(A) No person shall sell or take orders for any goods or services without first applying for and being issued a registration certificate.
(B) (1) An applicant for a registration certificate shall execute an application form at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer prior to engaging in any soliciting in the town.
(2) The form shall require:
(a) The applicant’s name, home address and local address, if any;
(b) The make, model year and license plat number of the applicant’s automobile;
(c) A photograph or a physical description of the applicant;
(d) The name and address or principal office of the person, firm, organization or corporation for whom the applicant is authorized to conduct such activity solely on his or her own behalf;
(e) A brief description of the type of goods or sendees to be sold and a statement whether delivery of such goods or services is to be immediate or in the future;
(f) The applicant appear at the Police Department and allow himself or herself to be fingerprinted; and
(g) A sample of the order and receipt form used by applicant if the applicant canvasses or solicits orders.
(C) At the time of executing such application form, the applicant shall also submit in person for the inspection of the Chief of Police written proof of his or her identity and a specimen of the applicant’s signature.
(D) If, after the issuance of the registration certificate, the information in the application shall become inaccurate for any reason and the holder of the registration certificate intends to continue his or her activity, notice of such change and the correct information shall be furnished to the office of the Clerk-Treasurer within 24 hours.
(E) The certificate issued shall be for a period of two months from the date of issuance and shall expire on the date specified in the certificate.
(F) Upon compliance of the applicant with the above provisions, the Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a registration certificate which shall be dated and signed by the Clerk-Treasurer, providing that the Clerk-Treasurer has not found applicant’s previous registration certificate revoked. Each applicant shall pay the Clerk-Treasurer the sum of $10 to defray the costs of the administration of this section.
(G) All certificates are nontransferable and entitle the holder to sell, distribute, solicit or canvass, within the town, subject to the following conditions: the holder shall have the certificate in his or her possession at all times and shall exhibit the same at any time upon request by any police officer or by any individual.
(Ord. 2004-7, passed 7-26-2004) Penalty, see § 110.99