A. Consent Or Invitation Required: In the exercise of the authority conferred upon the city by state law, the practice of going to, in or upon the premises of any private residence in the city by door to door salespersons, solicitors, peddlers and order takers, without the express consent, request or invitation of the owner or the occupant of such private residence, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the purchase or for the sale of goods, wares, or publications or merchandise of any description, or the purpose of peddling, or hawking the same, or for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions thereto, is hereby prohibited.
B. Exceptions: This section shall not apply to salespersons, solicitors, peddlers or order takers representing sales for local nonprofit or charitable organizations, nor to the sale or soliciting of any order for the sale of milk, dairy products, vegetables, poultry, eggs or other farm and garden produce so far as the sale of the commodities named in this subsection is authorized by law.
C. Penalty: Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor against the city. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this section shall be fined as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1987 Code § 9-206)