any permit issued or during the suspension or any permit issued, as herein provided.
(4) Solicit funds or distribute commercial handbills for a purpose other than the purpose that was represented in the application upon which the permit was issued.
(5) Represent that the issuance of a permit by the Village constitutes an endorsement or approval of the solicitation or distribution by the Village or its officers or employees.
(6) Distribute any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill in or upon any premises which are temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant.
(7) Distribute any commercial handbill or noncommercial handbill upon any premises if requested not to do so by the owner, occupant, or any other person then present in or upon such premises, or if there is placed on such premises in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence or premises, a card as provided in Section 707.12
of this chapter.
(8) Distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill in any place, under any circumstances, which does not have printed on the cover, front or back thereof, the name, address and telephone number of the handbill sponsor who caused the same to be distributed; provided, however, that in the case of a fictitious person or club, in addition to such fictitious name, the true names and addresses of the owners, managers, or agents for the fictitious person or club sponsoring such commercial handbill shall also appear thereon.
(9) Employ, hire, request, direct or cause, directly or indirectly, another person who was not identified in the application as herein provided or does not have a permit, to distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds within the Village.
(10) Distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds under the direction of another unless a supervisor is available who can arrive at the location where the person is distributing the handbills or soliciting within ten minutes of being requested to appear, by the police or otherwise.
(11) Direct someone else to distribute commercial handbills or solicit funds and not provide a supervisor who can arrive at the location where the person is distributing the handbills or soliciting within ten minutes of being requested to appear, by the police or otherwise.
(12) Allow a person to use a permit issued in another person's name or to use a permit issued in another person's name, unless the person so doing has been identified in the application as provided herein.
(Ord. 10-2017. Passed 9-6-17.)