A. Persons under the age of seventeen (17) years shall not be required to obtain a solicitation permit to engage in solicitation within the village. However, any such person shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this chapter. If a person over the age of seventeen (17) years is supervising and possibly would interact/engage with the persons being solicited, that person is required to submit an application and be approved for a solicitor permit.
Persons engaging in the following activities shall be exempt from the solicitation permit requirement:
1. Charitable solicitation, including solicitation for the benefit of local elementary, junior high, or high school, or for the benefit of a local community organization such as scouts and sports leagues and solicitation for the benefit of a local non-profit organization established for the benefit of the community, community schools, community projects, or for other similar purposes.
2. Political solicitation.
3. Religious solicitation.
4. Solicitation for newspaper subscriptions.
5. The distribution of handbills, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, leaflets, papers, other literature, and written materials.
B. All persons who are exempt from the solicitation permit requirement are subject to the applicable regulations contained in section 3-4-5 A of this chapter.
C. Persons engaged in solicitation at a private retail mercantile establishment with the permission of the property owner shall not be required to obtain a solicitation permit. (Ord. 2016-9-151, 9-19-2016; amd. Ord. 2020-12-387, 12-7-2020)