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§ 10-202  PERMITS REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful for any canvasser, solicitor, peddler or hawker, directly or indirectly to sell, attempt to sell, solicit or make solicitations on the streets, in any office or business building, by house to house canvass, or in any other private or public place by telephone, personal solicitation or in any other way in the city unless such person, organization, society, association or corporation shall have first obtained a permit as provided hereafter.
(2005 Code, § 10-202)
§ 10-203  PERMIT APPLICATION.
   (A)   Application for a permit as required by § 10-202 of this article shall be sworn to and filed with the City Clerk.
   (B)   The application shall contain the following information:
      (1)   Name of organization applying for a license to solicit or sell and the address of its headquarters;
      (2)   Names and addresses of its principal officers and management;
      (3)   The purpose for which any solicitation is to be made and the use or disposition to be made of any receipts therefrom;
      (4)   The name of the person or persons by whom the receipts of any solicitation shall be disbursed;
      (5)   The name and address of the person or persons who will be in direct charge of conducting the solicitation or sales, and the name and address of the registered agent and registered office of the soliciting or selling organization;
      (6)   An outline of the method or methods to be used in conducting the solicitations or sales;
      (7)   The time when such solicitations or sales shall be made, giving the preferred dates for the beginning and ending of such solicitation or sale;
      (8)   A statement to the effect that if a permit is granted, it will not be used or represented in any way as an endorsement by the city; and
      (9)   In the case of a soliciting organization, a full statement of the character and extent of the charitable, educational, religious, civic, benevolent or philanthropic work being done by the applicant organization within the city and a statement of the percentage of the funds to be collected to be applied to such purposes in the city.
   (C)   (1)   Upon furnishing the information required in the permit application, the payment of the $5 permit fee, and payment of any occupation tax required by Ch. 10, Art. 5, of this code of ordinances, the City Clerk shall then issue a permit to such applicant.
      (2)   A permit requiring a bond shall only be issued for the term of the bond and in any event for a term no longer than one year from the date of issuance.
(2005 Code, § 10-203)
§ 10-204  HOURS.
   It shall be unlawful to make calls as a solicitor, canvasser, hawker or peddler to prospective customers before 8:00 a.m. or after sunset, any day, unless requested to do so by the prospective customer.
(2005 Code, § 10-204)
§ 10-205  EXCEPTIONS.
   (A)   This article shall not apply to any established society, labor union, church, association or corporation that is organized and operated exclusively for religious, philanthropic, benevolent, fraternal, charitable or reformatory purposes, not operated for pecuniary profit, when no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any person, private shareholder or individual, and where such solicitation may be in the form of collections or contributions at the regular exercises or services of any church, religious society, lodge, benevolent order or fraternity or similar organization, or of any branch thereof.
   (B)   No permit will be required for qualified representatives of any church, having an established congregation and conducting regular services, in the city. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to verify that the congregation is actually established in the city.
   (C)   Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to any person, or persons selling produce raised within the county, or to wholesale sales representatives, or route salespersons soliciting merchants directly.
(2005 Code, § 10-205)
ARTICLE 3: BINGO AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENTS
Section
   10-301   Carnivals; circus
§ 10-301  CARNIVALS; CIRCUS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, partnership, corporation or organization to conduct, manage, sponsor or promote any carnival, circus, amusement park rides or similar activity without first obtaining a license from the city. Application shall be made to the City Clerk and shall contain all information and documents which the governing body may deem necessary to determine whether to grant or reject said application. Each applicant shall also be required to post a security bond in an amount set by resolution of the governing body, or give sufficient proof that said applicant is currently covered by an equal amount of liability insurance, to adequately protect the interests of the city and its citizens. Upon the determination that it would be proper to grant such application, the governing body shall immediately direct the City Clerk to issue the said license to the applicant upon the payment of the appropriate fee. Any license so granted shall be subject to revocation by the governing body for good cause after proper notice has been served and the licensee has been allowed a hearing. In no event shall this section be applicable to governmental entities.
(2005 Code, § 10-310)
ARTICLE 4: REGULATED BUSINESSES
Section
   10-401   Fireworks vendors
   10-402   Firearms and ammunition vendors; inspection of records
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